Cloud Security Engineer

Posted Thursday, September 10, 2026 at 10:00 AM Who We Are Magnit is the future of work. Serving hundreds of the world’s most recognizable brands for the past 30+ years, Magnit offers the industry’s first holistic platform for the modern workforce. Magnit's integrated workforce management (IWM) platform supported by data, software, intelligence, and best-in-class services team is key to our clients’ success. It can adapt quickly to regional or industry economic shifts, and provides the speed, scale, flexibility, transparency, and expertise required to meet an organization’s contingent workforce management, talent strategy and broader organization goals. At Magnit, you’ll work with passionate colleagues who collaborate and deliver meaningful results that positively transform the largest companies around the globe. About the Role We're hiring a Cloud Security Engineer to strengthen the security posture of our multi-cloud environment and serve as a trusted technical advisor across engineering, SOC, and executive stakeholders. You'll lead threat modeling and attack-path analysis across AWS and Azure, tune AI-driven detections, and translate complex security findings into clear, prioritized remediation plans. This is a high-impact role for someone who can move fluently between deep technical analysis and executive-level communication. What You'll Do Conduct security architecture reviews and discovery sessions across enterprise AWS and Azure environments to identify control gaps and validate the effectiveness of existing controls. Perform threat modeling and attack-path analysis, mapping adversarial behavior to MITRE ATT&CK and CIS Critical Security Controls to surface lateral movement, credential abuse, and insider threat risks. Tune AI-driven anomaly detection and behavioral analytics models to reduce false positives and improve triage accuracy for the SOC. Partner with Solutions Architects, Cloud Engineering, and Application Security teams to design secure deployment patterns aligned to enterprise compliance and risk requirements. Deliver evidence-based findings and security briefings to both technical audiences (SOC analysts, engineers) and executive stakeholders. Resolve complex multi-cloud security escalations end-to-end, partnering across cloud engineering and customer security teams. Translate recurring control gaps into actionable feedback that influences platform security roadmaps and expands coverage across regulated environments. What You'll Bring Required: 2+ years of hands-on cloud security experience across AWS and/or Azure (hybrid cloud environments a plus). Demonstrated experience with threat modeling, attack-path analysis, and security architecture reviews. Working knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK, CIS Critical Security Controls, and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. Experience with AI-driven or behavioral anomaly detection platforms (Darktrace, Vectra, ExtraHop, or similar). Strong grasp of IAM fundamentals: least privilege, zero-trust architecture, and RBAC. Ability to translate technical findings into prioritized, business-aligned recommendations for executive audiences. Preferred: Cloud certifications such as AWS Cloud Practitioner (or higher) and Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) or above. Vendor-specific detection or analyst certifications (e.g., Darktrace Cyber Analyst). Exposure to privacy and compliance frameworks (CPRA, CPA, VCDPA, GDPR) and tools like OneTrust. Experience working with regulated enterprise customers or in a customer-facing technical role. Familiarity with threat intelligence enrichment tools (VirusTotal or equivalent). Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Information Management, or equivalent practical experience. Compensation: Salary range is $80,000-$86,000 USD annually. What Success Looks Like In your first 6 months, you'll have led security architecture reviews across our highest-risk cloud workloads, measurably reduced detection false-positive rates, and established yourself as a go-to advisor for both engineering leadership and the SOC. Why Join Us Direct ownership of security outcomes in a modern multi-cloud environment. Visible work that reaches engineering, executive, and (where applicable) customer audiences. Strong investment in continued certification and conference attendance. Competitive compensation, equity, and comprehensive benefits. What Magnit will Offer You At Magnit,you’ll be joining an innovative, high-growth environment and can quickly make an impact to help transform the largest companies in the world. You will work with passionate colleagues who collaborate and deliver. Magnit offers all employees the opportunity for growth and development, and we want individuals to fulfill their potential and blaze their own trails! Magnit will offer you a competitive benefits package, including unlimited PTO, medical, dental, and vision coverage, retirement planning, as well as discounts and perks for tickets, travel, merchandise and more! Magnit encourages employees to participate in giving back, and we will match employee contributions to favorite charities and support corporate volunteering hours to make a difference in your community! If this role isn’t for you Stay in touch, we will let you know when we have new positions on the team. To see a complete list of our open career opportunities please visit https://magnitglobal.com/us/en/company/careers.html To do our best work we need different viewpoints. Therefore, we celebrate diversity and embrace inclusion. As an equal opportunity employer, we are dedicated to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We strive to ensure that we maintain a positive and enriching work environment for all. By applying to this role, you consent to Magnit safely storing and managing your personal data. Please read this link to learn more. https://magnitglobal.com/us/en/privacy-notice.html