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Appspace

Cloud Security Engineer

Dallas, TX · On-site +1

Your Role as a Cloud Security Engineer : We are seeking a highly skilled Cloud Security Engineer to ... Remote work opportunities * Paid company holidays * Appspace Quiet Fridays (No non-essential ...

Zimperium

Sr. Cloud Security Engineer - FedRamp

Dallas, TX · On-site +1

$113K - $155K/yr

We are seeking a highly experienced and self-directed Senior Cloud Security Engineer to join our team. This critical role is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining robust security ...

MatchPoint Solutions

Azure Security Engineer

Spring, TX · On-site +1

$60 - $70/hr

REMOTE - Spring, TX USA Employment Type: Contact Role Pay Range: $60/hr - $70/hr - Role Overview ... Be the Azure security escalation point for cloud security incidents and investigations. * Assist ...

Hitachi, Ltd.

Application Security Engineer-68257

Dallas, TX · On-site +1

$58 - $77.75/hr

Function Cloud & Data Engineering Our Company We're Hitachi Digital Services, a global digital ... HARC Security Location: Dallas, TX (Onsite) Experience: 2+ Years Role Overview Hitachi Digital ...

Wsgr

Senior AI Security Engineer

Austin, TX · On-site +1

$113K - $155K/yr

The Senior AI Security Engineer, under the direction of the Director, Security Engineering and ... Solid command of cloud security fundamentals (AWS, Azure, or GCP) as applied to AI workloads ...

Dunhill Solutions

Cloud Engineer Sr- Secret

San Antonio, TX · On-site +1

$121K - $168K/yr

This position is a remote role to support the Department of Defense (DoD) Active Secret Clearance ... The engineer owns cloud networking, security controls, observability, and cost optimization while ...

Fluidstack

Security Engineer, Cloud

Austin, TX · On-site +1

$182K - $210K/yr

You've secured production cloud or bare-metal infrastructure hands-on, not just audited it. * You've shipped security tooling engineers actually adopted. * You've found and fixed real isolation or ...

MLabs

Principal Security Engineer

Austin, TX · Remote

$160K - $240K/yr

Remote - US or EU Remote | Full-time Compensation: $160K - $240K Our client operates a core banking ... Solid foundational knowledge of distributed systems, networking protocols, and cloud computing ...

MLabs

Principal Security Engineer

Austin, TX · Remote

$160K - $240K/yr

Remote - US or EU Remote | Full-time Compensation: $160K - $240K Our client operates a core banking ... Solid foundational knowledge of distributed systems, networking protocols, and cloud computing ...

Apptronik

Senior Security Engineer - Data Platform

Austin, TX · On-site +1

$113K - $155K/yr

Secure Remote Access: Establish secure, auditable remote access solutions for engineers to ... Cloud & Containers: Development experience in Kubernetes and managing security within containerized ...

Secur-Serv

Security Engineer

Fort Worth, TX · On-site +1

This is a remote, work-from-home position, and all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply in ... Will work closely with network, cloud, and IT operations teams to optimize performance ...

Curative HR LLC

Principal Security Engineer

Austin, TX · On-site +1

$175K - $200K/yr

This is a remote position Key Responsibilities Detection, Response & Visibility * Own strategy and ... sources including cloud, containers, endpoints, and SaaS * Build and maintain Security ...

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Cloud Security Engineer

Appspace

Dallas, TX • On-site, Remote

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 23 days ago

Job description

About Appspace:
At Appspace, we're passionate about creating better work experiences for people everywhere, and we're looking for people that feel the same way. Our global office locations and flexible work culture help you work wherever and however you're at your best. Plus, we take the time to help you enjoy your work, build lasting connections, and grow your role. Join the Appspace team and be a part of a culture that's helping people everywhere love where they work.
Your Role as a Cloud Security Engineer :
We are seeking a highly skilled Cloud Security Engineer to join our dynamic team. This is a crucial customer-facing role where you will be instrumental in designing, implementing secure cloud configurations, being proactive by recommending security by design standards and, securing complex cloud environments for our clients across Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Microsoft Azure, and Amazon Web Services (AWS), with a strong emphasis on GCP.
You will leverage your deep expertise in SaaS security, network security, and compliance to provide strategic guidance and hands-on support, ensuring our clients' cloud infrastructures are robust, resilient, and compliant with industry standards.
What You'll Do:
  • Cloud Security Operations: Design, implement, and optimize robust cloud security architectures to enhance, build, monitor and address all security alerts from our SIEM and other security systems. This is an operational role whereby you will be available M-F 8am-5pm EDT and, when needed, on-call shifts on evenings and weekends.
  • Network Security Expertise: Your network security and cloud security expertise will be required to respond to customer questionnaires, customer calls and create artifacts including network diagrams, architecture diagram, data flow diagrams and other artifacts to support customer requests. Strong written skills will be required here and attention to detail.
  • SIEM Integration & Optimization: As a Level-2 Security Operations support team member, you will review all security alerts and resolve these alerts in a timely manner. You will work with our current Security Operations team to expand on our current alerting and reporting capabilities to enhance visibility across our attack surface. Powershell or similar scripting skills will be required.
  • SaaS Security Best Practices: Provide expert guidance on securing SaaS applications, including identity and access management (IAM), data encryption, API security, and secure configuration baselines. You will be responsible for leading and managing all firewall reviews, access reviews, system reviews and risk assessments.
  • Compliance & Governance: Lead and contribute to compliance initiatives, ensuring cloud environments adhere to industry regulations and frameworks such as GDPR, SOC 2, ISO 27001, CMMC and CSA STAR. Conduct security assessments and gap analyses.
  • Customer Engagement & Presentation: Act as a trusted advisor to clients, effectively communicating complex technical security concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Deliver engaging presentations, attend client workshops, and build strong client relationships.
  • Incident Response & Remediation: Support incident response activities by providing expert analysis and remediation strategies for cloud security incidents. This will extend to leading Incident Response Plan initiatives and creating documentation for all parties to follow specific plans.
  • Stay Ahead of the Curve: Continuously research and evaluate emerging cloud security threats, technologies, and best practices.

What You Bring:
  • 7-10 years of progressive experience in cloud security engineering.
  • Strong organizational, administrative, project management and communication skills will be required to manage the overall security program.
  • Deep hands-on experience with Azure or Google Cloud Platform (GCP) security services and best practices is essential and managing cloud security alerts in our SIEM.
  • Demonstrable experience configuring Entra ID and Azure Cloud features.
  • Proven expertise in securing SaaS applications and understanding of common SaaS security challenges.
  • Extensive experience with scripting skills, network security principles and implementation in cloud environments.
  • Strong understanding of cloud identity and access management (IAM) principles and best practices across multi-cloud.
  • Solid knowledge of compliance frameworks and regulations (e.g., GDPR, SOC 2, ISO 27001, CMMC).
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex security concepts clearly and concisely to diverse audiences.
  • Ability to work independently, multitask and work in a fast-paced, client-facing environment.
  • Problem-solving mindset with a strong attention to detail.

Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Risk Management, Cyber Security, or related field
  • 7-10 years progressive cloud security experience.
  • 4+ years of experience securing, configuring and supporting cloud environments (Azure and GCP)
  • 4+ years of experience supporting a security operations center, managing security alerts, configuring SIEMs and, creating custom alerts using PowerShell, Python or Bash scripts
  • Security Certifications: CISSP is required

Bonus Points If You Have:
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM templates) for security automation.
  • Scripting skills (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Bash).
  • Experience with container security (Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Knowledge of DevSecOps principles and practices.

The Perks of Working for Appspace:
For all our US based team members, we offer a variety of benefits from competitive salaries, medical, dental and vision coverage, disability coverage, employer paid life insurance, mental health resources, 401(k) plan and a fully paid parental leave program.
Additional perks include:
  • Generous PTO
  • Flexible work schedules
  • Remote work opportunities
  • Paid company holidays
  • Appspace Quiet Fridays (No non-essential internal meetings scheduled)
  • A casual dress work environment

Disclaimer:
Appspace is committed to equitable compensation practices and complies with all applicable local, state, and federal regulations. For jurisdictions that require pay scale disclosure, a general compensation range may be provided during the initial stages of the interview process. Final compensation will be based on multiple factors including experience, skills, certifications, and overall fit for the role.
If you are located in a jurisdiction with specific pay transparency requirements, we will be happy to discuss the relevant range during your application process.

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