Senior Cloud Security Engineer

The role

You will own the security posture of cloud infrastructure across AWS and GCP environments. This includes building controls, tooling, and processes for satellite network operations, ground infrastructure, and enterprise systems.

What you will do

• Design, implement, and maintain cloud security architecture across AWS or GCP environments
• Build and tune cloud security posture management, workload protection, and cloud-native detection capabilities
• Partner with platform/DevOps engineering to embed security into CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code
• Own vulnerability management and hardening for cloud workloads, containers, and Kubernetes environments
• Support incident response and forensics for cloud-based security events
• Partner with Engineering, DevOps, Cloud & Infrastructure, and Product teams to drive security remediation
• Support security architecture reviews, audits, compliance, and security improvement initiatives
• Identify, document, and track security risks
• Administer and improve vulnerability-management tools and integrations
• Support basic threat modeling activities

Required qualifications

• 6+ years in security engineering
• 3+ years focused specifically on cloud security (AWS and/or GCP)
• Deep hands-on experience with IAM design, VPC/network security, container and Kubernetes security, and secrets/key management
• Working knowledge of infrastructure-as-code security (Terraform, policy-as-code tools like OPA/Sentinel)
• Experience with CSPM/CNAPP (e.g., Wiz, Prisma Cloud, Orca, native cloud tooling)
• Scripting/automation ability (Python, Go, Java, or similar)
• Strong communication skills

Nice to have

• experience in telco, satellite, or other regulated critical-infrastructure environments
• relevant certifications (e.g., AWS/GCP, security specialty, CCSP)

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages including a stock option based equity program
• Comprehensive benefits plan
• Monthly allowances for wellness and education reimbursement
• A generous time off policy
• holidays
• the opportunity to temporarily work abroad

About the company

Skylo has pioneered a standards-based approach to satellite connectivity, connecting smartphones and IoT devices directly to satellites. Their direct-to-device service is live on millions of activated devices across five continents.