Cybersecurity Cloud Engineer Prin

Dayforce is a global human capital management (HCM) company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, with operations across North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA), and the Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) region.

Our award-winning Cloud HCM platform offers a unified solution database and continuous calculation engine, driving efficiency, productivity and compliance for the global workforce.

Our brand promise - Makes Work Life BetterTM- Reflects our commitment to employees, customers, partners and communities globally.

About The Opportunity

About the role The Cloud Security team is seeking a Principal Cloud Security Engineer to serve as a hands-on technical expert and trusted advisor across our cloud programs. Our team owns the security of multiple cloud environments—primarily Azure and AWS—and the implementation of security controls to meet regulatory requirements across geographies. Beyond identifying issues, we partner closely with product and platform teams to design and deliver secure cloud-based solutions.

You'll drive CNAPP implementation, harden our Azure and AWS footprint, embed security into CI / CD and Terraform workflows, and drive our journey toward FedRAMP, PBMM, and other government-related compliances. You'll thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, operate as a self-starter, work independently, and stay relentlessly results-oriented.

What You'll Get To Do

• Lead CNAPP implementation : Plan and execute end-to-end rollout of Wiz (and related CNAPP tooling) across Azure (and select AWS), including policy design, tuning, and alert-to-action workflows.
• Harden clouds at scale : Design and enforce guardrails (Azure Policy, Defender for Cloud plans, identity controls, network segmentation, logging / monitoring) and extend patterns to AWS where applicable.
• DevSecOps & shift left : Embed IaC and image security into GitHub / Terraform Cloud pipelines (pre-merge checks, plan / policy gates, artifact signing, SBOMs / attestations).
• Terraform security & governance : Establish reusable modules and policy-as-code patterns to prevent misconfigurations before deploying; enforce baselines at plan time.
• Compliance engineering : Translate FedRAMP, CIS, and other frameworks into technical controls, automated evidence, continuous monitoring, and remediation playbooks.
• Cloud security architecture : Advise product and platform teams on secure designs and patterns; become a trusted security advisor to product and cloud operations teams; contribute to design reviews; mentor junior cloud security engineers.
• Incident & posture improvement : Partner with SecOps and AppSec teams to triage findings, evaluate risks, recommend remediation steps, and drive measurable improvements across vulnerabilities, identities, data, and workloads.
• Executive advisory : Communicate risk, trade-offs, and roadmaps to senior leadership; influence prioritization through clear metrics and business outcomes.

Skills And Experience We Value

What Would Make You Really Stand Out

What's in it for you

Dayforce is fueled by the diversity of our talented employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and consider and embrace ALL individuals and what makes them unique. We believe our employees should be happy and healthy, with peace of mind and a sense of fulfillment.

We encourage individuals to apply based on their passions.

Dayforce encourages personal and professional growth. We offer excellent time away from work programs, comprehensive wellness initiatives and recognition through competitive pay and benefits.

With a commitment to community impact, including volunteer days and our charity, Dayforce Cares we provide opportunities for you to thrive both in your career and personal life. Our focus is not just on your job but on supporting you to be the best version of yourself.

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Skills Required

Implementing FedRAMP PBMM and similar frameworks, Policy engineering, Multi-cloud hands-on experience with Azure and AWS services, DevSecOps CI CD, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Azure security Entra ID AAD RBAC, Container Kubernetes security, Establishing KRIs KPIs, Infrastructure as Code IaC, CNAPP Wiz or equivalent deployment at scale