Senior Cloud Security Engineer

Overview

Senior Cloud Security Engineer for AlphaSense’s cloud security team, focusing on end-to-end security projects across cloud environments.

What you'll do

• Design, develop, and automate security controls for cloud infrastructure across AWS and GCP.
• Maintain, integrate, and scale cloud security tooling such as CSPM and vulnerability platforms.
• Investigate and remediate cloud security vulnerabilities through to closure.
• Design and build access controls for cloud and Kubernetes using zero-trust principles.
• Partner with incident response to build detections and help mitigate security incidents.
• Embed security standards into CI/CD and GitOps workflows across engineering teams.
• Translate compliance requirements (ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR) into practical technical controls.

What you'll need

• 5+ years of experience in cloud security or security-focused infrastructure/DevOps engineering.
• Hands-on experience securing containerized environments and Kubernetes.
• Strong understanding of AWS, ideally GCP, and infrastructure-as-code solutions.
• Proficiency in one or more programming/scripting languages (e.g., Python) for automation.
• Experience working with cloud security posture management or similar security tooling.
• Ability to act as a self-starter and own problems end to end with clear cross-team communication.

Details

• Work mode: Remote.
• Location: Ireland.