[Hiring] Senior Cloud Security Engineer @Jack Henry

Role Description

At Jack Henry, we’re more than a technology company, we’re a force for good in financial services. We’re redefining how community banks and credit unions connect with the people they serve. Our mission is rooted in people inspired innovation, empowering financial institutions to deliver seamless, secure, and human-centered experiences. We deliver cutting-edge solutions that are paving the way for the next generation of digital banking and payments, but our true impact begins with our associates. If you're ready to help transform an industry and grow with a company that values purpose, collaboration, and excellence then we’d love to meet you.

Jack Henry is hiring a Senior Cloud Security Engineer with deep expertise in DevSecOps, multi-cloud security engineering, automation, and security controls development. This role is responsible for embedding security throughout the CI/CD lifecycle—ensuring Security as Code across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

The ideal candidate is highly technical, automation-driven, and passionate about building scalable, cloud-native guardrails that secure critical Cloud workloads. This engineer will design, implement, and validate cloud security controls, improve our CSPM capabilities, and automate remediation workflows across multi-cloud environments. This role also provides opportunities to mentor junior engineers and uplift engineering excellence across the team.

This position may be worked remotely within the United States, with the exception of California. This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship and support. Please do not apply if at any time you need immigration support now or in the future (i.e., H-1B, PERM).

All positions, regardless of location, may require an onsite interview or in-person onboarding requirement to verify your identity.

Responsibilities

• Researches, recommends and implements changes to enhance network security as part of our cloud infrastructure transformation.
• Design security solutions that maintain security and compliance within public cloud while ensuring alignment of technology to business strategy.
• Develop and understand JHA’s public cloud strategic roadmap and continuously identify gaps in cloud security program coverage.
• Work with the Digital Cloud DevOps team to integrate and operationalize security within their workflows.
• Participate and collaborate in project level architecture reviews and vendor selection recommendations.
• Assist in creating security architecture documentation based on specifications.
• Review security design to discover any errors or confirm the design meets required specifications.
• Build and maintain secure CI/CD workflows using GitHub Repositories, GitHub Actions, GitHub Docs, and GitOps operating patterns.
• Champion and implement Security as Code principles from design through deployment.
• Engineer and operate Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) solutions across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Build, test, validate, and promote cloud security controls into production workloads.
• Perform ongoing cloud control effectiveness evaluations and contribute to ICS security architecture.
• Use Terraform to build, deploy, and manage cloud security infrastructure and guardrail configurations.
• Develop automation using Python to support monitoring, remediation, CI/CD integrations, and guardrail enforcement.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in software development, DevOps, or Infrastructure as Code.
• Building and maintaining secure CI/CD workflows using GitHub Repositories, GitHub Actions, GitHub Docs, and/or GitOps operating patterns.
• Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) Engineering.
• Hands-on experience deploying and managing containerized applications.
• Practical experience in declarative service infrastructure environments, specifically using Terraform.
• Experience in an AWS, Azure, and/or GCP cloud environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing production environments in Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Support cloud security architecture decisions, threat modeling engagements, and change control processes.
• Implement serverless automated remediation using AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, and GCP Cloud Functions.
• Mentor and coach junior and mid-level engineers.
• Lead design discussions, perform peer reviews, and provide guidance on best practices.
• Maintain engineering documentation, runbooks, diagrams, and GitHub-based developer guidance.
• Production Programming Experience in Go or Python.
• Familiarity with operating in a Unix/Linux shell.
• Industry Certification in Google PCSE, AWS Security, AZ-500, CKS, CCSP, CISSP, CCSK.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits designed to support your physical, mental, and financial health.

Company Description

At Jack Henry, we live by the motto: “Do the right thing, do whatever it takes, and have fun.” It’s more than a tagline, it’s the foundation of our culture. We recognize that our associates are the key to our success, and we’re deeply committed to their wellbeing.

Our strategy focuses on delivering secure data access, mitigating fraud, and enabling seamless integration. Empowering our teams to build innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs of accountholders.

We’re proud to foster an environment where inclusion, sustainability, and community impact are more than values, they’re how we operate.