Sr Cloud & Security Engineer

Join our team as a Senior Cloud & Security Engineer and lead the design, implementation, and protection of our modern cloud infrastructure.

In this role, you’ll strengthen security posture, drive best practices, and partner across teams to ensure scalable, resilient solutions.

You’ll bring deep expertise in cloud platforms and cybersecurity, with a proactive mindset for identifying risks and optimizing performance.

If you’re passionate about safeguarding systems while enabling innovation, this is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

Apply today to help us build a secure, future-ready environment.

Position Summary

Join Delta Dental of Missouri as a Cloud and Security Engineer! We’re looking for an experienced professional to manage complex technical issues, mentor junior staff, and drive program enhancements.

This role will act as a bridge between the security and infrastructure teams.

You will also consult with internal stakeholders on emerging projects to ensure solutions are delivered securely. 

Essential Functions and Job Responsibilities

• Technical Engineering / Platform Security

o Develop and maintain secure, resilient enterprise-grade cloud processes in tandem with architects and system engineers, such as zero-trust security architectures, defense-in-depth design patterns, and enforcing least-privilege. 

o Secure business applications and computing environments across public, private or hybrid cloud infrastructures, enabling the business operators to work effectively and safely.

o Deploy strong identity and access management (IDAM) controls across applications and computing environments.

o Assist in the day-to-day implementation, monitoring and operational support of hardware, software, customer applications, managed solutions and service provider relationships.

This may include but not be limited to: email gateway, secure web gateway/CASB, DLP, SIEM, Disaster Recovery, and antimalware solutions. 

o Maintain a consistent, secure environment, using or implementing automation where possible.

Conduct rigorous oversight of security systems and security configuration administration to reduce risk to enterprise systems and accounts.

• Project and Business Consulting

o Protect business applications in compliance with privacy, security, business resiliency and compliance frameworks as defined in corporate policies.

o Attend regular technical project and implementation meetings, and serve as the security consultant to help guide secure application and infrastructure configurations.

o Assist in the assessment, development, design, and implementation of secure AI tools and technologies across the organization. 

• Incident Response

o Act as a key figure in incident response to track occurrence and resolution, with strict documentation and reporting as well as engagement with security operations and incident response teams.

• Program Management

o Actively monitor, assess and recommend tactical and strate...