Here is a structured career path to grow from Intern to Senior Cloud Cybersecurity Specialist for infrastructure companies in your industry. This path blends core cybersecurity knowledge with the unique challenges of infrastructure platforms, operational management systems and client data protection.
Niagaros is a cloud security agency with platform and academy to automate compliance, trust and cloud security. Our services consist of foundational security pillars, offensive/defensive security and OWASP Top 10 (Web/Mobile/API/Agentic/LLM).
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Cloud Cybersecurity Specialist for Infrastructure Companies
Location: Netherlands / Hybrid / Remote
Job Type: Internship, Freelance, Parttime, Fulltime | Income Progress Roadmap
Industry: Cloud Security Platform, Advisory
Responsibilities: In consultation
What You’re Going to Do
- Become a trusted cloud security expert for our community
- Help build and scale a high-value cloud security community (developers, DevOps, platform engineers, security teams)
- Translate complex cloud security concepts into clear guidance, examples, and best practices
- Act as a bridge between real customer needs and product development
- Represent our platform’s security philosophy across content, discussions, and events
Your Key Responsibilities
- Analyze cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP, EU Cloud, OCI) for security posture, misconfigurations and risk
- Support the evolution of our platform with expert feedback
- Create and curate technical content (guides, threat breakdowns, demos, workshops)
- Engage with through community channels (Discord and others)
- Help customers understand inventory, issues, policies, compliance and security graphs
- Collaborate with product and engineering to define security use cases and workflows
- Stay ahead of emerging cloud threats, attack patterns, and compliance requirements
What We Ask
- Strong interest in cloud security and modern infrastructure
- Hands-on experience or solid understanding of AWS, Azure, GCP, EU Cloud, OCI
- Familiarity with concepts like:
- IAM, networking, containers, Kubernetes
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM)
- Cloud-native security models (shared responsibility, zero trust)
- Ability to explain technical topics clearly and pragmatically
- Curiosity, ownership mindset, and willingness to learn fast
- Comfortable working in a startup / scale-up environment
Bonus If You Have Experience With
- CNAPP, CSPM, CWPP, CIEM, ASM, or similar platforms
- Kubernetes security, container runtime security, or service meshes
- Compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS, NIS2, HIPAA, GDPR)
- Security automation, detection engineering, or threat modeling
- Open-source security tools or community contributions
- Technical writing, speaking, or community moderation
Future Career Path
1. Intern / Junior Cloud Cybersecurity Analyst
Foundation stage: learning cloud platforms, security fundamentals and professional habits
Foundational Knowledge
- Understand our glossary, compliance frameworks, job roles and unified cloud security categories
- Learn core cybersecurity principles: confidentiality, integrity, availability (CIA triad)
- Understand common threats: phishing, ransomware, insider threats, social engineering
- Study compliance standards: GDPR, CCPA, PCI-DSS, SOC 2, ISO 27001
- Get familiar with cybersecurity ecosystems
Technical Skills
- Networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, firewalls)
- Linux and basic OS security concepts
- Scripting basics (Python, Bash)
- Understanding authentication, authorization, and encryption fundamentals
AWS, Azure, GCP & Other Cloud Platforms
- Introductory knowledge of cloud security basics across major providers
- Understanding shared responsibility models
- Exposure to IAM, basic network security, and logging services
Cloud Security Skills
- Security monitoring and alerting fundamentals
- Basic vulnerability scanning and remediation support
- Understanding compliance basics (SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR)
- Supporting incident response and security operations
Mindset / Soft Skills
- Security-first and risk-aware thinking
- Curiosity and continuous learning mindset
- Strong attention to detail
- Clear communication and documentation habits
- Ethical responsibility and trust mindset
2. Mid-Level Cloud Security Specialist / Associate Cloud Security Specialist
Ownership stage: securing cloud systems and driving proactive risk reduction
Technical Skills
- Strong networking and system security knowledge
- Advanced scripting and automation for security workflows
- Understanding distributed systems and cloud-native architectures
AWS, Azure, GCP & Other Cloud Platforms
- Hands-on experience securing workloads across multiple clouds
- Deep understanding of IAM, network security, encryption, and logging services
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code security (Terraform, ARM, CloudFormation)
Cloud Security Skills
- Threat modeling and security architecture design
- Vulnerability management and penetration testing coordination
- Security monitoring, SIEM, and incident response ownership
- Cloud security posture management (CSPM)
- Secure CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices
Professional Skills
- Leading security initiatives and remediation projects
- Writing security policies, standards, and documentation
- Collaborating with engineering, DevOps, and compliance teams
- Mentoring junior security engineers
3. Senior Cloud Security Specialist / Chief Cloud Security Specialist
Leadership stage: defining cloud security strategy and organizational impact
Technical Skills
- Expert-level cloud security architecture and system design
- Advanced threat detection, prevention, and response strategies
AWS, Azure, GCP & Other Cloud Platforms
- Ownership of multi-cloud security strategy and governance
- Designing organization-wide IAM, network security, and encryption standards
- Advanced security automation and tooling selection
Cloud Security Skills
- Defining long-term cloud security roadmap
- Organization-wide incident response and risk management frameworks
- Security compliance leadership and audit readiness
- Security-by-design enablement across product teams
Leadership & Impact
- Leading cloud security teams and mentoring security leaders
- Influencing executive and board-level security decisions
- Driving security culture across the organization
- Ensuring security enables innovation, trust, and scalable growth
Common Standards
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- Service Organization Control Type 2 (SOC 2)
- Payment card industry data security standard (PCI DSS)
- General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
- NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)
- Risk Management Framework (RMF)
- Center for Internet Security (CIS)
Certifications & Ongoing Learning
- Stay current with threat landscapes (CISA, NIST, Cybersecurity Ventures)
- Cloud Certifications
- Cloud Agnostic - Security
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) - Security
- Microsoft Azure - Security
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP) - Security
- Other Certifications
- CompTIA Certifications
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
- Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
- GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC)
- GIAC Penetration Tester (GPEN)
- GIAC Web Application Penetration Tester (GWAPT)
- OSCP (Offensive Security Certified Professional)
- CREST (Council of Registered Ethical Security Testers)
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- CompTIA Certifications A+, Network+, Linux+, Security+, CCNA
- Take infrastructure-focused cybersecurity courses or webinars
- Participate in Capture the Flag (CTF) challenges or bug bounty programs
- Contribute to internal security communities or knowledge bases