Empower

Cloud Security Engineer

Empower

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $105,700 - $149,275 per year

About the role

  • Implement and manage secure cloud network infrastructure to support performance, security, scalability, and reliability.
  • Partner with development teams to integrate security measures and best practices into the development lifecycle.
  • Architect secure and resilient AWS and Azure environments aligned with industry standards and compliance requirements.
  • Design and implement security controls and policies to reduce unauthorized access, data breaches, and related risks.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support timely resolution of security incidents and security-related issues.
  • Create and maintain Terraform scripts to provision and manage infrastructure resources using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC).
  • Stay current on security best practices, network technologies, and cloud services, and apply improvements to the environment.
  • Train and guide junior team members on security practices and technologies.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
  • Proven experience designing, implementing, and managing network infrastructure, particularly in innovation lab or cloud development environments.
  • Extensive knowledge of security controls, protocols, and best practices across on-premises and cloud environments.
  • Strong expertise in AWS and Azure, including architecture, security, and automation capabilities.
  • Hands-on experience with IaC tools with a focus on Terraform.
  • Proficiency in Python.
  • Experience building, tuning, and operating detections using cloud-native tools (GuardDuty, Security Hub) and SIEM platforms (Splunk).
  • Ability to investigate cloud logs (CloudTrail, VPC Flow Logs, audit logs).
  • Strong understanding of least privilege IAM design, role-based access, service accounts, and federated identity.
  • Strong problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills, with the ability to collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders across Cloud Platform, DevOps, SRE, and Engineering teams.
Benefits
  • Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
  • Retirement savings – 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%), financial advisory services, potential company discretionary contribution, and a broad investment lineup
  • Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
  • Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans
  • Generous paid time off upon hire – including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year
  • Paid volunteer time — 16 hours per calendar year
  • Leave of absence programs – including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
  • Business Resource Groups (BRGs) – BRGs facilitate inclusion and collaboration across our business internally and throughout the communities where we live, work and play. BRGs are open to all.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
cloud network infrastructuresecurity controlsAWSAzureTerraformPythonIaCcloud-native toolsSIEM platformsleast privilege IAM design
Soft Skills
problem-solvingcommunicationteamworkcollaboration