This role pays less than
55%
of similar roles. Most pay
$139,000–$193,725
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$155k
versus about
$166k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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About McDonald’s Corporation
McDonald’s Corporation is the world's largest fast-food chain by revenue, operating over 40,000 locations in more than 100 countries.
McDonald’s Corporation currently has
49 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$138,207–$172,758
across 24 roles with salary data.
Cloud Engineer III joins the Global Technology Infrastructure & Operations team within the Cloud Ecosystem group to deliver enterprise cloud security platform outcomes. This role focuses on building and enhancing security capabilities, automating remediations through pipeline engineering, and enabling secure-by-design cloud adoption. The engineer will implement core capabilities like identity and access management, data protection, threat detection, and vulnerability management while performing penetration testing and red/blue teaming. Key responsibilities include developing policy-as-code to streamline governance and mentoring junior engineers on cloud standards. Required expertise includes experience with Microsoft Azure, AWS, or GCP, along with proficiency in Python, C#, Java, JavaScript, Go, Bash, or PowerShell. The role addresses the challenge of securing large-scale infrastructure by integrating security into automated workflows and ensuring robust protection across diverse cloud environments for a global enterprise.
What does a Cloud Engineer earn?
Median $161000 from 40 postings across 10 companies.
Automate the provisioning of cloud monitors, security baselines, and remediation tools through pipeline engineering.
Implement core cloud security capabilities including identity management, data protection, threat detection, and vulnerability management.
Perform penetration testing, red/blue teaming, and gap analysis in collaboration with audit and cybersecurity partners.
Design and deploy automated scripts, dashboards, and tests to enhance cloud security posture and response.
Build prototypes and conduct proof of concepts to demonstrate the value of new security technologies.
Lead the creation of compliance automation and policy-as-code to streamline cloud governance.
Act as a subject matter expert for technical questions regarding cloud security infrastructure.
Mentor junior engineers and provide guidance on cloud standards, procedures, and best practices.
What we're looking for
Must have 5+ years of cloud development and support experience across Azure, AWS, or GCP with a Bachelor’s degree, or 3+ years of experience with a Master’s degree.
Demonstrated ability to provide architectural design, leadership, management, and mentoring to team members.
Experience authoring and maintaining design specifications, test plans, and operational protocols in enterprise environments.
Ability to create system/process flow diagrams, data flow diagrams, sequence diagrams, UML diagrams, and document dependencies.
Expert technical knowledge in at least three and strong knowledge in six of the listed security domains including cryptography, identity management, and threat management.