Lead Cloud Security Engineer; Wiz & Azure Atlanta, GA

Lead Cloud Security Engineer (Wiz & Azure) job at Imagine

X Consulting. Atlanta, GA.

Imagine

X is a tech company that deploys AI-assisted teams to build and secure mission-critical enterprise solutions with our clients – spanning software, cybersecurity, data, and AI. Structured like a software company, not a traditional consultancy, we blend deep technical expertise with authentic values, achieving world-class satisfaction (NPS 82). Our dedicated teams specialize in software, data, and AI across the U.S. and LATAM, bridging the gap between boutique agility and enterprise scale

We're looking for a Lead Cloud Security Engineer with deep Azure & Wiz expertise to join our growing team. Our execution success is rooted in our unique model that is supported by our industry partners and specialists. The Imagine

X culture thrives on entrepreneurship, risk taking, mutual trust, teamwork, encouraging change, and letting our consultants own their way of working.

This is a 100% remote position (must be comfortable working West Coast hours), no additional travel required, aggressive salary and bonus packages, and 401K matching.

• Cloud Security Operations
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  Lead the design, implementation, and monitoring of security controls across Azure environments using Wiz.
• Risk Management
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  Identify, assess, and remediate vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and compliance gaps.
• Technical Leadership
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  Provide hands-on guidance, code reviews, and architectural oversight for cloud security initiatives.
• Mentorship
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  Coach and develop junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth.
• Client & Executive Partnership
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  Collaborate with C-level leaders to align cloud security strategy with business objectives.
• Reporting & Metrics
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  Deliver clear, actionable insights on cloud security posture to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Innovation
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  Stay ahead of emerging threats, tools, and best practices to continuously improve security capabilities.

• 10+ years of experience in cloud security engineering, with at least 2 years in a hands-on leadership or architecture-level role.
• Extensive experience with Wiz for developing security policies, rules, and controls, including the ability to independently develop run-time Controls and Cloud Construction Rules, leveraging Graph Query for querying security configuration and Rego for authoring custom security policies
• Deep expertise in Azure Cloud Services, including non-host services such as databases, storage, networking, and application platforms.
• Experience with Crowd Strike EDR would be a huge bonus
• Ability to work closely with clients to ensure that all Azure services in scope are properly secured and meet compliance requirements.
• Proven experience with Terraform for infrastructure as code (IaC) deployments in cloud environments.
• Strong working knowledge of Git Hub for version control, code migration, and collaboration in cloud environments.
• Solid understanding of cybersecurity principles including common threats and vulnerabilities.
• Ability to engage in ongoing scope refinement to determine and validate security requirements.

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