Cloud Security Engineer

Amach is an industry‑leading technology‑driven company with headquarters located in Dublin and remote teams in the UK and Europe.

Our blended teams of local and nearshore talent are optimised to deliver high quality and collaborative solutions.

Established in 2013, we specialise in cloud migration and development, digital transformation including agile software development, DevOps, automation, data and machine learning.

As a Cloud Security Engineer within the Cyber Engineering & Architecture function, this role owns the definition, governance and continuous improvement of our customer's cloud security posture across IaaS, PaaS and SaaS services. This hands‑on role provides security architecture, standards and control governance for cloud platforms, ensuring secure‑by‑design patterns, guardrails and posture management that protect critical services and data while enabling rapid delivery. In addition to deep expertise in cloud security, the role holder is expected to collaborate and support with the wider Cyber Engineering team, supporting resilience in cyber domains, and creating an integrated strategy to protect applications, assets and data.

This is a hybrid role, so the successful candidate will be expected to attend the office in Dublin at least once a week.

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• 5+ years in cloud security / cyber engineering roles.
  
• Proven hands‑on experience securing cloud environments using native security controls and patterns (IAM, networking, logging, encryption).
  
• Experience with Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), building compliance detection and enforcement policies, and remediation of cloud misconfigurations.
  
• Experience working with Cloud Operations teams to implement security standards via change and delivery processes.
  
• Cloud security certifications (e.g., AWS Security Specialty, CCSP, or equivalent).
  
• Direct experience with shared responsibility models and secure cloud architecture patterns.
  
• Ability to define pragmatic security standards and blueprints that enable delivery teams to reduce risk.
  
• Strong capability in security control design for IAM, network security, data protection and resilience within cloud environments.
  
• Comfortable working with automation and infrastructure‑as‑code concepts to reduce manual control drift.
  
• Hands‑on experience with Cloud Security Posture Management platforms e.g. Palo Prisma Cloud, CrowdStrike CSPM
  

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• Own cloud security policies, standards, secure‑by‑design architectures and baseline control requirements across IaaS, PaaS and SaaS.
  
• Define and govern cloud security posture management requirements and remediation workflows (including risk‑based prioritisation and exception handling).
  
• Establish secure cloud architecture patterns for network segmentation, IAM design, secrets management, encryption, key management and secure connectivity.
  
• Ensure cloud logging and monitoring requirements are defined and implemented to enable protective monitoring and incident investigation.
  
• Partner with Cloud Ops to embed automated guardrails and policy‑as‑code where appropriate, reducing manual control drift and enabling scale.
  
• Act as cloud security SME for incidents and high‑risk findings, supporting containment and root‑cause remediation.
  
• Provide security architecture reviews for new cloud services and significant changes, ensuring alignment to standards and enterprise architecture.
  
• Collaborate with Cyber Defence to ensure cloud telemetry and detections are aligned with monitoring coverage and response playbooks.
  
• Contribute to cloud security awareness and enablement for delivery teams (secure patterns, anti‑patterns, and reusable blueprints).
  
• Support multi‑cloud risk assessments and third‑party SaaS security reviews where required.
  

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• An opportunity to join a fast‑growing company
  
• Options for career advancement
  
• Learning and development opportunities
  
• Flexible working environment
  
• Competitive salaries based on experience
  

Amach is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. This job description is intended to convey essential responsibilities and qualifications for this role, but it is not an exhaustive list of tasks that an employee may be required to perform. xcfaprz

If you are passionate about driving customer success, advising on strategic solutions, and contributing to product innovation, we would love to hear from you!

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