Cloud Security Engineer Resume Example

“Cloud security engineer with 5 years securing multi-cloud environments across AWS, Azure, and GCP. Expert in cloud security posture management, IAM governance, and automating compliance controls, with experience protecting infrastructure serving regulated industries (fintech, healthcare).”

• Rolled out Wiz for CSPM across 150+ AWS accounts. Remediated 2,000+ misconfigurations in 6 months
• Designed the IAM governance framework with automated access reviews. Over-privileged accounts dropped 80%
• Built automated compliance scanning that checks 500+ CIS benchmark controls. Maintains a 97% score for SOC 2
• Created container security standards and scanning for 300+ Kubernetes workloads. Blocked 150+ vulnerable images from deploying
• Wrote cloud incident response playbooks for 15 attack scenarios with automated evidence collection and forensic imaging
• Responsible for reviewing all Terraform changes that affect security groups, IAM policies, or encryption settings
• Worked with engineering teams to set up proper AWS account boundaries and service control policies for each team
• Managed the cloud security tooling stack - Wiz, Prisma Cloud, and custom Python scripts for gap coverage
• On-call for cloud security incidents. Investigated unauthorized access attempts, exposed buckets, and suspicious API calls

Include these keywords in your resume to pass Applicant Tracking Systems.

• AWS Certified Security - Specialty
• CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional)
• CKS (Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist)