Cybersecurity Senior Engineer- Cloud Security

We are seeking a highly skilled Cloud Security Engineer with expertise in Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) and hands-on experience with Wiz preferred (other tool experience acceptable) to strengthen our cloud security program. This role will be responsible for identifying, assessing, and remediating cloud security risks across multi-cloud environments, driving security posture improvements, supporting compliance initiatives, and partnering with engineering teams to embed security into cloud-native architectures. The ideal candidate will have strong cloud security engineering experience, deep knowledge of cloud platforms, and the ability to operationalize security controls at scale., Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.

• Manage and administer the Wiz CSPM platform to monitor and improve cloud security posture across AWS, Azure, and GCP environments.
• Identify, investigate, prioritize, and remediate cloud security findings, misconfigurations, excessive permissions, exposed assets, and compliance gaps.
• Develop and maintain cloud security policies, standards, and security baselines aligned with organizational and regulatory requirements.
• Perform continuous security assessments of cloud infrastructure, workloads, containers, serverless environments, and cloud services.
• Partner with cloud engineering, DevOps, architecture, and application teams to implement security best practices and secure-by-design principles.
• Build and maintain automated security monitoring, alerting, and remediation processes.
• Assess infrastructure-as-code (IaC) deployments and recommend security improvements for Terraform.
• Support cloud threat detection, incident response investigations, and forensic activities.
• Conduct risk assessments and provide actionable recommendations to reduce cloud attack surface.
• Develop dashboards, reports, and metrics demonstrating cloud security posture, risk trends, and remediation progress.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to cloud and security teams regarding security best practices.
• Stay current on emerging cloud threats, vulnerabilities, and industry security trends.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Bachelors degree or equivalent education, training, and work-related experience.
2. Minimum of 7 years of experience in security engineering or related cybersecurity roles.
3. Deep specialized knowledge in cybersecurity principles, theories, and concepts.
4. Proven experience in software development lifecycle security practices.
5. Deep knowledge of threat modeling, security testing, and penetration testing.
6. Experience implementing and managing complex information security technologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Wiz Cloud Security Platform or similar tool.
• Experience with CSPM, CNAPP, CWPP, CIEM, and vulnerability management technologies.
• Knowledge of cloud-native security services across AWS, Azure, and GCP. Strong experience securing one or more cloud environments:

• Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

• Understanding of cloud networking, IAM, encryption, logging, monitoring, and security architecture.
• Scripting experience with Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar languages.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps tools.
• Familiarity with Terraform, CloudFormation or similar automation technologies.
• Experience integrating security controls within cloud deployment pipelines.
• Knowledge of security frameworks
• AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, etc.)
• Professional experience implementing and operating Wiz in enterprise cloud environments.
• Relevant security certifications such as:
• Experience supporting large-scale multi-cloud environments.
• Knowledge of Zero Trust security principles.
• Experience with SIEM platforms such as Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present security risks and recommendations to technical and stakeholders.

General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation: All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position.Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays. For more details on Truists generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site. Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truists defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan. As