Cloud Security Engineer, Staff

Company: Qualcomm
Location: San Diego
Posted on: April 21, 2025

Job Description:

Company:QT Technologies Ireland LimitedJob Area:Information Technology Group, Information Technology Group > Cyber Security EngineeringGeneral Summary:You will be collaborating with our engineering team to refine and enhance our security strategies across our large, diverse cloud ecosystem. From your current skillset to those you obtain, your expertise will be utilized to drive the future of our cloud security software. You'll play a key role in expanding our product roadmap, automating escalations and remediations, and offering insight into potential threats along with their mitigations. You'll also be involved in taking the knowledge you have and gain from our own CI/CD and DevOps processes and apply them practically to contribute to and solve real-world problems with dynamic business units and functions. Tying together information from multiple information sources to assist with operational and risk metrics, dashboards, and reporting to highlight overall security posture, risks, and opportunities with users, service teams, and leadership, emphasizing transparency and open communication. There are many exciting aspects, opportunities, and challenges you will face as a member of the team.Minimum Qualifications:--- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of cybersecurity-relevant work experience.ORHigh school diploma or equivalent and 5+ years of cybersecurity-relevant work experience.Physical Requirements:--- Frequently transports and installs equipment up to 40 lbs.Responsibilities

• Work with the internal team on creating best practices and integrating security considerations in the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
• Analyze events and develop policies within the cloud security platform.
• Leverage infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation to automate the provisioning and management of cloud resources.
• Assist with security baselines, principles, and strategies.
• Participate in the planning and execution of cloud security roadmaps.
• Partner with the cloud team to securely organize and manage cloud account lifecycle, access, security controls, and policies.
• Leverage programming skills to develop tools that streamline security processes and reduce operational overhead.
• Design and implement container security and container security orchestration best practices.
• Design and implement SaaS security posture management (SSPM).Preferred QualificationsQualcomm values people from all walks of life and backgrounds. We understand not everyone will meet all the below qualifications on day one. That's okay! If you're passionate about technology and want to grow your skills, if you cover even some of these preferences - we encourage you to apply.
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or other related fields and 3+ years of Cybersecurity relevant work experience OR 5+ years Cybersecurity-relevant work experience without a bachelor's degree.
  • 5+ years of programming experience (Python preferred)
  • 3+ years working in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Strong understanding of cloud security best practices, threat modeling, and offensive techniques.
  • Strong understanding of and experience with CI/CD pipelines.
  • Fundamental understanding of and experience with Scrum/Agile development.
  • Certifications are a plus but not required (e.g., AWS Certified Security Specialty, Azure Security Engineer, Google Cloud Security Engineer, Docker Certified Container Security Expert, Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist).*References to a particular number of years experience are for indicative purposes only. Applications from candidates with equivalent experience will be considered, provided that the candidate can demonstrate an ability to fulfill the principal duties of the role and possesses the required competencies.To all Staffing and Recruiting Agencies: Our Careers Site is only for individuals seeking a job at Qualcomm. Staffing and recruiting agencies and individuals being represented by an agency are not authorized to use this site or to submit profiles, applications or resumes, and any such submissions will be considered unsolicited. Qualcomm does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from agencies. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Qualcomm employees or any other company location. Qualcomm is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/applications.
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