Cloud Security Pattern Engineer

Location: Phoenix, AZ

Experience: 3+ Years

Job Summary

We are seeking a Cloud Security Pattern Engineer to strengthen cloud security architecture by designing reusable security patterns based on threat modeling and security assessments. The role focuses on identifying risks in cloud platforms and translating them into preventive, detective, and corrective security controls aligned with enterprise security frameworks and standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct threat modeling and security assessments for cloud and distributed systems.

• Develop structured threat models for cloud services and applications.

• Translate threat modeling outputs into reusable security patterns and control frameworks.

• Convert security findings into preventive, detective, and corrective controls.

• Perform security architecture reviews and design assessments for cloud platforms.

• Align security patterns with enterprise security standards and governance frameworks.

• Embed security patterns into cloud platforms and engineering workflows.

• Improve scalability and consistency of security evaluations across cloud environments.

• Collaborate with engineering and security teams to ensure secure cloud architecture adoption.

Required Skills

• Strong experience in Threat Modeling and Security Risk Assessment.

• Experience performing security architecture reviews and design validations.

• Ability to translate threats into security patterns and security controls.

• Strong understanding of cloud security architecture across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.

• Familiarity with threat and security frameworks including:

  • NIST

  • ISO

  • CIS

  • CAPEC

  • CWE

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing enterprise cloud security standards or architecture patterns.

• Familiarity with DevSecOps and secure cloud architecture practices.

• Experience working with distributed systems and microservices architectures.

Key Skills

• Threat Modeling

• Security Architecture Reviews

• Security Pattern Engineering

• Cloud Security (AWS / Azure / Google Cloud Platform)

• Risk Assessment

• Security Frameworks (NIST, ISO, CIS, CAPEC, CWE)