Cloud Security Engineer (AWS)

About the role

Pedestal Health (formerly Target RWE) combines deep health system partnerships, longitudinal data curation at scale, and modern study design to build continuous, high-quality evidence for life sciences organizations. The company partners with pharmaceutical and biotech companies, providers, and payers to generate rigorous, multimodal evidence that supports clinical, regulatory, and strategic decision-making across the full lifecycle of care. Pedestal Health is committed to advancing medical decision-making to improve outcomes for patients.

Responsibilities

• Assess AWS environments to identify security risks, control gaps, and configuration issues.
• Design, implement, and improve cloud security controls, including identity and access management, network security, encryption, logging, and monitoring.
• Support cloud security architecture reviews for new and existing solutions and provide recommendations aligned to security and compliance requirements.
• Investigate cloud security events and findings, analyze root causes, and support remediation activities with engineering and operations teams.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, standards, baselines, and reports related to cloud security controls and cloud risk management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a similar technical field.
• Experience implementing or assessing security controls in Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Experience with cloud identity and access management, network security, encryption, logging, monitoring, and configuration management.
• Experience using cloud-native security tools, security posture management tools, or infrastructure as code tools.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience supporting cloud security, cloud engineering, or cloud infrastructure.
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product.
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to provide clear guidance to others.

Skills

• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with scripting or automation using Python, CDK, PowerShell, Bash, or Terraform.
• Experience with container security, Kubernetes, or DevSecOps practices.
• Experience with security frameworks and benchmarks such as National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Center for Internet Security (CIS), or International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

Benefits

Hybrid work — 3 days/week in our brand-new office!

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family.

401(k) with company match.

Generous PTO and company holidays.

Paid parental leave.

Pay

Competitive salary based on experience.

Schedule

Hybrid role: Located in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

Company

Pedestal Health is an equal opportunity employer and seeks candidates from diverse backgrounds and abilities.