Senior Cloud Security Engineer

At Semperis, we're looking for a Senior Cloud Security Engineer to join our team and help protect enterprises from cyber threats. As a Senior Cloud Security Engineer, you'll play a key role in securing cloud platforms, networks, and identities, and will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining secure cloud foundations, including cloud network security controls, identity and access security controls, and cloud automation. You'll also be responsible for contributing to our cloud security strategy and standards, and mentoring junior engineers to raise the overall security maturity of the organization.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in cloud security, security engineering, or cloud platform engineering roles
• Strong hands-on experience securing cloud-native environments (Azure preferred)
• Hands-on experience securing Kubernetes environments (AKS/EKS) is a strong plus
• Proven experience with cloud network security, including firewalls, WAFs, network segmentation, and secure connectivity patterns
• Strong understanding of cloud security architecture, including shared responsibility models, secure service design, and defense-in-depth
• Experience with preventative security controls, including CSPM, policy enforcement, and secure cloud baselines
• Solid experience with identity and access management in cloud environments (RBAC, workload identity, service principals)
• Experience contributing to or supporting compliance programs such as FedRAMP, SOC 2, ISO 27001, or NIST frameworks
• Strong Infrastructure-as-Code skills (Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation)
• Ability to script or automate using Python, PowerShell, or similar languages
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices
• Ability to operate independently, own complex problem spaces, and deliver practical, scalable solutions
• Strong communication skills and comfort providing architecture-level guidance to engineering teams

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401k Matching
• Retirement Plan
• Relocation Assistance