Senior Cloud Security Architect

Job Title: Senior Cloud Security Architect

Location: Remote (EST)

Duration: 12 Months

Architect enterprise-grade cloud security across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS. Drive CNAPP/SSPM coverage, threat monitoring, and automation to elevate organizational risk posture.

Lead BAU operations and strategic improvements for cloud security tooling in a high-impact remote role.

Key Responsibilities:

Security Tooling:

• Perform BAU operations for cloud security tooling across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS platforms.
• Drive and maintain full coverage of CNAPP and SSPM solutions across all cloud platforms, workloads, and SaaS applications.
• Manage IAM operations related to cloud security tooling, including role-based access control, group management, and JML (Joiner-Mover-Leaver) processes.
• Ensure integration and continuous improvement of security tooling to meet evolving business and compliance requirements.
• Understanding of Kubernetes, Helm and YAML to support deployment of security capabilities across Kubernetes Clusters.

Security Monitoring:

• Design and implement security monitoring processes to detect, analyze, and respond to potential threats.
• Monitor cloud security tooling for misconfigurations, vulnerabilities, and compliance gaps collaborating with business partners to ensure timely notification and remediation within agreed SLAs.
• Provide expert level consultancy to business stakeholders on cloud security risks, clearly articulating technical issues and their business impact. Where remediation is not feasible, identify and guide implementation of compensating controls.
• Evaluate and clearly articulate the operational impact of configuration changes to cloud resources, ensuring informed decision-making on business continuity.
• Excellent written communication in documenting cloud security risk statements used to capture, manage and drive risk remediation of cloud security issues.
• Collaborate with engineering and application teams to remediate issues and continuously improve the organization's cloud security posture.

Security Reporting & Development:

• Develop and maintain scripts to extract security data from APIs and transform it into consumable formats.
• Generate regular and ad-hoc security reports for management, highlighting key risks, trends, and remediation progress.
• Leverage BI tools (e.g., Power BI) to create dashboards and visualizations that provide actionable insights into cloud security posture.
• Explore opportunities for automation and analytics to enhance operational efficiency and risk visibility.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in cloud security engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform), cloud security tools and cloud-native security controls.
• Deep understanding of cloud security concepts, compliance frameworks, and best practices.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Certifications such as CISSP, CCSP and/or cloud service provider security certifications such as AWS-SCS, AZ-500 and Google Cloud Platform PCSE.
• Knowledge and experience working with cloud security tooling such as CSPM, CWP, CNAPP.

Keywords: Cloud Security Architect, CNAPP, SSPM, CSPM, CWP, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, Helm, YAML, IAM, JML, CISSP, CCSP, AWS-SCS, AZ-500, Google Cloud Platform PCSE, security monitoring, Power BI, cloud-native security, compliance frameworks, risk remediation, API scripting

About VDart Group
VDart Group is a global leader in technology, product, and talent solutions, serving Fortune 500 clients in 13 countries. With over 4,000 professionals worldwide, we deliver innovation, operational excellence, and measurable outcomes across industries. Guided by our commitment to People, Purpose, and Planet, VDart is recognized with an EcoVadis Bronze Medal and as a UN Global Compact member, reflecting our dedication to sustainable practices.