Security Engineer III

Our values start with our people, join a team that values you!

Bring your talents to Ross, our leading off-price retail chain with over 2,200 stores, and a strong track record of success and growth. Our focus has always been bringing our customers a constant stream of high-quality brands and on-trend merchandise at extraordinary savings. All while providing a fun and exciting treasure hunt experience.
As part of our team, you will experience:

• Success. Our winning team pursues excellence while learning and evolving
• Career growth. We develop industry leading talent because Ross grows when our people grow
• Teamwork. We work together to solve the hard problems and find the right solution
• Our commitment to Diversity, Equality & Inclusion, and our community. We celebrate the backgrounds, identities, and ideas of those who work and shop with us because our differences make us stronger. We strive to be a positive force in our community.

Our Corporate headquarters are in Dublin, CA, we have 3 buying offices in key markets in New York City, Los Angeles, and Boston, and 8 distribution centers nationwide. With 2025 revenues of $22.8 billion, we are a Fortune 500 company who is committed to providing an inclusive work environment with continuous learning opportunities and development for our teams.

GENERAL PURPOSE:
The Cloud Security Engineer III is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the security tools to monitor and protect against security threats of company's cloud workloads. This role includes identifying and mitigating potential cloud-based security risks and developing and implementing security controls such as container security, data security posture management, application security posture management, SaaS security posture management and zero trust network. Additionally, this role builds automation scripts for threat remediation and partners with Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) teams to align security roadmaps with business goals.

The base salary range for this role is $146,400 - $250,200. The base salary range is dependent on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, qualifications, relevant education, certifications, seniority, and location. The range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for employees. Other rewards vary by position and location.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Implementation and management of posture management systems, general cloud security, log management, cloud-native workload protection, context-aware access policies, secure web gateways, and data security pipelines for storage, intelligent models, and productivity tools.

• Collaborating with the Information Security Governance, Risk, and Compliance team to develop global cloud security technical designs, architecture standards, and maturity roadmaps.

• Develop and maintain documentation, technical diagrams, and self-healing automation scripts for security tools, system environments, and cloud operations.

• Leads the assessment, evangelization, and adoption of new security tools, applications, and processes, serving as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) across cloud security, posture management, logging and monitoring, secure hybrid access solutions, data pipeline security, and AI posture management.

• Understand business objectives, supporting systems, and processes across key business areas, aligning technical solutions with enterprise needs while balancing robust security controls with business compatibility and operational efficiency.

COMPETENCIES:
People

• Building Effective Teams

• Developing Talent

• Collaboration
Self

• Leading by Example

• Communicates Effectively

• Ensures Accountability and Execution

• Manages Conflict
Business

• Business Acumen

• Plans, Aligns and Prioritizes

• Organizational Agility
With particular emphasis on the following specific position-related competencies:

• Strong Analytical Skills

• Navigate Ambiguity

• Solution oriented leadership

QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIAL SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Minimum 10 years of Information Security experience, including 5+ years in large enterprise environments.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; cloud security certification preferred.

• Strong knowledge of security threats, detection and response, security analytics, and automation/orchestration tools.

• Ability to work independently and within teams to deliver technical solutions.

• Experience developing security strategies, standards, and architectures aligned with industry frameworks.

• Ability to improve security posture through technical, administrative, and physical controls.

• Experience collaborating with IT teams to design and implement enterprise security solutions.

• Experience selecting, configuring, and implementing security tools aligned with business needs.

• Knowledge of identity and access management, Zero Trust principles, and secure access solutions.

• Strong documentation and communication skills to translate security requirements into actionable designs.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/ADA:
Job requires ability to work in an office environment, primarily on a computer.
Requires sitting, standing, walking, hearing, talking on the telephone, attending in-person meetings, typing, and working with paper/files, etc.
Consistent timeliness and regular attendance.
Vision requirements: Ability to see information in print and/or electronically.
This role requires regular in-office presence, including to engage in in-person team interaction, meetings and collaboration, client support, mentoring, coaching, and/or feedback. However, this role can perform duties effectively using a combination of in-office and remote work. #LI-Hybrid

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
N/A

DISCLAIMER:
This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. Contents are subject to change at management's discretion.

Ross is an equal employment opportunity employer. We consider individuals for employment or promotion according to their skills, abilities and experience. We believe that it is an essential part of the Company's overall commitment to attract, hire and develop a strong, talented and diverse workforce. Ross is committed to complying with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, physical, mental or developmental disability, sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), veteran status, military status, marital or registered domestic partnership status, medical condition (including cancer or genetic characteristics), genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, as well as any other category protected by federal, state or local laws.