
PQC (Product Quality Control) Engineering - Senior Associate
San Francisco, CAJob$77–202K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
The Senior Associate will contribute to cloud security work across client IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS environments. The role supports security controls, risk assessments, vulnerability testing, threat monitoring, and improvements to cloud-based systems. It also involves managing workstreams, analyzing complex problems, building client connections, and mentoring junior team members within PwC’s Advisory practice.
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The Opportunity
As a PQC Engineering - Senior Associate you will contribute to cloud security work focused on designing, implementing, and elevating security controls across client cloud environments, including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS. As a Senior Associate you will analyze complex problems, manage assigned workstreams, build meaningful client connections, and mentor junior team members while applying critical thinking, data-driven insights, and professional standards within our Advisory practice. In this role at PwC, you will work across cloud service providers to support security protocols, vulnerability testing, risk assessments, monitoring for potential threats, and ongoing improvements to cloud-based systems while deepening your technical skills and understanding of the broader business context.
Responsibilities
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Designing and implementing cloud security controls across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS environments
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Conducting risk assessments, vulnerability reviews, and security testing for cloud platforms and applications
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Monitoring cloud environments for security events, control gaps, and emerging threat patterns
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Applying security engineering methods to strengthen cloud architecture and deployment practices
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Analyzing complex technical issues and translating findings into clear recommendations for client teams
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Supporting remediation planning for identified vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and control weaknesses
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Documenting security requirements, technical findings, and implementation steps for client deliverables
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Collaborating across technical teams to advance cloud security posture and support ongoing transformation efforts
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Mentoring junior team members on cloud security methods, tooling, and engagement delivery
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Building client relationships by anticipating needs and adapting technical guidance to evolving cloud environments
What You Must Have
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At least a Bachelor's degree
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At least 3 years of experience
What Sets You Apart
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Preference for at least one of the following fields of study: Business Administration/Management, Computer and Information Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Programming, Computer Science, Computer Systems Analysis, Information CyberSecurity, Information Security, Information Technology, Management Information Systems
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Demonstrating cloud security, cyber engineering, or security control delivery experience
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Interpreting data to shape risk insights and recommendations
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Applying critical thinking to complex security concepts and controls
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Anticipating client needs while building meaningful relationships
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Upholding professional standards and mentoring junior team members
The salary range for this position is: $77,000 - $202,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance
As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.
PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.
Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work
For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is removed, unless otherwise set forth on the following webpage. Please visit this link for information about anticipated application deadlines: https://pwc.to/us-application-deadlines
How this job compares
Set against the 437 open Cloud Security Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$77–202K/yr
- California median$149–220K/yr47 salary ranges
- US median$119–208K/yr358 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $140K, is 27% below the California median midpoint ($192K) — in the lowest quarter of Cloud Security Engineer salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 56 open Cloud Security Engineer jobs in California and 437 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Deloitte11 open
- Palo Alto Networks5 open
- PwC (this employer)4 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Cloud Security Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (394 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 113 of the 437 open Cloud Security Engineer jobs (26%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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