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Senior Cloud Engineer

Coalfire Systems
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 9/25/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/24/2025
Coalfire Systems

Coalfire is an EEO employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to respecting one another, embracing individual differences, and creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

About Coalfire

Coalfire is on a mission to make the world a safer place by solving our clients' hardest cybersecurity challenges. We work at the cutting edge of technology to advise, assess, automate, and ultimately help companies navigate the ever-changing cybersecurity landscape. We are headquartered in Chicago, Illinois with offices across the U.S. and U.K., and we support clients around the world.

But that's not who we are - that's just what we do.
We are thought leaders, consultants, and cybersecurity experts, but above all else, we are a team of passionate problem-solvers who are hungry to learn, grow, and make a difference.

Position Summary

We're looking for a Senior Cloud Engineer to play a central role in the design, and implementation of scalable, secure, and high-performing systems-ensuring our clients' are successful If you're driven by a desire to innovate, excel at operational excellence, and thrive in a collaborative environment, come be part of a team committed to making the world a safer place.
What You'll Do
  • Become a member of a highly-collaborative engineering team offering a unique blend of engineering solutions.
  • Serve as the cloud SME to clients within design, architecture, and deployment engagements in the AWS, Azure, or GCP space using automated orchestration and configuration management techniques.
  • Mentor junior team members by reviewing their work, sharing best practices, and guiding them through troubleshooting and operational standards.
  • Contribute to the development and improvement of internal tools, scripts, and processes that enhance service delivery, repeatability, and client outcomes.
  • Perform as a partner with leading Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) and enterprises to meet security goals and pave the way for digital transformation and modernization.
  • Design and implement security tooling solutions such as Tenable, Trend Micro, AquaSec, Microsoft Defender, Burp Suite and others.
  • Engage in developing client cloud and security strategies, vision-state architectures, roadmaps, and planning activities.
  • Engage with clients to perform cloud configuration and maturity reviews.
  • Coordinate with clients and team members to identify the right balance of defense-in-depth techniques to translate customer's goals into a secure and effective solution.
  • Engage in designing and implementing secure and compliant enterprise servers, network infrastructure, boundary protection, and cloud architectures using Infrastructure-as-Code.
  • Work across a myriad of technology stacks in the leading cloud providers like AWS, Azure, and GCP, researching how to understand and utilize native services in deployments.
  • Provide support to the security assessment and authorization process.
  • Authoring and peer review of detailed design documentation, including security documentation and inclusive of vendor best practices.
Bonus Points
  • Previous experience supporting clients from within a professional services organization
  • Project management experience for individual and team projects(ability to track detailed tasks and ensure timely delivery)
  • Experience automating workflows in GitLab/GitHub with Terraform and Ansible.
  • Expertise with serverless, microservices, and other modern application architectures
  • Familiarity with configuration baseline standards such as CIS Benchmarks & DISA STIG
  • Proven expertise in the implementation of encryption technologies (SSL, encryption, PKI)
  • Familiarity with frameworks such as FedRAMP, FISMA, HIPAA, HITRUST, PCI, etc.
  • CISSP, CISM, or CISA certifications
The salary range listed is a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role based on national salary averages. The actual salary offer to the successful candidate will be based on job-related education, geographic location, training, licensure and certifications and other factors. You may also be eligible to participate in annual incentive, commission, and/or recognition programs.
Why You'll Want to Join Us

At Coalfire, you'll find the support you need to thrive personally and professionally. In many cases, we provide a flexible work model that empowers you to choose when and where you'll work most effectively - whether you're at home or an office.

Regardless of location, you'll experience a company that prioritizes connection and wellbeing and be part of a team where people care about each other and our communities. You'll have opportunities to join employee resource groups, participate in in-person and virtual events, and more. And you'll enjoy competitive perks and benefits to support you and your family, like paid parental leave, flexible time off, certification and training reimbursement, digital mental health and wellbeing support membership, and comprehensive insurance options.

At Coalfire, equal opportunity and pay equity is integral to the way we do business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Coalfire is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, our Human Resources team at HumanResourcesMB@coalfire.com.

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