Cloud Engineer III – Cloud and Network

Job Title: Cloud Engineer III –

• Cloud and Network

Key Responsibilities

• Lead application security assessments and architecture reviews for cloud-native applications, APIs, microservices, Kubernetes workloads, and serverless technologies.
• Partner closely with application owners, developers, DevOps engineers, cloud engineering teams, and business stakeholders to identify security risks and recommend; and to understand requirements, investigate issues, and communicate technical solutions clearly.
• Review application designs, data flows, authentication mechanisms, API integrations, and cloud architectures to ensure alignment with security best practices.
• Take ownership of assigned initiatives and drive them to completion with minimal supervision.
• Support and advise on Web Application Firewall (WAF) technologies, bot protection, API protection, and application-layer security controls.
• Participate in technical discussions and troubleshooting calls with different stakeholders.
• Take ownership of assigned tasks and drive them through to completion with minimal supervision.
• Follow established change management and operational processes.
• Support cloud networking and security environments across AWS and/or Azure.
• Proactively identify potential issues and recommend improvements to the environment.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Application Security, Network Security, Cloud Security, DevSecOps, Security Architecture, or related cybersecurity disciplines.
• Strong understanding of modern application architectures including:

Web applications

• APIs and microservices
• Containerized applications
• Kubernetes/OpenShift
• Serverless technologies
• Cloud-native architecture.
• Intermediate knowledge of networking concepts, including TCP/IP, routing, DNS, and network connectivity.
• Hands-on experience securing applications deployed in AWS and/or Azure cloud environments.
• Good understanding of firewall functionality, including: Stateful vs. stateless firewalls
• Firewall rules and policies
• Network traffic flows
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to:
• Clearly understand technical issues described by non-technical stakeholders.
• Ask relevant questions to identify the root cause of an issue.
• Explain technical concepts and proposed solutions clearly.
• Collaborate effectively with application, business, and infrastructure teams.
• Proactive and accountable mindset — able to take ownership of tasks and see them through to completion.
• Familiarity with AWS and/or Azure cloud environments.

Desired / Nice-to-Have Skills

• Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF)
• Akamai
• ServiceNow, particularly experience with the Change Management process
• Wiz / cloud security posture management
• Experience with cloud networking and security controls
• Experience troubleshooting production network and security issues