Cloud Security Engineer

Job description

About Appspace:

At Appspace, we’re passionate about creating better work experiences for people everywhere, and we’re looking for people that feel the same way. Our global office locations and flexible work culture help you work wherever and however you’re at your best. Plus, we take the time to help you enjoy your work, build lasting connections, and grow your role. Join the Appspace team and be a part of a culture that’s helping people everywhere love where they work.

Your Role as a Cloud Security Engineer:

We are seeking a highly skilled Cloud Security Engineer to join our dynamic team. This is a crucial customer-facing role where you will be instrumental in designing, implementing, and securing complex cloud environments for our clients across Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Microsoft Azure, and Amazon Web Services (AWS), with a strong emphasis on GCP. You will leverage your deep expertise in SaaS security, network security, and compliance to provide strategic guidance and hands-on support, ensuring our clients’ cloud infrastructures are robust, resilient, and compliant with industry standards.

A Day in the Life of a Cloud Security Engineer:

• Cloud Security Operations: Design, implement, and optimize robust cloud security architectures to enhance, build, monitor and address all security alerts from our SIEM and other security systems. This is an operational role whereby you will be available M-F 8am-5pm EDT and occasionally on evenings and weekends.
• Network Security Expertise: Your network security and cloud security expertise will be required to respond to customer questionnaires, customer calls and create artifacts including network diagrams, architecture diagram, data flow diagrams and other artifacts to support customer requests. Strong written skills will be required here and attention to detail.
• Firewall & WAF Management: Configure, manage, and troubleshoot cloud-native firewalls (e.g., GCP Cloud Firewall, Azure Firewall, AWS Security Groups/NACLs) and Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) to protect web applications from common vulnerabilities and attacks. The candidate will demonstrate past hands-on network experience in managing complex layer-4 to layer-7 rules.
• SIEM Integration & Optimization: As a Level-2 Security Operations support team member, you will review all security alerts and resolve these alerts in a timely manner. You will work with our current Security Operations team to expand on our current alerting and reporting capabilities to enhance visibility across our attack surface. Powershell or similar scripting skills will be required.
• SaaS Security Best Practices: Provide expert guidance on securing SaaS applications, including identity and access management (IAM), data encryption, API security, and secure configuration baselines. You will be responsible for leading and managing all firewall reviews, access reviews, system reviews and risk assessments.
• Compliance & Governance: Lead and contribute to compliance initiatives, ensuring cloud environments adhere to industry regulations and frameworks such as GDPR, SOC 2, ISO 27001, CMMC and CSA STAR. Conduct security assessments and gap analyses.
• Customer Engagement & Presentation: Act as a trusted advisor to clients, effectively communicating complex technical security concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Deliver engaging presentations, attend client workshops, and build strong client relationships.
• Incident Response & Remediation: Support incident response activities by providing expert analysis and remediation strategies for cloud security incidents. This will extend to leading Incident Response Plan initiatives and creating documentation for all parties to follow specific plans.
• Vulnerability Management and Penetration Testing: Responsible for running the comprehensive vulnerability management and penetration testing program. The candidate will be responsible for reviewing, interpreting and advising operations teams on how best to remediate identified vulnerabilities and work with the operations to bring all findings to a close. The candidate will be responsible for working with our software development teams to review, manage and collaborate on the remediation of open OWASP findings.
• Stay Ahead of the Curve: Continuously research and evaluate emerging cloud security threats, technologies, and best practices.

What You’ll Need:

• 7+ years of cybersecurity experience, including 4+ years specializing in cloud security engineering
• Proven ability to lead and support comprehensive security programs, including compliance, risk, operations, and engineering
• Deep hands-on expertise with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) security tools and practices, including cloud alerting and SIEM integration
• Practical experience securing environments in Microsoft Azure and AWS
• Strong background in SaaS security, with a clear understanding of common challenges and mitigation strategies
• Advanced scripting skills (Python, PowerShell, Bash) for automation and custom alerting
• Solid grasp of network security concepts and implementation in cloud environments
• Proficient with SIEM platforms (e.g., Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, Chronicle, Datadog), including log ingestion, rule creation, and dashboard development
• Experience managing cloud-native and third-party firewalls, as well as Web Application Firewalls (WAFs)
• Deep knowledge of multi-cloud IAM best practices
• Familiarity with key compliance frameworks (e.g., GDPR, SOC 2, ISO 27001, CMMC)
• Strong communication and presentation skills; able to clearly convey technical concepts to diverse stakeholders
• Comfortable working both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, client-facing environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset with exceptional attention to detail

Education & Certifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Statistics, Risk Management, or related field
• Required: CISSP
• Preferred: Microsoft, GCP, or Azure certifications (e.g., CISM, CCSP)

Bonus Points For:

• Certifications: Google Cloud Security Engineer, Azure Security Engineer Associate, AWS Security Specialty
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM templates)
• Container security knowledge (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Familiarity with DevSecOps practices and security automation
• Experience guiding secure development practices, OWASP Top 10, and threat modeling

The Perks of Working for Appspace:

For all our US based team members, we offer a variety of benefits from competitive salaries, medical, dental and vision coverage, disability coverage, employer paid life insurance, mental health resources, 401(k) plan and a fully paid parental leave program.

Additional perks include:

• Generous PTO
• Flexible work schedules
• Remote work opportunities
• Paid company holidays
• Appspace Quiet Fridays (No non-essential internal meetings scheduled)
• A casual dress work environment

Disclaimer:

Appspace is committed to equitable compensation practices and complies with all applicable local, state, and federal regulations. For jurisdictions that require pay scale disclosure, a general compensation range may be provided during the initial stages of the interview process. Final compensation will be based on multiple factors including experience, skills, certifications, and overall fit for the role.

If you are located in a jurisdiction with specific pay transparency requirements, we will be happy to discuss the relevant range during your application process.