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Moniepoint Group · 1 day ago

Cloud Security Engineer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid Level

3+ years exp

Moniepoint is an all-in-one financial services platform for emerging markets and the second-fastest growing company in Africa. The Cloud Security Engineer will be responsible for engineering secure, automated, and scalable cloud environments across GCP, AWS, and Azure, embedding security into provisioning workflows and enforcing best practices across infrastructure layers.

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Responsibilities

Design and implement security controls across cloud environments such as GCP, AWS, and Azure

Develop and maintain IaC modules and Ansible playbooks for secure infrastructure automation

Leverage CSPM and CNAPP platforms to manage cloud security posture, identity risks, and vulnerability remediation

Configure and optimize CASB, ZTNA, SaaS visibility, and data protection controls

Build automated guardrails, policy enforcement, and detection logic using cloud-native tools

Improve and maintain IAM governance, least privilege access, and identity lifecycle workflows

Enhance network security, workload protection, logging, monitoring, and encryption/KMS configurations

Deploy and manage Kubernetes security initiatives across clusters and workloads

Contribute to cloud incident response, threat investigations, and detection engineering efforts

Drive continuous improvement of cloud security tooling, automation, and operational processes

Ensure cloud environments align with CIS, NIST, and internal governance requirements

Keeping cloud infrastructure current, making recommendations, and continually improving cloud security technologies

Working with analysts, engineers, and data scientists across the organization to continually improve cyber resilience

Take part in post-incident reviews and propose engineering resolutions to improve results in any future recurrence

Qualification

Cloud SecurityTerraformAnsibleKubernetesGCPAWSAzureCIS StandardsNIST StandardsPythonGoGitOpsImage-building toolsCloud-native security toolingCollaborationCommunicationProblem-solving

Required

3+ years of experience in DevSecOps, or Cloud Security roles

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related fields

Hands-on experience securing cloud environments (GCP, AWS, Azure), including implementing IAM, network, workload, logging, monitoring, and encryption controls

Hands-on experience with Terraform and Ansible for provisioning and automating secure infrastructure

Familiarity with cloud security tools such as Wiz (for CSPM, CNAPP, and identity/security posture management) and Netskope (for CASB, ZTNA, and SaaS/cloud access security)

Proficient in container security and Kubernetes (RBAC, secrets management, cluster hardening) and hardened Linux baselines

Working knowledge of image-building tools (e.g., Packer, AWS Image Builder) and cloud-native security tooling

Comfortable working in GitOps environments and integrating security into GitLab CI/CD pipelines

Ability to implement automated security guardrails, detection logic, and CI/CD security integrations

Understanding of cloud security standards and frameworks such as CIS, NIST, or ISO 27001

Strong collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills; able to guide teams on secure practices