Cybersecurity
Cloud Security Engineer
Secures cloud workloads, identities and network boundaries.
Overview
This role sits between cloud engineering and security. It combines identity design, network segmentation, monitoring and compliance in cloud environments, and usually follows experience in either cloud or security operations.
Core skills
Identity and access management
Security
Authentication, authorisation, MFA and least-privilege design.
Security operations
Security
Monitoring, log analysis, alert triage and incident response.
Cloud architecture
Cloud
Designing resilient, cost-aware workloads on public cloud platforms.
Risk and compliance
Governance
Risk assessment, frameworks, policies and audit readiness.
Recommended certifications
Entry-level certifications
CompTIA Security+
CompTIA • SY0-701 • Associate
Security baseline before specialising in cloud security.
Intermediate certifications
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
Microsoft • AZ-104 • Associate
Identity and resource control in Azure.
Advanced certifications
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
AWS • SAA-C03 • Associate
Architecture context for securing AWS workloads.