IAM Cloud Engineer

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills


Qualifications:


This is not a traditional security or IAM role. It is a development-heavy engineering role requiring strong


coding expertise. Candidates must have proven Python development experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience working with cloud-native services in AWS or


GCP cloud experience is a must have (non-negotiable)
• Advanced proficiency in Python (non-negotiable)
• Experience with:


o API development and integrations


o Writing scalable, production-grade code
• Automated testing framework
• Experience in the design and implementation of enterprise security solutions in Financial


Services or a large complex and/or global environment
• Highly motivated self-starter with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work independently, multi-task, and take ownership of various parts of a project or


initiative.
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, AWS Certified Security Specialty, Google Professional


Cloud Security Engineer are desirable
• MUST pass a Karat Assessment Python focused

Critical Competencies:
• Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools: Terraform and CloudFormation
• Proficiency in Python, Go or Java
• Proficiency in unit testing frameworks such as Behave, pytest or Junit
• Proficiency in developing and securing SOAP and REST based web service APIs
• Experience in DevOps and agile methodologies and automated solution delivery and testing


through CI/CD pipelines

Roles & Responsibilities


Responsibilities:
• Collaborate with cross-functional cloud teams including security, infrastructure, service


engineering and business application teams to define and implement IAM roles and policies


required to build, support and consume services in public cloud.
• Define and develop security controls and tools to ensure IAM implementation in public cloud


environments are compliant with cloud security standards and policies.
• Build automation and libraries to enable developers to create IAM identities and permissions


through self-service. Deliver IAM solutions through CI/CD pipelines with automated testing


and validation.
• Build and enhance Python-based frameworks used for:


o Security control orchestration


o Detection and response workflows
• Develop integrations with:


o Cloud services (APIs, services, identity layers)


o Security tooling and platforms
• Contribute to:


o Preventative controls (policy enforcement, OPA/Rego)


o Detective controls (event-driven detection logic)
• Write and maintain:


o Automated unit tests


o Integration and behavioral tests
• Support CI/CD integration and continuous validation of controls
• Collaborate with:


o Security Controls Engineers


o Threat Modelers&n bsp;


o Cloud Architects

Salary Range: $90,000 to $115,000 per year