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Cloud Security Engineer job description

This Cloud Security Engineer job description is the spec our practice leads vet against: 6 responsibilities, 6 requirements, 4 nice-to-haves. Copy it, or hire a vetted specialist.

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  1. Role summary
  2. Responsibilities
  3. Requirements
  4. Nice-to-have
  5. What this role costs, by market

Role summary

We are hiring a Cloud Security Engineer to secure our multi-cloud and sovereign-cloud estate. You will design secure landing zones, run posture management and workload protection, automate guardrails as code and prepare us for cloud incidents. Success means far fewer misconfigurations reaching production, continuous audit evidence for regulators and security that keeps pace with engineering delivery.

Responsibilities

  1. Design secure landing zones, network segmentation and identity boundaries.
  2. Implement CSPM / CNAPP, workload protection and Kubernetes security.
  3. Automate guardrails with policy-as-code and IaC scanning.
  4. Harden data residency, encryption and key management for regulated data.
  5. Lead cloud incident response and forensic readiness.
  6. Work with platform and product teams to fix root causes, not just alerts.

Requirements

  1. 4+ years in security engineering, with hands-on AWS, Azure or GCP security.
  2. Deep knowledge of cloud identity, networking and logging on at least one hyperscaler.
  3. Hands-on with Wiz, Prisma Cloud, Defender for Cloud or a comparable platform.
  4. Terraform and policy-as-code experience with OPA or similar.
  5. Solid Kubernetes security fundamentals.
  6. Ability to map controls to NCA ECC, SAMA CSF or ISO 27001.

Experience bands offered by Remote Pro Ai (years) Mid 4–⁠6 · Senior 6–⁠9 · Lead 9+

Nice-to-have

  1. CCSP, AWS Security Specialty or AZ-500 certification.
  2. Secrets management with HashiCorp Vault.
  3. Delivery on sovereign or in-Kingdom cloud regions.
  4. Cloud forensics and incident-response exercises.

What this role costs, by market

In-house figures are indicative annual gross salaries for a Senior-level direct hire, before employer costs such as social insurance, medical cover, visas, recruitment fees and equipment. Remote Pro Ai seats are monthly and all-inclusive. Remote Pro Ai’s base monthly rates for vetted Mid, Senior and Lead engineers are at least 30% below the median published by comparable vetted-talent vendors serving the GCC, and 37–⁠47% below the European and US medians (Remote Pro Ai price benchmark, October 2026). Design, marketing, business-development and sales seats are priced at the base band.

Senior level
MarketCur.In-houseannual salarySeatfrom, per monthSeat × 12from, per year
Saudi ArabiaSAR450,00025,200302,400
United Arab EmiratesAED498,00024,700296,400
QatarUSD—16,73080,760
United StatesUSD—16,73080,760
GermanyEUR—16,01072,120
United KingdomGBP88,2005,09061,080

“—” means we do not yet publish an in-house benchmark for that market. Remote Pro Ai pricing is quotation-based; VAT shown separately.

GCC & Egypt Tech Talent Salary & Rate Guide 2026, Remote Pro Ai Research estimates: the midpoint of the Senior monthly gross range × 12. Benchmarks are updated every October. Updated: October 2026.

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Frequently asked questions

Yes. The text is free to copy and adapt for your own vacancy, and the DOCX download keeps the formatting. It reflects the specification our practice leads use when they vet specialists for this role, so it doubles as a scope document when you brief stakeholders, recruiters or procurement.

Each responsibility and requirement maps to something we test. Candidates complete a live technical assessment scored by a practice lead, then a client-fit interview and reference checks. 3.4% of applicants pass 5 gates, and only those specialists appear on the shortlists we send.

Pay for the same role varies widely between Riyadh, Dubai and London, and employer costs differ again. Each figure is the annualised midpoint of the Senior range in our Salary & Rate Guide, so you can compare an in-house hire with an all-inclusive Remote Pro Ai seat on equal terms. Your exact Remote Pro Ai price comes from a quotation valid for 30 days.

Often, once employer costs and time-to-hire are counted: there is no placement fee, and the specialist starts within 4 working days instead of after a months-long search for a permanent hire. Remote Pro Ai’s base monthly rates for vetted Mid, Senior and Lead engineers are at least 30% below the median published by comparable vetted-talent vendors serving the GCC, and 37–⁠47% below the European and US medians (Remote Pro Ai price benchmark, October 2026).

Match the level to the scope. Mid specialists deliver well-defined work inside your architecture, Senior specialists own a component end to end, and Leads set direction and run the squad. This role is offered at Mid, Senior and Lead level, and the level line under Requirements shows the bands Remote Pro Ai can staff.