Network Engineer

***Position is 75% Remote in Columbia, SC***

MUST HOLD AWS OR AZURE CERTIFICATION (Please make sure this is clearly listed on the first page of the resume)

SCOPE OF THE PROJECT:
The Senior Cloud Network Engineer will collaborate with Product Owners, Applications Owners, Network and Security teams to design and deliver optimal solutions for large-scale app and infrastructure cloud solutions. Candidates should possess proficiency in both public and hybrid cloud models. Exceptional consulting skills and the ability to clearly derive desired states from customer requests are essential. The role also requires the ability to work with delivery teams. Importantly, this role is hands-on in delivery, requiring active involvement in the implementation and execution of security solutions.

DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design and deploy highly available, scalable, and secure cloud infrastructure and applications, focusing on AWS and Azure Cloud.
• Design and develop automation to build cloud security accelerators and intellectual property (IP).
• Collaborate with Security Operations teams to build and maintain SIEM, SOAR, and XDR technology.
• Analyze and resolve configuration issues in development, test, and production environments.
• Familiarity with major security compliance frameworks and experience building effective monitoring, logging, and auditing systems to ensure compliance with mandates such as NIST, HIPAA, PII, SOX, PCI, CMMC, CUI, etc.
• Implement secure (zero trust) infrastructure in cloud environments.
• Security experience with state and local government customers.
• Willingness to travel as needed for customer engagements.

REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):

• 5–10 years' experience in information security and engineering.
• Experience designing and maintaining infrastructure in AWS/Azure.
• Cloud security design, operations, and automation experience.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Documentation of security tools, deployment configuration, incident reports, etc.

PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):

• Experience deploying, configuring, and maintaining cloud VM series Palo Alto Firewalls in AWS and Azure.
• Prisma Cloud.
• Forescout.
• Cisco Umbrella.
• Palo Alto Firewalls.
• F5 load balancing/firewall.

REQUIRED EDUCATION:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• MUST hold AWS or Azure certification.

PREFERRED CERTIFICATIONS:

• CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional
• SC100 - Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect
• AWS Certified Cloud Solutions Architect
• Prisma Certified Cloud Security Engineer
• PCNSA
• PCNSE