Senior Cloud Security Engineer

Cloud Security Engineer

Company Overview A firm based in Los Angeles, California is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to strengthen its cybersecurity program across cloud, data, endpoint, identity, and enterprise environments. This is an opportunity to join a collaborative technology organization where security, risk management, and operational excellence are critical to the business.

Role Summary This role has a particular emphasis on Microsoft Azure security and will partner closely with data engineering and technology teams to secure modern cloud-based data environments. The ideal candidate combines strong cloud security architecture and engineering expertise with practical experience across security operations, incident response, vulnerability management, data protection, and risk management.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a security engineering resource across cloud environments, identity and access management, network security, data protection, and overall security architecture.
• Partner with technology teams to implement and maintain secure solutions for enterprise applications, data platforms, and infrastructure.
• Review system and application security configurations, architecture, and integrations before production deployment.
• Monitor, investigate, and respond to cybersecurity incidents across enterprise systems and platforms.
• Lead vulnerability management activities, including risk identification, remediation coordination, patching, and ongoing security improvements.
• Support identity and access management initiatives, including authentication, authorization, and privileged access controls.
• Enhance security monitoring, detection, alerting, and incident response capabilities.
• Help automate and standardize security controls and operational processes.
• Conduct security assessments and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to identify and reduce risk.
• Support governance, risk, compliance, audit, resiliency, and business continuity initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity, infrastructure, systems administration, engineering, or a related technical field.
• Strong experience securing cloud-based environments, applications, and services.
• Experience implementing security controls related to access management, data protection, network security, monitoring, and risk management.
• Hands-on experience investigating and responding to security events and operational incidents.
• Experience with vulnerability management, system hardening, remediation planning, and security operations processes.
• Strong understanding of enterprise technologies, identity management, endpoint administration, and automation tools.
• Familiarity with common security and compliance standards, frameworks, and best practices.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud security, monitoring, governance, threat detection, or security operations platforms.
• Experience automating infrastructure, security, or operational processes.
• Exposure to enterprise data, reporting, or business application environments.
• Experience supporting third-party assessments, audits, or security reviews.
• Knowledge of incident response, disaster recovery, and operational resiliency practices.
• Experience with endpoint protection, email security, managed security services, or data protection technologies.
• Relevant industry certifications in cybersecurity, cloud, or information technology disciplines.