Lead Cloud Security Analyst

About This Role

As a Lead Cloud Security Analyst, you will be a key individual contributor bridging Deloitte's cybersecurity expertise and cloud engineering execution. This role focuses on hands-on contributions, championing embedded collaboration, addressing complex risks, and guiding strategic alignment between cyber and infrastructure domains. You will serve as a thought leader, technical consultant, and trusted advisor across teams, delivering best-in-class solutions for dynamic business needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead embedded collaboration by proactively advising, aligning, and executing security and infrastructure resources as project needs evolve.
• Provide expert solution architecture support by collaborating with architecture, engineering, and network teams on cloud architecture, micro-segmentation, agent scanning, and burn-down strategies.
• Conduct comprehensive risk reviews for cloud and infrastructure solutions, identifying gaps and opportunities for proactive remediation.
• Drive rigorous ongoing feedback loops with embedded teams to ensure day-to-day cyber alignment, minimize project drift, and reduce rework.
• Assess and recommend embedding intensity across teams and provide consultative input on workforce planning and talent optimization.
• Mentor and guide less experienced analysts, reinforcing a culture of learning, agility, and business partnership.
• Proactively communicate risks, priorities, and achievements to senior stakeholders and translate technical challenges into actionable business guidance.

Requirements

• Legal authorization to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship
• 5+ years' hands-on experience in cloud engineering, cybersecurity, or infrastructure
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, IT, or related field

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, IT, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years' hands-on experience in cloud engineering, cybersecurity, or infrastructure, ideally in large-scale, cross-functional environments.

Nice to Have

• Advanced experience with Azure, AWS, and/or Google Cloud Platform, including architecture and automation
• Hands-on expertise with DevOps and CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Jira, Bamboo, TFS, and TeamCity
• Proven experience with micro-segmentation solutions, including policy design, deployment, and tuning
• Practical working knowledge of Docker containers and microservices architecture
• Proficiency with configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet) and packaging programs (MSI, rpm, etc.)
• Familiarity with both SQL and NoSQL databases and cloud/hybrid application architectures
• Strong understanding of networking, firewalls, load balancers, and network traffic analysis tools (e.g., Wireshark)
• Experience with virtualization technologies such as VMware and Hyper-V
• Deep knowledge of security controls, best practices for resilient operations, and frameworks like zero trust, NIST, and CIS
• Recognized technical authority in at least one major cloud platform (Azure, AWS, GCP)
• Demonstrated expertise in designing, implementing, and securing cloud infrastructure and security architectures
• Strong proficiency with DevOps, automation, and security frameworks (Zero Trust, NIST, CIS)
• Exceptional technical, analytical, documentation, and communication skills
• Understanding of Infrastructure as Code, Automation, and Orchestration
• Demonstrated ability to mentor peers, lead process improvements, and contribute to organizational best practices

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits