Cloud Security Engineer, Technology

NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.

We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and an audio, video and control platform. We focus on customer outcomes and drive growth and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior returns. Acuity Inc. is based in Atlanta, Georgia, with operations across North America, Europe and Asia. This position may be based anywhere in the United States and includes travel as part of the responsibilities.
Were seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to join the product security team and help secure our cloud applications and solutions within Microsoft Azure infrastructure. Working closely with engineering teams, you will assess cloud architectures, monitor internal and external threats, and analyze potential vulnerabilities across internal and cloud environments.
The role requires strong expertise in Cloud security, CNAPP, and modern DevSecOps practices, with a focus on proactively reducing risk across infrastructure, workloads, and application pipelines.
Cloud Security Architecture & CNAPP

Lead secure design and architecture reviews for cloud-native and distributed systems, including IoT-integrated platforms
Experience with leading CNAPP platforms such as Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Prisma Cloud, Wiz, Orca Security, or Lacework etc. Consequently, ability to drive Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) capabilities, including:

CSPM (Cloud Security Policies & Posture management)
CWPP (Runtime protection for VMs, Containers, Serverless applications)
Experience assessing identity and access architectures using Microsoft Entra ID and other identity providers, such as Okta, and guiding engineering teams on secure authentication, federation, single sign-on (SSO), and least-privilege access for users and workloads, including Microsoft Entra service principals and Azure managed identities.
Collaborate with engineering squads on integrating automated security checks and risk-based deployment gates into CI/CD pipelines to identify and address security risks before deployment.
Application security testing: Static application security testing (SAST) for source code, Dynamic application security testing (DAST) against running applications in authorized test environments, and Software composition analysis (SCA) for open-source dependencies and known vulnerabilities.
Container image scanning for known vulnerabilities and image configuration issues, and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) scanning for insecure resource configurations before deployment.
Policy-as-code guardrails that evaluate infrastructure configurations and deployment requests against defined security requirements, with risk-based enforcement and approved exception handling.

Basic familiarity with cloud security standards, reference architecture patterns, and reusable security controls; Exposure to supporting cloud security posture improvements and helping development teams strengthen their security practices.
Effectively document and communicate security assessment findings, recommendations, and remediation strategies to a diverse audience, including technical teams and non-technical business stakeholders, ensuring clarity and actionable guidance for all parties involved.
Demonstrable ability to analyze business direction and problems, understand long term vision and risk in developing strategic technical solutions.
Acuity offers generous benefits including health care, dental coverage, vision plans, 401K benefits, and commissions/incentive compensation depending on the role. We value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regards to race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity or national origin, disability, pregnancy, religion, covered veteran status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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