Cloud Security Engineer - EY GDS

As an individual contributor, you'll bring your engineering expertise into efforts which introduce new technologies and upgrade existing ones. Active project participation in new or integrated technologies as the Subject Matter Expert for the Information Security use cases pertaining to Cloud Security technology. You will be responsible for the design, engineering, implementation, and early life cycle support of systems and services within our EY multi-cloud environments. You will work closely with Teams across EY such as: Security Architects, Service Delivery, Security Operations, and Cyber Defense for the enablement of security solutions and services. You will also provide consulting services to other teams and act as a level four contact for operational issues.

• Provide technical oversight of Information Security technologies that fall under the team's responsibilities, confirming they are operating within agreed service levels and at peak possible performance

• Represent the team in specific Project activities, including Leading projects and managing the activity of others towards successful completion.

• Engineer security solutions and services following all relevant EY standards and practices for On-Premises, Hybrid and Cloud-Based environments .

• Lead the design, implementation, testing of security solutions and services for a large or more complex project to its completion which includes production support and documentation.

• Take accountability for the design, delivery, and maintenance of new and existing security solutions or services, driving compliance with and contributing to the development of relevant standards.

• Apply modern standards/principles, global product-specific guidelines, security standards, design standards, to security solutions and services as appropriate.

• Improve existing security solutions and services in use by partnering with Security Architecture, Service Owners, and Security Operations. Drives automation and innovation across the security solutions supported.

• Work in a diverse, global environment and build strong relationships across all levels of a matrixed, geographically, and culturally dispersed organization.

• Be flexible to work out of regular office hours to accommodate the team and organizational calls and meetings. Weekend or late-night work may occur during project and early life cycle support phases.

• No direct supervision responsibilities though technical leadership required within assigned projects.

• Articulate technology issues/concerns that may emerge at any level of the technical stack, and from any component across the ecosystem, to senior business and technology leaders .

• Hands-on experience designing or operating

pipelines that integrate security controls and gate checks (e.g., GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps Pipelines, or equivalent).

• Practical experience with several application and software supply-chain security capabilities, such as

and helping teams adopt them through standards, templates, or reusable patterns.

• Hands-on experience with

), with the ability to apply security controls, automation, and good architectural judgment in cloud environments (Azure experience strongly preferred).

• Experience with

(or comparable platforms), and using findings to drive remediation and secure-by-default patterns.

• Proficiency in scripting and automation with

, or similar languages.

• Experience with

of experience in security, DevOps/platform engineering, or software delivery with a strong security focus.

• Proven track record of working with a team as well as managing projects and initiatives.

• Proficiency with change control management processes.

• The ability and desire to train and mentor staff in technical process and best practices.

• Extensive experience working in large, global, and virtual environments.

• Strong English language skills, both written and verbal.

• Experience building

that make secure development the default for many teams.

• Experience introducing or operationalizing

to improve security engineering workflows, and/or familiarity with secure use of AI/LLM capabilities in an enterprise context.

• Hands-on experience with containers and Kubernetes security as it intersects delivery pipelines and runtime posture (e.g., AKS/EKS/GKE, image scanning, admission/policy controls).

• Experience with policy-as-code or cloud guardrails (e.g., Azure Policy, OPA/Gatekeeper, or equivalent).

• Experience with automation and workflow orchestration services (e.g., Logic Apps/Power Automate, n8n, or similar).

• Experience or awareness of observability and operational telemetry platforms (e.g., Azure Log Analytics, Grafana, or equivalent).

• Relevant certifications in cloud administration, engineering, or security (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP).

• Security certifications such as GSEC, CISSP, or equivalents from ISC2 or GIAC.

• Project management experience and familiarity with service introduction and readiness processes.

• Familiarity with hybrid cloud architectures and connectivity solutions (e.g., Azure Arc, Azure ExpressRoute, AWS Direct Connect).

• This role is perfect for you, if you have excellent problem solving, decision making and communication skills.

• We are looking for people who are comfortable working with culturally diverse on/offshore team members, able to react appropriately during stressful and ambiguous situations, and drive efforts to successful and timely completion.

What we offer:

As part of this role, you will work in a highly coordinated, globally diverse team with the opportunity and tools to grow, develop and drive your career forward. Here, you can combine global opportunity with flexible working. The EY benefits package goes above and beyond too, focusing on your physical, emotional, financial and social well-being. Your recruiter can talk to you about the benefits available in your country. Here's a snapshot of what we offer:

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