Senior Cloud Security Engineer – Cloud Resilience & Security Automation

Boston, MAHybridFull Time$190k - $210kJob DescriptionA Boston-based investment management firm is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Engineer to help strengthen the reliability, security, and operational maturity of its cloud platforms. The organization has a long history in active investment management and relies on modern technology platforms to support portfolio management, investment research, trading operations, and global business functions. As cloud adoption continues to accelerate, the firm is investing heavily in automation, resilience engineering, and proactive security capabilities to support future growth.As a Senior Cloud Security Engineer, you will focus on building security solutions that improve the organization's overall cyber resilience.

Rather than concentrating primarily on governance, application security, IAM, or threat detection, this role centers on ensuring that cloud environments remain secure, recoverable, observable, and operational during both routine events and major disruptions.You will work closely with cloud infrastructure engineers, site reliability engineers, platform teams, and security professionals to build automated controls, improve operational readiness, and reduce security-related downtime. The ideal candidate combines strong security knowledge with an engineering mindset and enjoys solving complex challenges involving automation, cloud operations, system resilience, and security tooling. This role offers significant ownership and the opportunity to influence how cloud security is implemented across a growing technology environment. Required Skills & ExperienceStrong experience with AWS and/or Azure cloud environmentsExperience building security automation solutionsKnowledge of cloud infrastructure and platform operationsExperience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.)Strong scripting skills using Python, PowerShell, or BashExperience with logging, monitoring, and observability platformsFamiliarity with vulnerability remediation and cloud configuration managementUnderstanding of cloud networking and distributed systemsKnowledge of disaster recovery and business continuity conceptsStrong troubleshooting and incident management experienceDesired Skills & Experience8+ years of cloud security, platform engineering, or infrastructure security experienceExperience supporting highly available production environmentsFinancial services or asset management experienceFamiliarity with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principlesExperience with security orchestration and automated response workflowsKnowledge of Kubernetes and cloud-native platformsAWS Security Specialty, CISSP, CCSP, or related certificationsBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or related fieldWhat You Will Be DoingDaily Responsibilities100% Hands OnDevelop automated security controls that improve the resiliency of cloud environmentsEngineer solutions that reduce operational risk and improve system recoverabilityBuild automated remediation workflows for common security and infrastructure issuesPartner with platform teams to strengthen cloud reliability and fault toleranceImprove monitoring, alerting, and observability capabilities across critical systemsConduct cloud resilience assessments and identify areas for improvementSupport incident response activities and post-incident remediation effortsAutomate security validation and compliance checking across cloud resourcesHelp design secure backup, recovery, and continuity solutions for cloud workloadsCreate tools and processes that improve operational efficiency across security and infrastructure teamsThe OfferBonus OR Commission eligibleYou will receive the following benefitsMedical InsuranceDental BenefitsVision BenefitsPaid Time Off (PTO)401(k) (including match, if applicable)Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.