Principal Cloud Security Engineer
Core
Strategic security leader defining cloud security principles, standards, and reference architectures to embed security-by-design across product and infrastructure development.
Role type
Principal Cloud Security Engineer (Infrastructure & Security)
Builds
Secure cloud infrastructure, containerized workloads, and security tooling for LastPass's Secure Access Essentials platform.
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 (EKS), Container security (Docker, ECS), Supply Chain Security, Network protocols (TCP/IP, TLS, VPN), Shift-left security practices, CI/CD integration.
Preferred skills
AWS Certified Security – Specialty, Familiarity with AI tools and large language models.
Technologies
AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, AWS CDK, CloudFormation, GitLab CI, EKS, ECS, GuardDuty, Secrets Manager
Responsibilities
Define and drive cloud security principles and reference architectures; Assess, design, and implement security processes and controls for compliance; Perform proactive research to identify new threats and attack vectors; Partner with engineering to embed shift-left security practices; Implement and manage cloud and Kubernetes security posture management tooling.
Seniority
Principal, strategic leadership with hands-on execution