Cloud Security Engineer Salaries in United States

Translate security and compliance requirements into practical technical tasks for engineering, IT, and infrastructure teams.

$140,000 - $170,000 a year

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Assurance, or a related field, OR five (5) years of equivalent experience in cloud security engineering.

Ability to communicate technical concepts effectively to non-technical stakeholders, with strong collaboration skills across diverse teams.

$310,392 - $324,000 a year

Industry certifications such as Azure security certification, AWS Certified Security – Specialty or related are highly desirable.

$120,000 - $145,000 a year

Comfortable triaging output from AI-assisted cloud-posture and attack-path tools, able to separate risk from noise. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).

$184,000 - $235,000 a year

Influence security and engineering practices across multiple teams and departments, driving adoption of secure-by-design principles.

$197,600 - $296,400 a year