Cloud Engineer - Cybersecurity

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Position Summary

The Cloud Engineer supports the Cloud Foundation value stream within the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure IT organization helping to design, implement, and operationalize secure cloud platforms that enable safe and reliable delivery of digital services across IT, refinery, and midstream operations. This role focuses on strengthening cloud security posture across compute, storage/backup, identity, and network services through capabilities such as CSPM, CNAPP, micro-segmentation, automation, and Infrastructure as Code. The engineer collaborates closely with platform engineers, cybersecurity partners, and application teams to embed security controls into cloud services and delivery pipelines from design through operations.

Working as part of a scaled-agile team, this role contributes to continuous improvement, operational maturity, and secure enablement of cloud technologies that support critical business functions. Responsibilities include continuous monitoring, remediation of misconfigurations, supporting incident response in cloud environments, and helping establish and maintain security standards and guardrails.

This position belongs to a family of jobs with increasing responsibility, competency, and skill level. Actual position title and pay grade will be based on the selected candidate’s experience and qualifications.

Key Responsibilities

- Assesses current technology and contributes to developing a road map toward continual improvement and efficiency gains.

- Actively participates in performance optimization projects for cloud-based systems and services through conducting cost analysis for specific cloud infrastructure components and applications.

- Assists with the implementation of service monitoring. Partners with the infrastructure support and development teams to ensure continuous availability and operational continuity of critical systems.

- Supports all aspects of the cloud development life cycle for cloud solutions, including planning, requirements, development, testing, and quality assurance.

- Supports the development team and performs activities to resolve moderately complex developer issues in a timely and accurate fashion.

- Executes the troubleshooting of incidents, identifying root cause, fixing and documenting problems, and implementing preventive measures. Provides high-availability operational support and develops documentation across the environment.

- Develops build and release processes.

- Undertakes system configurations and baselines to support secure application development software control best practices and standards.

- Writes and delivers automation scripts and cloud infrastructure as code to ensure standardization, reliability, scalability, continuity, and consistency for resource deployments and maintenance.

- Implements and manages cloud security controls across compute, networking, identity, storage, and backup services in alignment with enterprise security standards.

- Monitors cloud security posture, investigates findings, and collaborates with engineering and operations teams to drive remediation.

Education and Experience

- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, related field or equivalent experience required.

- Two (2) or more years of relevant experience required, preferably in cloud security, cloud engineering, or infrastructure security.

- Practical experience with CSPM, CNAPP concepts, secure cloud architecture, and cloud security controls highly preferred.

- Experience working with automation and Infrastructure as Code to deploy or manage cloud resources securely preferred.

- Familiarity with micro-segmentation, network security concepts, and zero-trust principles preferred.

Skills

- Cloud Computing - Knowing how to manage cloud services, develop cloud applications and use cloud architecture to meet customer needs.

- Cloud Infrastructure Management - Setting up, configuring, monitoring, and optimizing the components of cloud infrastructure.

- Cloud Networking - Cloud networking refers to the practice of using cloud-based infrastructure and services to facilitate efficient communication, data transfer, and connectivity between devices, applications, and users over the internet. It involves leveraging cloud computing resources to optimize network performance, scalability, and accessibility, enabling organizations to securely access and manage their data and applications from anywhere.

- Cloud Storage - The ability to design, implement, manage and maintain cloud-based storage solutions leveraging cloud storage concepts and technologies with a working knowledge of cloud storage architecture and cloud storage security leveraging cloud-based storage tools and platforms.

- Containerization - Containerization is form of operating system virtualization, through which applications are run in isolated user spaces called containers, all using the same shared operating system (OS). Container orchestration automatically provisions, deploys, scales, and manages containerized applications without worrying about the underlying infrastructure.

- Database Management - Knowledge of governance frameworks for data analytics, including data usage policies, data access controls, and oversight of analytical processes.

- General Programming - Applies a computer language to communicate with computers using a set of instructions and to automate the execution of tasks.

- Operating System Fundamentals - System software that manages computer hardware, software resources, and provides common services for computer programs.

- Service Delivery Management - The manner in which an organization provides users access to IT services, which include applications, data storage and other business resources.

- Troubleshooting - The act or process of discovering and resolving problems, disputes, or mechanical issues through a systematic, usually iterative, approach.

- Virtualization - The ability to design, implement, and manage virtualized environments in a cloud environment as well as best practices for deploying, maintaining, managing, and optimizing virtual machines leveraging a working knowledge of virtualization concepts and technologies using cloud-based tools and platforms.

As an energy industry leader, our career opportunities fuel personal and professional growth.

Location:

San Antonio, Texas

Additional locations:

Findlay, Ohio

Job Requisition ID:

00019879

Location Address:

19100 Ridgewood Pkwy

Education:

Bachelors (Required)

Employee Group:

Full time

Employee Subgroup:

Regular

Marathon Petroleum Company LP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, reproductive health decision-making, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition or AIDS/HIV status, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, military, veteran status, marital status, citizenship or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant,

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. Please specify the reasonable accommodation you are requesting, along with the job posting number in which you may be interested. A Human Resources representative will review your request and contact you to discuss a reasonable accommodation. Marathon Petroleum offers a total rewards program which includes, but is not limited to, access to health, vision, and dental insurance, paid time off, 401k matching program, paid parental leave, and educational reimbursement. Detailed benefit information is available at

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.The hired candidate will also be eligible for a discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus program.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Veteran / Disability

We will consider all qualified Applicants for employment, including those with arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws. In reviewing criminal history in connection with a conditional offer of employment, Marathon will consider the key responsibilities of the role.