Cyber Cloud Solution Engineer Lead/Staff

American Electric Power • Columbus, OH

1d • $116,255 - $177,503 • Onsite

About The Position

Part of a larger team delivering high quality technology solutions to the business. Design, develop and install software solutions. Build high-quality, innovative and fully performing software in compliance with internal architecture, development & design standards & best practices. Design, modify, develop, write, implement and troubleshoot software programming applications. Support and/or install software applications. Participate in the testing process through test review and analysis, test witnessing and certification of software. Works within a Waterfall or Agile methodology/framework based team. Collaborates heavily with Project Management, Business Analyst and Infrastructure Job Families.
As an Advanced Cloud Security Engineer, you will serve as a technical anchor for our enterprise cloud defense strategy. Your primary mission will be engineering, implementing, and monitoring robust security guardrails within our Amazon Web Services (AWS) ecosystems, while providing critical secondary security engineering support across our multi-cloud footprint, including Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). In this role, you won't just be managing alerts—you will be treating infrastructure as code, embedding security directly into the CI/CD pipeline, and defining policy as code to enforce continuous compliance. Additionally, you will play a key role in managing and optimizing our third party SSE (Security Service Edge) platform to seamlessly secure data, web, and cloud access across AWS, Azure, and GCP environments.

Requirements

• Deep, hands-on technical understanding and operational compatibility with the following:
• Native AWS Security Ecosystem: Comprehensive understanding of AWS security services, including but not limited to: AWS IAM (complex policies, permission boundaries, organizations), AWS GuardDuty, AWS Security Hub, AWS Config, AWS CloudTrail, KMS, Macie, and Network Firewall.
• Multi-Cloud Fundamentals: Functional technical competency and architectural understanding of security controls in Azure (Entra ID, Microsoft Defender for Cloud), GCP (Security Command Center, IAM), and OCI (Identity and Access Management, Cloud Guard).
• Automation & Code: Strong proficiency in IaC tools (specifically Terraform or AWS CloudFormation) and a deep understanding of PaC frameworks (such as Open Policy Agent/Rego, AWS CloudFormation Guard, or HashiCorp Sentinel) to enforce compliance before deployment.
• Enterprise Networking & SASE/SSE: Foundational understanding of cloud routing, VPC/VNet peering, CASB (Cloud Access Security Broker), Secure Web Gateway (SWG), and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) concepts.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related technical field is required.
• 8 years of relevant work experience is required for Solutions Engineer Staff (SG9).
• 10 years of relevant work experience is required for Solutions Engineer Lead (SG10).

Nice To Haves

• Direct, hands-on experience configuring, tuning, and deploying a SASE/SSE platform (CASB, SWG, DLP) across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Proven track record of building automated compliance pipelines that block non-compliant code and infrastructure from being merged into production.
• Experience shifting organizations from reactive security monitoring to proactive cloud security posture management (CSPM) and continuous compliance.
• AWS Certified Security – Specialty
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
• CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional) / CISSP
• Other AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure certifications.
• CCIPS, CCSP, CERT Incident Response Process Professional
• CISM, CISSP, CNDA, CNPS
• GIAC Certifications (e.g., GCIH, GCIP, GSEC, GREM)
• Other vendor-specific cloud certifications.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain enterprise-grade security controls utilizing third party SSE and native AWS security services.
• Provide primary to AWS / secondary security engineering, posture management, and threat detection support for Azure, GCP, and OCI environments.
• Work with our Cloud Engineering group to help operationalize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Policy as Code (PaC) to automate security guardrails, vulnerability scanning, and compliance checks.
• Architect and maintain policies within the third party SSE platform to protect corporate data and govern cloud applications across our primary cloud environments.
• Partner with our SOC to investigate cloud-specific security incidents, develop automated remediation playbooks, and conduct threat-modeling exercises.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Unique comprehensive benefits package that aims to support and enhance the overall well-being of our employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior