Caesars Entertainment

Principal Cloud Security Architect

Caesars Entertainment

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

AWSCloudGoGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesMicroservicesPythonTerraform

About the role

  • Develop and enforce secure-by-design principles for cloud-native applications on AWS and GCP.
  • Embed security into DevSecOps pipelines, ensuring early detection of vulnerabilities (Shift Left).
  • Architect zero-trust security models for cloud services, APIs, and microservices.
  • Multi-Cloud Security Engineering & Automation
  • Lead the deployment of AWS and GCP security services, including GuardDuty, Security Hub, IAM, WAF, Shield, Macie (AWS) and Security Command Center, IAM, and others.
  • Implement automated security testing in CI/CD pipelines to ensure infrastructure-as-code (IaC) security compliance using Terraform, CloudFormation, and Kubernetes (EKS/GKE).
  • Drive container security best practices in Kubernetes (EKS/GKE) and serverless security for Lambda and Cloud Functions.
  • Architect API security frameworks for high-traffic sports betting and gaming applications.
  • Design and enforce strong authentication, tokenization, and API gateway security.
  • Deploy advanced AWS WAF, Google Cloud Armor, and API security solutions to detect and mitigate abuse, fraud, and bot traffic.
  • Enhance cloud-native detection and response capabilities for fraud, arbitrage betting, identity abuse, and payment security.
  • Implement behavioral analytics and ML-driven security detection to combat fraud, money laundering, and account takeovers.
  • Work closely with AWS and GCP security teams to enhance cloud-native incident response capabilities.
  • Ensure cloud security architecture aligns with PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, NIST, and gaming compliance regulations.
  • Partner with fraud, legal, and compliance teams to enforce AML (Anti-Money Laundering) and KYC (Know Your Customer) security measures.
  • Automate compliance monitoring across AWS and GCP environments.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of work experience securing and monitoring CI/CD pipelines and AWS cloud infrastructure.
  • 7+ years of cloud experience in IT field.
  • 10+ years of Information Technology or Information Security experience.
  • Expertise in writing Lambda functions in Python or Go.
  • Strong command and understanding of AWS and GCP Security Reference Architecture (SRA).
  • Deep expertise in AWS and GCP security best practices, including IAM, VPC security, WAF, SIEM, CNAPP, and workload protection.
  • Strong experience embedding Shift Left security in CI/CD pipelines with automated security testing.
  • Hands-on experience securing high-traffic APIs, microservices, and Kubernetes (EKS/GKE) workloads.
  • Experience mitigating API abuse, fraud, and adversarial traffic.
  • Strong knowledge of cloud-native security tools and DevSecOps automation.
  • Experience using Terraform to deploy security-oriented infrastructure and configure security services.
  • Proven leadership skills with the ability to manage and mentor a team.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically and strategically.
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off
  • Remote work options

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Hard skills
AWSGCPPythonGoTerraformCloudFormationKubernetesCI/CDDevSecOpsAPI security
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingcritical thinkingstrategic thinkingmentoring
Certifications
PCI-DSSISO 27001NIST