{"id":1183423,"url":"https://alion.io/job/rwe-senior-aws-cloud-security-engineer-dfm","title":"(Senior) AWS Cloud Security Engineer d/f/m","company":{"id":45975,"name":"RWE","domain":"rwe.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/rwe","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"SuccessFactors","truth_index":null},"role":"Security","role_family":"Security","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Essen, Germany"],"countries":["DE"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":84000,"max_usd":179000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":12},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Agile","optional":false},{"name":"Anomaly Detection","optional":false},{"name":"AWS","optional":false},{"name":"CI/CD","optional":false},{"name":"CIS Benchmarks","optional":false},{"name":"Configuration Management","optional":false},{"name":"ISO 27001","optional":false},{"name":"Terraform","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-03T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-03","last_verified_at":"2026-09-24T23:46:53Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":22,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":22},"description":"RWE Supply & Trading GmbH\nTo start as soon as possible, full time / part time, permanent\nJoin our AWS Platform team as an (Senior) AWS Cloud Security Engineer. You will help secure, evolve and operate the AWS platform that teams across RWE Supply and Traiding GmbH (RWEST) rely on to build and run business-critical applications. Working closely with platform engineers, application teams and security specialists, you will embed security into our cloud foundations, operating model and shared platform services. We value innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.\nAs an AWS Cloud Security Engineer, you will act as a bridge between application delivery, and security departments. Your focus will be to ensure that AWS services, platform patterns, infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines, identity and access controls, monitoring, and security tooling are designed and operated securely from the start. You will support teams in identifying and remediating risks, integrate security controls into the platform, improve vulnerability and configuration management, and help shape secure cloud practices that are practical, scalable, and aligned with RWEST’s Security Engineer pathway. \nAbout the role\nDesign, implement, and improve security controls for AWS platform services.\nTranslate security requirements into reusable platform patterns, guardrails and operational controls that teams can adopt consistently.\nReview AWS architectures, permissions, configuration settings and deployment approaches to identify weaknesses and recommend pragmatic remediations.\nImplement and improve AWS security monitoring, logging and alerting to detect misconfigurations, suspicious activity, and potential security incidents.\nSupport incident response readiness by improving observability, evidence collection, recovery documentation, and operational playbooks for AWS platform services.\nWork closely with application teams, platform engineers and security stakeholders to embed security from the start.\nJob requirements and experience\nStrong hands-on experience securing and operating AWS environments at scale, with a solid understanding of AWS security architecture, shared responsibility principles and cloud-native security controls.\nPractical experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps principles and security automation.\nKnowledge of SSDLC practices and threat modelling.\nAbility to review cloud architectures and technical designs from a security perspective. \nUnderstanding of authentication and authorization patterns.\nStrong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to translate security requirements into clear guidance for application teams.\nCuriosity and continuous learning mindset, including interest in AI-assisted security operations, intelligent automation, and responsible use of emerging technologies.\nAdvantageous, but not essential\nExperience in governing large multi-account AWS environments.\nRelevant professional certifications such as AWS Certified Security - Specialty, AWS Solutions Architect, CISSP, CCSP or comparable qualifications.\nExperience with AWS security services and platform capabilities.\nFamiliarity with security frameworks and standards such as CIS Benchmarks, NIST, ISO 27001 or AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar.\nExperience working in a regulated, financial, energy or other business-critical technology environment.\nExperience applying AI-assisted tools safely for code review, vulnerability triage, log analysis, anomaly detection, documentation, or security automation.\nAcademic degree in cyber security, computer science, or a comparable field.\nProficiency in spoken and written German.\nRWE is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment - we value your passion, your willingness to learn and your desire to thrive. Even if you don't have all the above skills, need flexible working arrangements or other adjustments not yet listed here, we'd love to hear from you.\nYour benefits\nModern company culture with flat hierarchies and strong team spirit.\nDiverse team with opportunities for continuous learning and development.\nInnovative environment in a dynamic, growing energy market.\nHigh potential DevOps team with strong management support.\nAgile setup working on impactful projects.\nExcellent compensation and benefits package, including retirement plans and performance bonuses.\nApply with just a few clicks: ad code 93392\nAny questions? Contact HR: Vince Manning, +44 7585 981083\nWe look forward to meeting you. Of course, you can find us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Xing, too.\nWe value diversity and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of gender, disability, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, age, sexual orientation, and identity. #inclusionmatters\nRWE Supply & Trading is our connection to the world’s energy markets. Headquartered in Essen, Germany, the company operates one of Europe’s largest and most advanced energy trading floors. A diverse team of over 2,300 professionals from around 90 countries trades electricity, gas, commodities, and CO2 emission allowances. With precise market analysis and a strong customer focus, we create innovative energy supply solutions and tailored risk management concepts for industrial clients.\nWe also ensure the commercial optimisation of RWE’s power plant portfolio and market the electricity generated by RWE. 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