Senior Cloud Security Engineer

2 days ago


Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Edison Smart® Full time

Senior Cloud Security Engineer (AWS)

We're looking for a hands-on
Senior Cloud Security Engineer
to take ownership of cloud and container security across complex AWS environments. The focus is on
Zero Trust, Terraform automation, Kubernetes hardening, encryption, and threat detection at scale.

What You'll Do

  • Design and secure
    multi-VPC architectures
    with full network segmentation and Transit Gateway control.
  • Enforce
    Zero Trust access
    and fine-grained ingress/egress policies using AWS Network Firewall, Security Groups, and NACLs.
  • Deploy and tune
    WAFs, DNS firewalls, and DLP/EDR solutions
    (e.g., CrowdStrike, SentinelOne).
  • Implement
    end-to-end encryption
    across workloads (KMS, ACM, HSM, TLS 1.3, Nitro Enclaves).
  • Secure
    EKS/ECS clusters
    — network policies, RBAC, admission controllers, image scanning, and runtime protection.
  • Harden
    virtualized environments
    (VMs, WorkSpaces, VMware on AWS) with micro-segmentation and endpoint monitoring.
  • Build and maintain
    Terraform modules
    to deploy compliant, secure infrastructure as code.
  • Integrate
    compliance-as-code
    and automated posture checks into CI/CD pipelines.
  • Correlate alerts from
    GuardDuty, WIZ, Inspector, and SIEMs
    to identify and prevent attacks.
  • Lead
    incident response and containment
    for anomalies across AWS and container workloads.
  • Develop
    automated playbooks
    for isolation, threat mitigation, and privilege escalation detection.

What You'll Bring

  • 6+ years in
    cloud security engineering
    , with strong AWS focus.
  • Deep knowledge of
    VPC segmentation, Zero Trust, encryption, and IaC
    .
  • Hands-on with
    Kubernetes/EKS security
    , runtime detection, and policy enforcement.
  • Experience implementing
    DLP, EDR, DNS, and threat prevention
    at scale.
  • Strong
    Terraform automation
    and secure CI/CD integration skills.
  • Familiar with
    SIEMs, anomaly detection, and compliance frameworks
    (CIS, NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2).

Certifications (Preferred)

  • AWS Certified Security – Specialty
    (required)
  • AWS Solutions Architect – Professional
  • Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
  • HashiCorp Terraform Associate
  • CISSP / CCSP


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