Senior Cloud Security Engineer

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Remote? No

Ally Financial only succeeds when its people do – and that's more than some cliché people put on job postings. We live this stuff! We see our people as, well, people – with interests, families, friends, dreams, and causes that are all important to them. Our focus is on the health and safety of our teammates as well as work‑life balance and diversity and inclusion.

From generous benefits to a variety of employee resource groups, we strive to build paths that encourage employees to stretch themselves professionally. We want to help you grow, develop, and learn new things. You're constantly evolving, so shouldn't your opportunities be, too?

The Cloud Security Engineer position at Ally is a member of the Information Protection and Risk Management team and works closely with other members of the IPRM program to identify, manage, and mitigate security risks  engineer is part of a broader team of security engineers reporting to the Director of Cloud Security responsible for developing, deploying, and integrating technical controls and tools to meet specific security requirements, as well as defining processes and standards to ensure that security configurations and tools are maintained.

This is a full‑time employee position within the organization and will focus on designing and implementing both technologies and governance processes targeting our cloud platforms.

At Ally, you get a startup feel, but experience the benefits of a company that’s worked out the kinks and is fulfilling its purpose. We’re always evolving and see that as a good thing. From owning our work to seeing its impact in the real world, our team is relentless in finding new ways technology can help make experiences better and help people.

We are problem solvers, we value diverse thinking, we support one another, and we challenge ourselves to think bigger in the journey to deliver customer‑obsessed tech solutions. To read more about what our tech team does, be sure to visit ally.tech.

At this time, Ally will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

• Define and mature cloud‑focused security policies and controls (governance, processes, frameworks)
• Identify, implement, and operationalize security technologies and processes to improve visibility and reduce risk
• Leverage data analytics to influence our cloud security posture
• Partner with other technical leaders throughout the organization to refine and mature Ally’s security posture for cloud‑based technologies and platforms, as well as identify and mature our application security capabilities
• Consult with project teams to ensure that platform architecture has proper security controls in place (focused on Cloud Providers / SaaS engagements)
• Engage as needed in other Cloud Security efforts where skills may overlap:
  SaaS Security and Dev Sec Ops  / Pipeline Security

• Demonstrated technical expertise in two or more technology areas (compute, storage, network, data, etc.)
• Experience as a software developer with knowledge of automation, Infrastructure as Code and Dev Ops+CI/CD tools and processes
• Strong background in information security practices, controls, and governance (cloud provider and/or information security certification specific to public cloud security, and/or degree concentration/focus in information security)
• 3+ years of experience as a technical resource within an IT organization (enterprise / matrixed organization preferred)
• 2+ years of experience with cloud platforms (operational experience preferred for AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.)
• Strong soft skills: builds partnerships, translates complexities into simple terms, maintains focus on objectives
• Highly proficient in drafting technical documents: process/procedures, standards/policies, architectures, etc.

• Time Away: competitive holiday and flexible paid‑time‑off, including time off for volunteering and voting.
• Planning for the Future: plan for the near and long‑term with an industry‑leading 401(k) retirement savings plan with matching and company contributions, student loan and 529…