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Cloud Security Engineer

Next Gen IT Inc
Phoenix, AZ Full Time
POSTED ON 6/24/2026 CLOSED ON 6/28/2026

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Cloud Security Engineer – OCI & SaaS Security

Role Purpose

The Cloud Security Engineer performs security reviews of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) services, Oracle SaaS platforms, and third-party SaaS solutions to ensure alignment with enterprise security standards, regulatory requirements, and risk management practices.

This role evaluates cloud and SaaS solutions across infrastructure, platform, application, and data layers, providing actionable security guidance to support secure-by-design adoption, governance, certification, and onboarding processes.

The position also provides engineering support for OCI security capabilities and SaaS security governance programs, helping to establish security guardrails, automate controls, and improve consistency and scalability across cloud and SaaS environments.


Key Responsibilities

Cloud & SaaS Security Assessment

  • Conduct security reviews of OCI services, SaaS applications, architectures, integrations, and configurations.
  • Identify security risks, control gaps, and remediation opportunities.
  • Evaluate solutions against enterprise security standards, policies, and regulatory requirements.
  • Provide security guidance for secure deployment and adoption of cloud and SaaS services.

Security Domains Reviewed

  • Identity & Access Management (IAM)
  • Network Security
  • Data Protection & Encryption
  • Logging & Monitoring
  • Compute & Container Security
  • API Security
  • SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM)
  • AI / GenAI Security
  • Third-Party & Vendor Risk

Security Standards & Governance

  • Map OCI and SaaS implementations to enterprise controls and industry frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001, CSA CCM, CIS).
  • Validate compliance with secure configuration baselines and reference architectures.
  • Support development and maintenance of OCI and SaaS security standards, guardrails, and onboarding requirements.
  • Assess new cloud and SaaS capabilities and provide security recommendations.

Cloud & SaaS Security Engineering

  • Support implementation of OCI-native security controls and governance capabilities.
  • Assist with security automation through Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) and policy-as-code frameworks.
  • Support deployment and integration of security monitoring, posture management, and compliance capabilities.
  • Partner with platform engineering teams to embed security into deployment and operational processes.

SaaS Security Governance

  • Perform SaaS onboarding assessments and certification reviews.
  • Evaluate SaaS architectures, integrations, data flows, and security controls.
  • Conduct SaaS posture reviews and assess configuration drift, identity governance, and data protection controls.
  • Support SaaS inventory management, Shadow IT discovery, and vendor security assessments.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

  • Partner with cloud engineering, architecture, DevOps, security operations, compliance, procurement, and risk teams.
  • Document findings, recommendations, and evidence to support governance and certification decisions.
  • Provide security expertise during design reviews, onboarding activities, exception management, and remediation efforts.

Required Experience & Skills

  • Experience performing cloud security assessments within OCI or comparable cloud platforms.
  • Strong understanding of:
    • Identity & Access Management
    • Network Security
    • Data Protection
    • Cloud Logging & Monitoring
    • Container & Platform Security
  • Experience conducting SaaS security reviews and certifications.
  • Familiarity with:
    • OCI security services
    • SSPM platforms
    • CASB technologies
    • Cloud governance frameworks
  • Experience reviewing Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) and cloud architecture designs.
  • Knowledge of cloud shared responsibility models and secure-by-design principles.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Experience

  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure certifications.
  • Experience with:
    • OCI Cloud Guard
    • Security Zones
    • Oracle SaaS platforms
    • SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM)
    • Policy-as-Code and automated compliance tooling
  • Experience supporting AI/GenAI security assessments.
  • Experience working with GitHub, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud security automation.
 

Salary : $130,000 - $140,000

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