Senior Cloud Security Engineer

Role Overview

Senior Cloud Security Engineer (individual contributor) at Collibra. You will design, implement, and operate security controls across a multi-cloud environment (AWS, Azure, and GCP). You’ll act as a technical authority for cloud security, drive architectural decisions, and work hands-on with cloud-native security tooling.

Key Missions

• Design, implement, and operate security controls across multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Drive architectural decisions and serve as a technical authority for cloud security
• Perform continuous vulnerability assessments for:
  • Cloud workloads
  • Container images
  • Serverless functions

Responsibilities

• Own and operate security control implementation across cloud platforms
• Lead technical direction for cloud security architecture and practices
• Operate independently in ambiguous environments with a bias toward automation
• Collaborate with distributed stakeholders across time zones (UTC+2 to UTC-8)

Requirements

• Infrastructure as Code / configuration management: Terraform, Ansible, or similar tools
• Cloud/container security: Kubernetes security hardening, container security, and service mesh technologies
• Cloud security fundamentals: cloud IAM architectures, secrets management, PKI, and encryption at rest/in transit
• Web application security: WAF rule experience (e.g., Cloudflare or equivalent)
• Multi-cloud depth: deep hands-on expertise in at least two of AWS/Azure/GCP, plus working knowledge of the third
• Scripting/engineering: GNU/Linux, Bash, and Python; plus Go/Golang (or equivalent)
• Experience: minimum 8 years IT/Security across disciplines, including at least 2 years in Cloud Security or Cloud Engineering focused on GCP and/or AWS
• Communication: advanced presentation and communication skills
• Security by design: ability to educate engineers on scalable security-by-design practices
• Compliance awareness: experience with regulatory requirements/frameworks such as FedRAMP, HIPAA, ISO 27001/2, NIST, SOC 2, etc.
• Citizenship: US citizen residing on US soil (supports US government work)
• Education: bachelor’s degree or equivalent related experience

Nice to Have

• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CCSK, or similar