Sr Lead, Cloud Security Engineering
$114,500–$194,700 year
On-site · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Summary
Sr Lead Cloud Security Engineer at a Fortune 500 financial services firm focusing on security, compliance, and resilience of cloud environments with PaC/IaC emphasis. Design, implement, and support security measures for cloud platforms (Azure/AWS), develop PaC and IaC with Terraform, and enforce security policies aligned with CIS/NIST 800-53. Utilize CSPM tools (e.g., Wiz, Microsoft Defender for Cloud) to assess and enforce controls. Collaborate with security champions across business units, mentor junior engineers, conduct regular security assessments and incident investigations, and contribute to the cloud security roadmap. Requires extensive cloud engineering/architectural experience, Terraform IaC, Python, Git-based CI/CD, and strong communication.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Management, or related field preferred
- Minimum of 3 years working in public cloud as an engineer or developer role
- Minimum of 5 years working as an Engineer, Developer, or Architect in IT (preferably Cybersecurity), totaling 8-12 years of IT experience
- Strong Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) expertise using Terraform
- Proficiency in Python or familiarity with Python-based DevOps tooling
- Experience with Git-based version control and CI/CD (e.g., GitHub Actions)
- Deep understanding of cloud security principles and secure development workflows
- Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP and cloud-native architectures
- Experience with privileged access management and identity systems (e.g., Azure Entra, Okta) is a plus
- Desirable Azure Security Engineer Associate, AWS Security Specialty, CISSP, CCSP
- Ability to mentor junior team members
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
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