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# Cloud Security Engineer (AWS)

- **Company:** MMD Services
- **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Cloud Engineering, Cyber Security, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Network Security, Cloud Services, Zero Trust Network Access, Software Engineering, Vulnerability Analysis
- **Published:** August 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/fb159ef9-34f3-45d4-bed3-4bf69450edb5

## About the Role

* At least 3 years of experience in a cloud security engineering role
 * Experience architecting solutions on one or more major cloud platforms
 * Experience deploying and customizing security tools such as vulnerability scanners, static analyzers, intrusion detection/prevention systems, firewalls, and endpoint security monitoring
 * Experience with log management or security event correlation systems
 * Knowledge of Zero Trust principles and thorough understanding of cloud and network security
 * Familiarity with modern cloud technology components and deployment patterns

## Description

The Sr. Engineer, Cloud Security helps shape and maintain the security vision for the organization''s cloud environments and applications. This role contributes to cloud architecture decisions, develops and maintains security policies and standards, and helps ensure cloud service providers remain compliant with organizational security goals.

What You'll Do

 * Build, deploy, and manage cloud security tools and services, and evaluate and respond to alerts and events they generate
 * Design scalable processes for provisioning cloud access, including cloud-aware authentication mechanisms
 * Identify, investigate, and guide resolution of security issues and vulnerabilities across the cloud infrastructure
 * Review cloud architecture and design through a security lens, providing actionable requirements and recommendations
 * Collaborate with security leadership, engineering, and compliance teams to develop and execute security strategy
 * Serve as a subject matter expert on security tools, platforms, and processes, and maintain knowledge of evolving cloud technologies
 * Develop cloud security criteria, procedures, and policies, and support security operations activities
 * Integrate security practices into the software development lifecycle, including related methodologies and operational metrics
 * Partner with other teams to resolve security issues in ways that align with business requirements and best practices


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