Lead Cloud Security Engineer
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Job Description
Modernizing Medicine is hiring a Lead Cloud Security Engineer who will implement, validate, and continuously improve security guardrails within our AWS environment. This role focuses on automating secure-by-default configurations, enforcing identity and access policies, and partnering across the business to reduce risk. It includes ownership of AWS IAM policy hygiene and enforcement, WAF implementation, infrastructure patching, and cloud control validation for compliance frameworks such as SOC2 and HIPAA.
The Role:
- Design and enforce AWS cloud security guardrails and IAM policies
- Enable WAF adoption across public-facing apps
- Lead cloud patching enablement and visibility
- Validate security controls and support audit readiness
- Monitor and remediate cloud misconfigurations
- Mentor engineers and influence secure delivery in cloud environments
- Participate in incident response and forensics for cloud-related threats
Skills & Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or related field or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of experience in cloud security engineering
- Experience with AWS security, CSPM tools, IAM, WAF, logging, and patching automation
- Familiarity with security frameworks like NIST, SOC2, HIPAA
- Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation)
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