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Senior Cloud Security Engineer - Wintrust Financial Corporation
Security Engineer
Lead cloud security initiatives across AWS, Azure, and GCP environments, designing and implementing IAM policies, threat models, and compliance frameworks to protect enterprise data and applications.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Architect, deploy, and manage secure cloud infrastructures across AWS, Azure, and GCP, ensuring alignment with industry best practices and regulatory requirements.
- Design and enforce IAM policies, role-based access controls, and least‑privilege principles to safeguard cloud resources.
- Conduct threat modeling, risk assessments, and security reviews for new and existing cloud services.
- Collaborate with DevOps and application teams to integrate security controls into CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code.
- Lead incident response activities, perform root‑cause analysis, and implement remediation plans for cloud‑related security events.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in cloud security engineering with hands‑on expertise in AWS, Azure, and GCP.
- Deep knowledge of IAM, encryption, network segmentation, and security monitoring tools.
- Strong understanding of compliance frameworks (PCI‑DSS, SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR) and ability to map them to cloud environments.
- Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash) and infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
- Excellent communication skills and ability to mentor junior engineers.