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title: Senior Cloud Security Engineer - InfoSec
description: We're looking for a Cloud Security Engineer to design and implement secure systems, guardrails, and automation that enable Mercury to scale while maintaining security and compliance. As a Senior Cloud Security Engineer, you will: Help build and define cloud security posture, enable cyber resilience, and contribute to zero-trust initiatives. Understand Governance, Risk, and Compliance in cloud engineering. Collaborate with infrastructure and engineering teams to enhance cloud infrastructure reliability and security. Automate cloud security controls to minimize threats, vulnerabilities, and risks. Shape Mercury's AWS cloud architecture around resilience, least privilege, and maintainability. Address remote access challenges and security concerns in a remote-first environment. The ideal candidate should have: 5+ years of experience in cloud security, networking, or information security. Strong learning and growth mindset with a proven track record. Familiarity with security frameworks and regulations (NIST CSF, FFIEC, SOX, SOC2, etc.). Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills. Understanding of security practices, troubleshooting, and attack vectors. Experience with information-as-code (IaC) tooling. AWS certifications are encouraged. Our target new hire base salary ranges for this role are: US employees: $166,600 - $208,300 Canadian employees: CAD 157,400 - 196,800
date posted: 2026-08-05T02:03:45.089Z
valid through: 2026-10-04T02:03:45.089Z
direct apply: false
occupational category: Engineering
industry: Finance
skills: cloud security
skills: networking
skills: information security
skills: Governance, Risk, and Compliance
skills: AWS
skills: information-as-code (IaC)
skills: AWS certifications
hiring organization: Mercury
job location type: TELECOMMUTE
applicant location requirements: US
employment type: FULL_TIME
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