Cloud Security Engineer- Las Vegas, NV

Cloud Security Engineer- Las Vegas, NV

Engineering and Product | Security Engineering

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Position Summary

Our Deloitte Cyber team understands the unique challenges and opportunities businesses face in cybersecurity. Join our team to deliver powerful solutions to help our clients navigate the ever-changing threat landscape. Through powerful solutions and managed services that simplify complexity, we enable our clients to operate with resilience, grow with confidence, and proactively manage to secure success.

The team

Deloitte’s Government and Public Services (GPS) practice – our people, ideas, technology and outcomes—is designed for impact. Serving federal, state, & local government clients as well as public higher education institutions, our team of over 15,000+ professionals brings fresh perspective to help clients anticipate disruption, reimagine the possible, and fulfill their mission promise.  

Our Cyber Defense & Resilience offering assists clients in defending against advanced threats by transforming security operations, monitoring technology, data analytics, and threat intelligence. Helps manage and protect dynamic attack surfaces and provides rapid crisis and cyber incident response, ensuring clients can be ready for, respond to, and recover from business disruptions.

 
Work you will do:

Are you interested in improving the cyber and organizational risk profiles of leading companies? Do you want to be involved in delivering cybersecurity? Deloitte is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer who will be responsible for deep cybersecurity expertise with automation capabilities to strengthen the security posture, enforce compliance, and streamline operations across Azure, VMware VCF, and on-premise infrastructure. The ideal candidate will design, deploy, and maintain secure architectures, implement automation workflows, and contribute to Zero Trust and DevSecOps initiatives across the agency. 

• Serve as subject matter expert (SME) for cloud security incidents, coordinating with Cyber Operations and SCA teams.
• Integrate security scanning tools into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Gitlab, SonarQube, Trivy).
• Support and enhance Zero Trust architecture implementations, including Conditional Access, PIM, and Identity Governance.
• Perform cloud compliance checks aligned with DoD and FedRAMP baselines (NIST 800-53, RMF).
• Monitor and manage cloud-native SIEM (e.g., Azure Sentinel, SPLUNK) and log analytics for threat detection and operational insights.
• Automate security and operational tasks through scripting and platform-native automation (e.g., Logic Apps, PowerShell, Python).
• Contribute to risk assessments, ATO documentation, and policy enforcement strategies.
• Assist with token management, certificate renewal automation, and credential lifecycle tasks.
• Support performance monitoring, system patching, and endpoint protection across the cloud landscape

Qualifications:

Required 

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ years of related experience required.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
• Must have Active TS – Q clearance required.
• Must be local to Las Vegas, NV and able to come onsite 5 days a week in Las Vegas, NV.
• 5+ years of experience in the following:
• Cybersecurity Expertise and Automation.
• Designing and implementing automated operations across IL2/IL3 / IL4 environments using tools like Azure Policy, VMWARE Auria, and Gitlab.
• Experience in Microsoft Azure, including security and identity management.
• Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for repeatable, secure cloud deployments using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.
• Proficient with IaC tools (Terraform, Bicep) and automation scripting (PowerShell, Python).
• DoD cybersecurity frameworks (RMF, NIST 800-53, STIGs).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Gitlab, and security integration.
• Strong understanding of networking, firewalls, and role-based access control (RBAC).
• Analyzing logs and security alerts and develop proactive countermeasures.

 
Preferred:

• Master's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience with cloud security architectures (AWS, Azure).
• Proficiency with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of DevSecOps practices.

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $93,225 to $155,375.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

As used in this posting, "Deloitte" means Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics LLP, a subsidiary of Deloitte LLP. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.

Information for applicants with a need for accommodation: https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/careers/articles/join-deloitte-assistance-for-disabled-applicants.html

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As used in this posting, “Deloitte Advisory” means Deloitte & Touche LLP, which provides audit and enterprise risk services; Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP, which provides forensic, dispute, and other consulting services; and its affiliate, Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics LLP, which provides a wide range of advisory and analytics services. Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics LLP is not a certified public accounting firm. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries. These entities are separate subsidiaries of Deloitte LLP.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.

Requisition code: 304982 Job ID 304982