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Senior Professional, Info Security, Application Data & Cloud Security

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Job ID 319537 Date posted 01/12/2026 Location : Atlanta, Georgia Category  DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND DATA (DT&D) Job Status  Salaried Full Time

Cargill is committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. Sitting at the heart of the supply chain, we partner with farmers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. 
Our 155,000 team members innovate with purpose, providing customers with life’s essentials so businesses can grow, communities prosper, and consumers live well. With over 160 years of experience as a family company, we look ahead while remaining true to our values. We put people first. We reach higher. We do the right thing—today and for generations to come.

Job Purpose and Impact

  • The Cloud Security Engineer will help solidify foundation for the company's modern business applications. In this role, you will apply your knowledge of cybersecurity and cloud engineering practices to secure and operate Infrastructure as a Service and Platform as a Service used by our data and application teams to drive business value.  You will also coach and mentor junior engineers to deliver highly scalable security solutions using automation

Key Accountabilities

  • Develop and maintain security and resiliency of enterprise-grade cloud services to support Cargill’s mission
  • Implement and manage cloud security solutions across AWS & Azure
  • Automate security policies and workflows using scripting languages and cloud native security tools to improve efficiency and scalability
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (enterprise IT product teams, Cloud Center of Excellence, DevOps, Software Engineering, Compliance) to integrate security practices into cloud deployments
  • Assist with incident response activities for cloud-related security incidents, including investigation, containment, remediation, and post-mortem analysis
  • Lead stakeholder interactions and mentor more junior engineers

Qualifications

  • Certifications in AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud.
  • Strong experience in developing and architecting cloud-native applications with AWS services
  • Cybersecurity certifications (i.e., CISSP, CEH, CCSP, GSEC, etc.)
  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience 
  • Minimum of four years of related work experience  in cloud engineering concepts
  • Experience with AWS networking security tools (ANF, security groups) and with AWS cloud security technologies, including IAM, Guard duty, Wiz, Prisma Cloud etc.
  • Experience with container technologies (Kubernetes, EKS, ECS, Swarm, Docker, etc.)  
  • Strong background in scripting and programming, including – Terraform, Golang or Python, PowerShell 
  • Solid understanding of agile methodologies such as DevOps, CI/CD, application resiliency, and security
  • Ability to analyze system metrics and other types of data to draw insightful conclusions

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.

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