Cloud Security Engineer

National Association of Chronic Disease Directors
Kansas City, United States of America
3 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Kansas City, United States of America

Tech stack

Kubernetes Security
Artificial Intelligence
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Azure
Software as a Service
Cloud Computing
Cloud Computing Security
Cloud Engineering
Computer Security
Computer Networks
Continuous Integration
DevOps
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Key Management
Platform as a Service (PAAS)
Cloud Platform System
Kubernetes
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Job description

The Security, Risk, and Compliance division of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has an exciting opportunity for a Cloud Security Engineer. This position is responsible for defining, implementing, and maintaining the security architecture of the organization's cloud and cloud-native environments. This role partners closely with Cloud Engineering, DevOps, Compliance, and Risk teams to ensure cloud platforms-including Kubernetes and emerging AI-enabled technologies-are designed and operated securely, in alignment with regulatory requirements, security best practices, and organizational risk tolerance. This is a full-time hybrid position, in a positive and flexible environment. Residency within 100 miles of the Kansas City office is required., + Design, implement, and maintain secure cloud architectures across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, OCI), including security guardrails and standards.

  • Develop and maintain cloud security standards and documentation and ensure cloud architecture designs align with said standards and risk management requirements.

  • Lead security architecture and controls for containerized and Kubernetes-based workloads, including cluster hardening and secure configuration, workload isolation and network policies, secrets management and key rotation, and container image security and supply chain integrity.

  • Collaborate with DevOps teams on container security tooling, runtime protection, and secure CI/CD pipelines.

  • Contribute to the development and architecture of an organizational AI security strategy, including governance, acceptable use, and risk controls.

  • Translate regulatory and compliance requirements (e.g., SOC 2, NIST, ISO 27001, GovRAMP) into actionable cloud security controls.

  • Evaluate and implement cloud security posture management (CSPM), container security, CI/CD security, and cloud-native security tools.

Management Responsibilities:

This position does not have direct reports.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree (B.A. or B.S.) from four-year College or university in a computer related field and 5+ years of experience in information security, with significant focus on cloud environments, and/or equivalent combination of education and technical experience.

  • Hands-on experience securing AWS (Azure and OCI experience are a plus).

  • Practical experience securing Kubernetes a

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