Principal Cloud Security Engineer
Core
Strategic security leader defining cloud security principles, standards, and reference architectures to embed security-by-design across the organization's cloud infrastructure and product development.
Role type
Principal Cloud Security Engineer (Strategic IC with hands-on architecture)
Builds
Secure cloud infrastructure, containerized workloads, and secure-by-design product features
Domain
Cloud Security, DevSecOps, Kubernetes, AWS
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Cloud security architecture, AWS security services (IAM, Config, KMS, Secrets Manager, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, GuardDuty), Infrastructure as Code (AWS CDK, CloudFormation, Terraform), Kubernetes security (EKS, admission controllers), Supply Chain Security, Container security (Docker, ECS), Network protocols (TCP/IP, TLS, VPN), Shift-left security practices
Preferred skills
AWS Certified Security – Specialty, Familiarity with AI tools and large language models
Technologies
AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, GitLab, Terraform, AWS CDK, CloudFormation
Responsibilities
Define and drive cloud security principles and reference architectures; Assess, design, and implement security processes and controls for compliance; Perform proactive threat research; Partner with engineering to embed shift-left security; Implement and manage cloud and Kubernetes security posture management tooling
Seniority
Principal, strategy & mentorship