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# Cloud Security Engineering Specialist

- **Company:** Ascension
- **Location:** St. Louis, MO, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $105,830.0 - $147,521.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Cloud Engineering, Continuous Integration, Identity and Access Management, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Open Web Application Security, Systems Development Life Cycle, Data Logging, Google Cloud, Large Language Models, Kubernetes, Terraform, Prisma Cloud Platform, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Security Orchestration, Automation & Response
- **Published:** September 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3386385961&tx=FP1108FFK&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

* High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree OR 4 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required., * 5+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, cloud engineering, or cloud security, with demonstrated hands-on expertise securing enterprise Azure, GCP, and/or OCI environments.
 * Extensive experience implementing, engineering, and operating a leading CNAPP solution (e.g., Wiz, Prisma Cloud, Orca Security, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Upwind, or similar).
 * Advanced knowledge of cloud networking, IAM, Kubernetes, containers, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), CI/CD security, cloud logging, and cloud-native security services.
 * Understanding of AI security concepts, including OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications, AI-specific threats and risks, secure AI development lifecycle (AI SDLC), and governance for AI workloads.
 * Relevant security certifications (CCSP or CISSP) are preferred.

## Description

* Cloud Security Engineering: Design, implement, and continuously improve security across enterprise multi-cloud environments (Azure, GCP, and OCI) by developing secure landing zones, cloud security architectures, identity controls, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) guardrails, and Kubernetes/container security capabilities.
 * CNAPP & Cloud Risk Management: Engineer and optimize Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) capabilities. Drive vulnerability prioritization, remediation strategies, configuration drift detection, and continuous compliance across cloud environments.
 * Threat Detection & Security Automation: Develop automated security controls, policy enforcement, and remediation workflows to improve cloud visibility, operational efficiency, and secure-by-default deployments.
 * AI Security & Governance: Partner with AI Security, AI Engineering, and Cloud Engineering teams to assess AI technologies and workloads, prioritize and mitigate AI-related risks, develop cloud and AI security standards and technical controls, and support the secure AI development lifecycle (AI SDLC).
 * Technical Leadership & Security Standards: Develop cloud security standards, perform design reviews and threat modeling, evaluate emerging technologies, and mentor team members through technical guidance, knowledge sharing, and hands-on coaching.


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