What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cloud Security Engineer II position at Best Buy?
As the Cloud Security Engineer II, you will help define and implement what “secure” looks like across Best Buy’s cloud environments. You’ll partner closely with cloud operations and engineering teams to assess risk, develop controls, and enhance cloud security capabilities across the organization. This role is a great fit for someone with a strong technical foundation and a passion for security who’s ready to make an impact in a highly collaborative environment. If you enjoy being on the front lines of cloud innovation and risk management, this opportunity will keep you challenged and engaged.
This role is hybrid, which means you will be required to work some days on-site at the Best Buy location listed on this posting and some days virtually from home or other non-Best Buy location. The specific work arrangements vary by role and team. The recruiter or hiring manager will provide more details during the hiring process.
What you’ll do
We’re committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. We offer generous benefits that address your total well-being and provide support as you need it, especially key moments in your life.
Our benefits include:
As part of the Best Buy team, you’ll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life — in our stores, online and in customers’ homes.
Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. We’re committed to being a great place to work, where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all, we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full, authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here.™
Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer.
This role is hybrid, which means you will be required to work some days on-site at the Best Buy location listed on this posting and some days virtually from home or other non-Best Buy location. The specific work arrangements vary by role and team. The recruiter or hiring manager will provide more details during the hiring process.
What you’ll do
- Act as a subject matter expert in cloud security within Best Buy’s Enterprise Risk and Compliance (ERC) Organization
- Partner and collaborate with AWS, Azure, and GCP Cloud Platform Teams across multiple business units
- Analyze cloud infrastructure changes to identify risks and propose mitigation strategies
- Support large scale application migration and modernization into AWS by defining security requirements and cloud architecture patterns
- Conduct penetration testing and security research on cloud and container platforms
- Apply threat modeling techniques to assess and reduce security risks
- Develop policy-as-code, infrastructure-as-code, and automation scripts to enhance cloud security operations
- Document cloud security designs, processes, and standards for consistency
- Gain experience and exposure multiple teams within Best Buy’s cyber security organization to enhance all aspects of cyber security in our clouds
- Be an active voice in the strategy and direction of cloud security at Best Buy
- Associate or bachelor's degree in a technical field
- 2 or more years of hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- 3 or more years of experience in information security (application, network, or related domain)
- Experience with threat modeling and security risk analysis
- Background in DevSecOps and infrastructure as code security
- Ability to write automation scripts for Cloud Security Operations (Python, Bash, Ruby, Terraform)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
We’re committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. We offer generous benefits that address your total well-being and provide support as you need it, especially key moments in your life.
Our benefits include:
- Competitive pay
- Generous employee discount
- Physical and mental well-being support
As part of the Best Buy team, you’ll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life — in our stores, online and in customers’ homes.
Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. We’re committed to being a great place to work, where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all, we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full, authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here.™
Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer.
Position Type: Full time