Cloud Security Architect

About the role

Island is shaping the future of work - creating an enterprise workspace for both knowledge workers and agents - where access, security, and AI-powered productivity are built in. Our enterprise agentic control plane boosts productivity across devices, browsers, applications, networks, and data while protecting sensitive information, simplifying access, and helping enterprises scale AI safely.

Behind all of that is a team of people who care deeply about their craft and want to do the biggest and best work of their careers. At Island, character and drive matter more than your resume.

Backed by Coatue Management, Insight Partners, Sequoia Capital, Cyberstarts, and other world-class investors, Island is used by millions of people at some of the planet’s largest enterprises.

Come build with us. Together, we’re changing how the world works.

Key Responsibilities

- Cloud Security Architecture & Hardening: Design and enforce security baselines, configurations, and reference architectures across our multi-cloud footprint (AWS/GCP/Azure). Evaluate new cloud services and features for security implications and create hardened deployment standards for IaaS, PaaS, and serverless components.

- Security Engineering & Automation: Develop and deploy security-as-code solutions, integrating security controls directly into CI/CD pipelines and leveraging Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools to ensure continuous configuration integrity and compliance. Develop custom automation for detection, alerting, and triage workflows, leveraging cloud SDKs and APIs.

- Cloud Security Monitoring & Observability: Design, implement, and maintain cloud-native security monitoring solutions (e.g., utilizing services like CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Security Command Center) to ensure comprehensive visibility across the cloud control plane and data plane.

- Incident Triage & Response: Support the security team in investigating and responding to critical security events and vulnerabilities, creating runbooks, and contributing to post-incident remediation and architectural improvements.

- Security Enablement & Awareness: Collaborate with product, engineering, and IT teams to improve security awareness, deliver training, and drive adoption of security best practices across Island, specifically for IaaS, PaaS, and secure DevOps practices.

Requirements

- Deep expertise in designing, implementing, and reviewing secure cloud architectures, including network segmentation, policy enforcement, and infrastructure hardening.

- Expert knowledge of cloud security principles and secure DevSecOps practices, including experience securing Kubernetes/containerized workloads, managing cloud identity (IAM), and establishing security baselines.

- Proficiency in scripting and automation (e.g., Python, Bash, PowerShell) to build scalable security tooling, including extensive experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) security and policy-as-code tools.