Cloud Security EngineerOCI & SaaS Security

Job Title: Cloud Security Engineer–OCI & SaaS Security

Location: Phoenix, AZ

Duration: Long term contract

Job Description:

• The Cloud Security Engineer performs security reviews of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) services, Oracle SaaS platforms, and third-party
• SaaS solutions to ensure alignment with enterprise security standards, regulatory requirements, and risk management practices.
• This role evaluates cloud and SaaS solutions across infrastructure, platform, application, and data layers, providing actionable security guidance
• to support secure-by-design adoption, governance, certification, and onboarding processes.
• The position also provides engineering support for OCI security capabilities and SaaS security governance programs, helping to establish security
• guardrails, automate controls, and improve consistency and scalability across cloud and SaaS environments.

Key Responsibilities:

Cloud & SaaS Security Assessment

• Conduct security reviews of OCI services, SaaS applications, architectures, integrations, and configurations.

• Identify security risks, control gaps, and remediation opportunities.

• Evaluate solutions against enterprise security standards, policies, and regulatory requirements.

• Provide security guidance for secure deployment and adoption of cloud and SaaS services.

Security Domains Reviewed

• Identity & Access Management (IAM)

• Network Security

• Data Protection & Encryption

• Logging & Monitoring

• Compute & Container Security

• API Security

• SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM)

• AI / GenAI Security

• Third-Party & Vendor Risk

Security Standards & Governance

• Map OCI and SaaS implementations to enterprise controls and industry frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001, CSA CCM, CIS).

• Validate compliance with secure configuration baselines and reference architectures.

• Support development and maintenance of OCI and SaaS security standards, guardrails, and onboarding requirements.

• Assess new cloud and SaaS capabilities and provide security recommendations.

Cloud & SaaS Security Engineering

• Support implementation of OCI-native security controls and governance capabilities.

• Assist with security automation through Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) and policy-as-code frameworks.

• Support deployment and integration of security monitoring, posture management, and compliance capabilities.

• Partner with platform engineering teams to embed security into deployment and operational processes.

SaaS Security Governance

• Perform SaaS onboarding assessments and certification reviews.

• Evaluate SaaS architectures, integrations, data flows, and security controls.

• Conduct SaaS posture reviews and assess configuration drift, identity governance, and data protection controls.

• Support SaaS inventory management, Shadow IT discovery, and vendor security assessments.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner with cloud engineering, architecture, DevOps, security operations, compliance, procurement, and risk teams.

• Document findings, recommendations, and evidence to support governance and certification decisions.

• Provide security expertise during design reviews, onboarding activities, exception management, and remediation efforts.

Required Experience & Skills:

• Experience performing cloud security assessments within OCI or comparable cloud platforms.

• Strong understanding of:

o Identity & Access Management

o Network Security

o Data Protection

o Cloud Logging & Monitoring

o Container & Platform Security

• Experience conducting SaaS security reviews and certifications.

• Familiarity with:

o OCI security services

o SSPM platforms

o CASB technologies

o Cloud governance frameworks

• Experience reviewing Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) and cloud architecture designs.

• Knowledge of cloud shared responsibility models and secure-by-design principles.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

 Preferred Experience

• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure certifications.

• Experience with:

o OCI Cloud Guard

o Security Zones

o Oracle SaaS platforms

o SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM)

o Policy-as-Code and automated compliance tooling

• Experience supporting AI/GenAI security assessments.

• Experience working with GitHub, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud security automation

Thanks & Regards

Saravanan

DMinds Solutions Inc.