Cloud Security Engineer; Oracle Cloud Infrastructure; OCI | SaaS Security | IAM

Cloud Security Engineer (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) | SaaS Security | IAM)

Our client, a IT Services and Consulting company, is looking for a Cloud Security Engineer for their Phoenix, AZ/ Hybrid location.

• The Cloud Security Engineer performs security reviews of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) services, Oracle SaaS platforms, and third-party SaaS solutions to ensure alignment with enterprise security standards, regulatory requirements, and risk management practices.
• This role evaluates cloud and SaaS solutions across infrastructure, platform, application, and data layers, providing actionable security guidance to support secure-by-design adoption, governance, certification, and onboarding processes.
• The position also provides engineering support for OCI security capabilities and SaaS security governance programs, helping to establish security guardrails, automate controls, and improve consistency and scalability across cloud and SaaS environments.

Cloud & SaaS Security Assessment:

• Conduct security reviews of OCI services, SaaS applications, architectures, integrations, and configurations.
• Identify security risks, control gaps, and remediation opportunities.
• Evaluate solutions against enterprise security standards, policies, and regulatory requirements.
• Provide security guidance for secure deployment and adoption of cloud and SaaS services.

Security Standards & Governance

• Map OCI and SaaS implementations to enterprise controls and industry frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001, CSA CCM, CIS).
• Validate compliance with secure configuration baselines and reference architectures.
• Support development and maintenance of OCI and SaaS security standards, guardrails, and onboarding requirements.
• Assess new cloud and SaaS capabilities and provide security recommendations.

Cloud & SaaS Security Engineering

• Support implementation of OCI-native security controls and governance capabilities.
• Assist with security automation through Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) and policy-as-code frameworks.
• Support deployment and integration of security monitoring, posture management, and compliance capabilities.
• Partner with platform engineering teams to embed security into deployment and operational processes.

SaaS Security Governance

• Perform SaaS onboarding assessments and certification reviews.
• Evaluate SaaS architecture, integrations, data flows, and security controls.
• Conduct SaaS posture reviews and assess configuration drift, identity governance, and data protection controls.
• Support SaaS inventory management, Shadow IT discovery, and vendor security assessments.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner with cloud engineering, architecture, Dev Ops, security operations, compliance, procurement, and risk teams.
• Document findings, recommendations, and evidence to support governance and certification decisions.
• Provide security expertise during design reviews, onboarding activities, exception management, and remediation efforts.

• 8+ years in Cybersecurity/Cloud Security
• 3–5+ years securing Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) or equivalent cloud platforms
• Experience performing cloud security assessments, governance, and security architecture reviews
• Enterprise cloud security, consulting, or regulated industries (Financial Services, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Retail)
• Experience supporting cloud transformation and SaaS onboarding initiatives

Technical Security Domains Reviewed:

• Identity & Access Management (IAM)
• Network Security
• Data Protection & Encryption
• Logging & Monitoring
• Compute & Container Security
• API Security
• SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM)
• AI / GenAI Security
• Third-Party & Vendor Risk
• Proven experience performing cloud security assessments within OCI or comparable cloud platforms.
• Experience conducting SaaS security reviews and certifications.
• Strong understanding of:
• Identity & Access Management
• Network Security
• Data Protection
• Cloud Logging & Monitoring
• Container & Platform Security
• Familiarity with OCI security services, SSPM platforms, CASB technologies, and cloud governance frameworks.
• Experience reviewing Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) and cloud architecture designs.
• Strong comprehension of cloud shared responsibility models and secure-by-design principles.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Certifications:
  
  Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) certifications.
• Direct experience with OCI Cloud Guard, Security Zones, Oracle SaaS platforms, and SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM).
• Experience with Policy-as-Code, automated compliance tooling, Git Hub, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud security automation.
• Experience supporting AI/GenAI security assessments.
• 10.00 Years of Experience

• Health Benefits
• Referral Program

Excellent growth and advancement opportunities