Lead AWS IAM Security Engineer

EPAM Systems • New York, NY

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About The Position

We are looking for a specialized Cloud Security Engineer to secure our next-generation multi-region architecture. In this role, you will architect, implement, and automate robust security controls across AWS — spanning enterprise IAM, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), secrets management, and cloud security posture management (CSPM) — while ensuring strict compliance for PCI-scoped fintech workloads.

Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience with AWS CDK and TypeScript for security-as-code automation
• Deep expertise in AWS Private CA (HSM-backed), ACM, mTLS trust stores, automated certificate issuance/rotation/revocation, and PayPal Security compliance workflows
• Proficiency with Amazon GuardDuty, Security Hub (AWS FSBP, CIS, NIST benchmarks), Macie, and IAM Access Analyzer
• Experience supporting strict PCI-scoped fintech audits and CSPM frameworks
• Advanced IAM expertise (roles, trust policies, permission boundaries, SCPs, IRSA/EKS Pod Identity), Secrets Manager, External Secrets Operator, and KMS/MRK envelope encryption
• SAST tools (SonarQube, CodeQL), Dependabot, and software supply chain security (image signing and provenance via Cosign/SLSA) integrated with CDK & TypeScript

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Wiz (CSPM/CNAPP)
• Advanced deployments of AWS Private CA (PCA) and complex KMS key hierarchies

Responsibilities

• Design and enforce secure AWS IAM policies, roles, permission boundaries, Service Control Policies (SCPs), and EKS Pod Identity / IRSA configurations
• Implement and manage security monitoring and posture tools including Amazon GuardDuty, AWS Security Hub, AWS CloudTrail, Macie, and IAM Access Analyzer
• Build and manage automated certificate lifecycle workflows using AWS Private CA (FIPS 140-2 Level 3 HSM-backed), ACM, and mTLS trust stores, coordinating closely with the client's Security approvals
• Secure sensitive data using AWS KMS (including Multi-Region Keys), Secrets Manager, and the External Secrets Operator

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed