Cloud Security Engineer

Vanguard Group, Inc.

$100K — $130K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years in cloud security, vulnerability management, or security engineering
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent education/experience
  • Proficiency in a programming language (e.g., Python, Go)
  • Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP
  • Knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code practices (e.g., Terraform)
  • Familiar with cloud security tooling and CSPM
  • Understanding of API design and systems integration

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain CSPM tooling and automation pipelines
  • Engineer cloud security posture controls and automated remediation
  • Integrate security platforms with enterprise systems for self-service
  • Configure cloud security policies for accurate assessments
  • Analyze vulnerability data to enhance risk scoring
  • Collaborate with engineering and DevOps teams for shift-left security
  • Review Infrastructure-as-Code for embedded security controls
  • Support AI-assisted security tooling initiatives

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Retirement savings plan with company match
  • Generous paid time off and holidays
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Work-life balance support initiatives
Full Job Description
Position Overview

Provides senior-level technical support for security testing services across infrastructure, systems, and applications. This role is responsible for strengthening cloud security posture through automation, tooling, and cross-functional collaboration.

Core Responsibilities
  • Develop and maintain CSPM tooling, automation pipelines, and integrations to support vulnerability identification, prioritization, and remediation across cloud environments
  • Engineer and operationalize cloud security posture controls, including preventative policies, build enforcement rules, and automated remediation workflows
  • Build and maintain integrations between security platforms and enterprise systems (e.g., CI/CD pipelines, reporting tools) to enable self-service capabilities and streamline exception management
  • Configure and tune cloud security policies to ensure accurate and reliable assessment outcomes
  • Analyze vulnerability and misconfiguration data to enhance risk scoring by incorporating exploit intelligence, environmental context, and threat signals
  • Partner with Platform Engineering, DevOps, SRE, and application teams to implement shift-left security practices and drive adoption of security tooling
  • Contribute to Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) reviews, ensuring security controls are embedded, version-controlled, and enforced at deployment
  • Support special projects, including AI-assisted security tooling initiatives


Preferred Qualifications
  • Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, Ruby)
  • Hands-on experience with a major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
  • Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation)
  • Familiarity with CSPM or cloud security tooling
  • Understanding of API design, systems integration, and event-driven architectures


Qualifications
  • Minimum of 3+ years of experience in cloud security, vulnerability management, or security engineering
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience


Special Factors

Sponsorship
Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

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