Cloud Security Specialist – IAM, Cloud Controls

Vanguard

Cloud Security Specialist focused on IAM security solutions for various technology platforms across the enterprise. Engaging with engineering and security teams to ensure compliance and best practices.

Posted 5/19/2026full-timeMalvern • North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformPythonSQLTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provides expert analysis, recommendations, and implementation of identity and access management security for new and existing technology platforms, environments, and software used across the enterprise.
Coordinates with other teams and departments to review access rights and potential risks.
Drives strategic goals and support for access management processes and protocols, while investigating security incidents, advising on improvements, promoting awareness, and evaluating protocol effectiveness.
Manage the technical product roadmap for cloud IAM capabilities, including preventive and detective controls, governance automation, and identity‑based security policies.
Partner with engineering, architecture, and security teams to design, build, and scale IAM controls and multi-cloud security solutions.
Act as a product leader within agile teams and lead Agile ceremonies (e.g., sprint planning, backlog refinement, retrospectives).

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years in technical product management or ownership, security engineering, cloud engineering, or IAM-focused roles
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
Strong understanding of cloud platforms (one or more: AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI) and Identity & Access Management concepts
Experience working directly with engineering teams on policy-as-code, CI/CD integrations, and cloud security tooling, policy frameworks (e.g. Terraform, CloudFormation, Rego/OPA concepts)
Experience with SQL, Python, and APIs
Demonstrated experience delivering complex, cross-functional technology products using agile methodologies
Ability to read, reason about, and influence technical designs and rule logic (even if not writing production code daily)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible working model
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

identity and access managementcloud IAM capabilitiespreventive controlsdetective controlsgovernance automationidentity-based security policiespolicy-as-codeCI/CD integrationsSQLPython

Soft Skills

expert analysisrecommendationsstrategic goalspromoting awarenessevaluating protocol effectivenessproduct leadershipcollaborationinfluencing technical designsagile leadershipcross-functional delivery