Senior Cloud Engineer

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Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.

We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and an audio, video and control platform. We focus on customer outcomes and drive growth and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior returns. We look to aggressively deploy capital to grow the business and to enter attractive new verticals.

Acuity Inc. is based in Atlanta, Georgia, with operations across North America, Europe and Asia. The Company is powered by approximately 13,000 dedicated and talented associates. Visit us at  .

Work location:

• This position may be based anywhere in the United Statesand includes travel as part of the responsibilities.
• This position requires on-site presence in Atlanta, GA, Dallas, TX, following a hybrid work model.
• This position requires on-site presence in Atlanta, GA, Dallas, TX, must report to the office every business day.

Acuity Brands is seeking a highly experienced and hands-on Security Architect to lead the design and implementation of secure architectures across our cloud-native platforms, connected products, and enterprise applications.

This role requires strong expertise in cloud security (Azure-first), CNAPP, and modern Dev Sec Ops  practices, with a focus on proactively reducing risk across infrastructure, workloads, and application pipelines. You will drive security across the full product lifecycle—embedding controls into architecture, development, and operations—while partnering closely with engineering, Dev Ops, and platform teams.

Cloud Security Architecture & CNAPP

• Lead secure design and architecture reviews for cloud-native and distributed systems, including IoT-integrated platforms
• Experience with leading CNAPP platforms such as Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Prisma Cloud, Wiz, Orca Security, or Lacework, including their use for posture management, workload protection, and identity risk analysis. Own and drive Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) capabilities, including:
• CSPM (posture management and misconfiguration detection)
• CWPP (runtime protection for VMs, containers, serverless)
• CIEM (identity entitlement and least privilege enforcement)
• Kubernetes and container security (AKS, image hardening, runtime controls)
• Experience defining and enforcing cloud security guardrails, landing zone controls, and policy-as-code frameworks
• Define and enforce cloud security baselines, guardrails, and landing zone standards
• Assess and secure:
• Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, ARM, Bicep)
• Service-to-service and API communication patterns

Dev Sec Ops  & Automation

• Integrate security controls into CI/CD pipelines, enabling both shift-left and runtime security
• Drive adoption of:
• SAST, DAST, SCA Toolchain
• Container and IaC scanning
• Policy-as-code for scalable enforcement

Security Governance & Enablement

• Define and maintain cloud security standards, patterns, and reusable controls
• Drive continuous improvement in security posture and maturity across development teams
• Influence cross-functional teams to adopt secure-by-design and Zero Trust principles

• Effectively document and communicate security assessment findings, recommendations, and remediation strategies to a diverse…