Cloud Engineer III

McDonald’s Corporation

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Work type: On-site
Location: Chicago, IL
Salary: $138,207–$172,758 / yr
Posted: 5 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Similar $168k

This role $155k

$104k most similar roles pay here $215k

This role pays less than 56% of similar roles. Most pay $142,400–$192,625 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $155k versus about $168k for comparable roles.

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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 76 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $138,207–$172,758 across 73 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Cloud Engineer III

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The Cloud Security Engineer III position is part of the Global Technology Infrastructure & Operations team, focusing on delivering enterprise cloud security platform outcomes. This senior-level role involves automating security remediations, implementing core cloud security capabilities such as identity and access management, data protection, and threat detection, while collaborating with DevOps teams to ensure secure-by-design cloud adoption. The engineer will also perform penetration testing, support incident response, and develop compliance automation in partnership with cybersecurity teams. Key skills include expertise in cryptography, encryption, governance, risk management, and logging/monitoring, along with professional-level cloud certifications like AWS Certified Security or Azure Security Engineer Associate. This role demands experience with IaC tools like Terraform and scripting languages such as Python and Bash, within a large-scale enterprise environment at McDonald’s.

Skills

AWS Azure GCP Terraform Kubernetes CI/CD Python C# Java JavaScript Go Bash PowerShell CCSK CCSP DevOps IaC Logging and monitoring Security event and incident response Threat and vulnerability management Identity access management Data protection and security Governance and risk management

What you'll do

Automate provisioning of cloud monitors, remediations, and security templates.
Implement core cloud security capabilities including identity & access management.
Conduct penetration testing, red/blue teaming, and gap analysis with cybersecurity teams.
Support incident response during cloud events and incidents.
Design and deploy programs to enhance detection and response in cloud environments.

What we're looking for

5+ years of cloud development and support experience across Azure, AWS, or GCP.
Expert technical knowledge in three or more security domains (e.g., cryptography, data protection, identity access management).
Professional-level cloud certifications (AWS Certified Security, Azure Security Engineer Associate, Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer).
Strong understanding of industry trends and emerging technologies for architectural needs.
Experience implementing core cloud security capabilities like identity & access, data protection, and threat detection.
Demonstrated ability to mentor junior engineers and contribute to team skill development.

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