Cloud Engineer – Cybersecurity

Position Overview

At MPC, we’re committed to being a great place to work – one that welcomes new ideas, encourages diverse perspectives, develops our people, and fosters a collaborative team environment.
The Cloud Engineer supports the Cloud Foundation value stream within the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure IT organization by designing, implementing, and operationalizing secure cloud platforms. This role strengthens cloud security posture across compute, storage/backup, identity, and network services through capabilities such as CSPM, CNAPP, micro‑segmentation, automation, and Infrastructure as Code. Working as part of a scaled‑agile team, the engineer collaborates with platform engineers, cybersecurity partners, and application teams to embed security controls into cloud services from design through operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Assesses current technology and contributes to developing a road map toward continual improvement and efficiency gains.
• Actively participates in performance optimization projects for cloud‑based systems and services through conducting cost analysis for specific cloud infrastructure components and applications.
• Assists with the implementation of service monitoring and partners with infrastructure support and development teams to ensure continuous availability and operational continuity of critical systems.
• Supports all aspects of the cloud development life cycle for cloud solutions, including planning, requirements, development, testing, and quality assurance.
• Supports the development team by resolving moderately complex developer issues in a timely and accurate fashion.
• Executes troubleshooting of incidents, identifies root causes, resolves and documents problems, and implements preventive measures while providing high‑availability operational support.
• Develops build and release processes.
• Undertakes system configurations and baselines to support secure application development and software control best practices.
• Writes and delivers automation scripts and cloud infrastructure as code to ensure standardization, reliability, scalability, continuity, and consistency in resource deployments and maintenance.
• Implements and manages cloud security controls across compute, networking, identity, storage, and backup services in alignment with enterprise security standards.
• Monitors cloud security posture, investigates findings, and collaborates with engineering and operations teams to drive remediation.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, related field, or equivalent experience required.
• Two (2) or more years of relevant experience, preferably in cloud security, cloud engineering, or infrastructure security.
• Practical experience with CSPM, CNAPP concepts, secure cloud architecture, and cloud security controls is highly preferred.
• Experience working with automation and Infrastructure as Code to deploy or manage cloud resources securely.
• Familiarity with micro‑segmentation, network security concepts, and zero‑trust principles.

Benefits & Perks

• Health, Vision & Dental Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• 401k Matching Program
• Paid Parental Leave
• Educational Reimbursement
• Eligible for a Discretionary Company-Sponsored Annual Bonus Program