Cyber Security Specialist - W2 Only

Role: CyberSecurity Specialist

Location: Hybrid - Phoenix, AZ

W2 Position

What are the top 3 skills required for this role?

• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Security
• Cloud Security Assessment
• SaaS Security Governance
• IAM & Data Protection
• SSPM & Cloud Security Tools

Name

Cloud Security

AWS - IAM

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

SaaS and Cloud Enablement

Job Description/ Responsibilities Cloud Security Engineer OCI & SaaS Security

Role Purpose

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.

Key Responsibilities

• 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 architectures, 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, DevOps, 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.

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

Qualifications & Skills

Required Experience & Skills

Cloud Assessment: Proven experience performing cloud security assessments within OCI or comparable cloud platforms.

SaaS Governance: Experience conducting SaaS security reviews and certifications.

Core Security Concepts: Strong understanding of

• Identity & Access Management
• Network Security
• Data Protection
• Cloud Logging & Monitoring
• Container & Platform Security

Tooling & Frameworks: Familiarity with OCI security services, SSPM platforms, CASB technologies, and cloud governance frameworks.

Infrastructure as Code: Experience reviewing Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) and cloud architecture designs.

Foundational Knowledge: Strong comprehension of cloud shared responsibility models and secure-by-design principles.

Soft Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Experience

Certifications: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) certifications.

Oracle & SaaS Ecosystem: Direct experience with OCI Cloud Guard, Security Zones, Oracle SaaS platforms, and SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM).

Automation: Experience with Policy-as-Code, automated compliance tooling, GitHub, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud security automation.

Emerging Tech: Experience supporting AI/GenAI security

assessments.