Sovereign Cloud Security Engineer Expert
SAP · Reston, VA
$220,200–$374,200from the description
Jul 14, 2026
Reston, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A founding member role within SAP's newly formed Sovereign Cloud Delivery & Operations team, focused on securing and automating non-production cloud infrastructure at global scale. The work centers on designing security concepts, provisioning infrastructure via tools like Terraform and Ansible, managing lifecycle processes, and coordinating with hyperscaler partners. Suited to a seasoned engineer with broad infrastructure security experience across AWS, Azure, and Kubernetes environments.
Senior level · 7+ years · National · Full-time
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What the occupation pays Median $132,021 (middle half $99,961–$167,095). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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The job title is 'Security Engineer Expert' but carries no standard seniority level word; the title states no level. The 7+ years requirement and global-scale infrastructure scope support a Senior classification.
SOC classification is a genuine judgment call: the role blends security engineering (securing cloud infrastructure, compliance frameworks, vulnerability management) with significant infrastructure/software development work (Terraform provisioning, full-stack development, automation). 15-1212 Information Security Analysts is chosen as primary because the posting's core framing is around secure deployment, security concepts, and security strategy; 15-1252 Software Developers is the close runner-up given the 7+ years of software development experience requirement and emphasis on automation/IaC.
AWS and Azure are listed together as a required pair ('Experience with securing products on AWS and Azure'); GCP is explicitly called 'a plus' and is marked preferred. Azure is captured as an alternative to AWS since both are named as a joint requirement.
Kubernetes is listed under work experience as 'Familiarity with managing and securing Kubernetes environments' — the softer 'familiarity' phrasing sits within the required experience block, so it is treated as a hard gate.
NIST/ISO compliance frameworks are listed as 'Exposure to either NIST, ISO, or other compliance frameworks' in the required experience section; marked as required with ISO 27001 as an alternative.
Log Correlation, Vulnerability Management, and Web Application Testing are explicitly flagged as 'a plus' in the posting.
No specific work location city is stated; the posting notes '#LI-Hybrid' and references SAP North America benefits, suggesting a US-based hybrid role, but no CBSA can be determined from the text.
The compensation range ($220,200–$374,200) is described as inclusive of base salary and variable incentive target.
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