What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Cloud Security Engineer/AWS/GCP/Terraform position at Motion Recruitment?
Join a fast-growing, cloud-native technology company to help build highly scalable, secure infrastructure across AWS and GCP. This role sits at the forefront of platform engineering, leveraging modern DevOps practices, Infrastructure as Code, and cloud security tooling to power mission-critical systems.
You will be working 100% remote.
Required Skills & Experience
Tech Breakdown
Posted By: Shawna Dunleavy
You will be working 100% remote.
Required Skills & Experience
- Strong hands-on cloud engineering experience (AWS required; GCP highly preferred) with a track record of building and operating production systems
- Deep expertise with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC-first mindset); able to write, troubleshoot, and optimize modules independently
- Proven experience implementing security remediation (e.g., access removal, IAM hardening, guardrails, security tooling)
- Solid understanding of cloud networking, IAM, and security best practices
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tooling
- Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash, or similar)
- Experience working in Linux-based environments
- Experience in multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments
- Familiarity with Kubernetes and container orchestration
- Background in cloud security frameworks or compliance (SOC 2, ISO, etc.)
- Experience with monitoring/observability tools (Datadog, Prometheus, etc.)
- Previous experience in a staff or technical leadership role
Tech Breakdown
- 70% Cloud Infrastructure (AWS/GCP, Terraform, Kubernetes)
- 30% Systems & Security (Linux, IAM, automation, monitoring)
- 80% Hands-On Engineering (building, debugging, automating infrastructure)
- 10% Technical Leadership (mentorship, architecture input)
- 10% Team Collaboration (cross-functional work with DevOps, Security, and Engineering teams)
- Bonus eligible
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Vacation Time
- Stock Options
Posted By: Shawna Dunleavy