Staff Cloud Security Engineer

Hidden Jobs; United States; Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 207,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Hidden Jobs in the United States is seeking a Staff-level cloud security engineer on an information security team at a cloud-native SaaS company whose platform governs enterprise data for AI applications. The role drives the global enterprise security architecture and partners with technology teams across regulated industries.

You will lead the security vision, design and implement defense-in-depth strategies, perform risk assessments, and communicate risk to stakeholders while advancing threat

Qualifications

• 8+ years of information security experience.
• Strong knowledge of AWS, Azure, and GCP security.
• Experience with SIEM, SOAR, vulnerability scanning, DLP, firewall, IDS/IPS, and anti-malware tools.
• Scripting and infrastructure-as-code experience.
• Familiarity with SOC1/SOC2, HITRUST, and ISO audit frameworks.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with leadership without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Serve as security SME, guiding best practices for architecture.
• Design, deploy, and optimize threat detection and prevention solutions.
• Develop defense techniques against advanced adversaries.
• Perform risk assessments for new technologies and ensure secure designs.
• Communicate risk impact of deficiencies to stakeholders.
• Investigate security events using security tooling.

Skills

Cloud security

Scripting / IaC

Security architecture

Communication

Tools

SIEM

SOAR

Vulnerability scanning

DLP

Firewall

IDS/IPS

Anti-malware

Job description

Role overview

Staff-level cloud security engineer role on an information security team at a cloud-native SaaS company whose platform harmonizes and governs enterprise data for AI applications. The position drives the global enterprise security architecture, leads the security vision and roadmap, and partners with technology teams on implementation across regulated industries including life sciences, financial services, and healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a security subject matter expert, providing guidance on best practices and defense-in-depth strategies for security architecture
• Recommend, test, design, deploy, and optimize threat detection and prevention solutions
• Develop novel defense techniques to identify and stop advanced adversary tactics
• Perform technical risk assessments of new technologies and ensure solutions meet secure architecture designs
• Assess and communicate the risk impact of security deficiencies to stakeholders
• Investigate security events and incidents using security tooling

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in information security
• Strong knowledge of cloud security across AWS, Azure, and GCP
• Strong knowledge of industry-standard security technology including SIEM, SOAR, vulnerability scanning, DLP, firewall, IDS/IPS, and anti-malware tooling
• Strong experience with scripting and infrastructure-as-code
• Strong understanding of vulnerabilities and common attack vectors
• Experience with industry frameworks such as SOC1/SOC2, HITRUST, and ISO, plus solid understanding of audit methodologies
• Strong communication, presentation, and partnership skills, including leadership without direct authority

Nice to have

• Experience developing and operationalizing a vulnerability management program
• Experience working with container-based architectures
• Security and cloud certifications

Benefits and work setup

• Flexible work arrangements supporting a distributed workforce
• Compensation range of approximately $145,000–$207,000 USD, depending on location and experience
• Equal opportunity employer with accommodations available for candidates with physical or mental disabilities