Cloud Security Engineer

Job: Cloud Security Engineer

Location: Manassas VA

Duration: Long Term

Job responsibilities

• Define and maintain cloud security standards and procedures
• Manage cloud security findings (vulnerabilities and configurations)
• Operationalize new cloud security features and services designed and developed by the Cloud Platform Security Engineering team
• Support workloads (application and infrastructure security) in their migration to cloud
• Support day to day administrative and operational activities for vulnerability and configuration hardening management - assess and triage vulnerabilities and misconfigurations, evaluate security exceptions and risk scenarios
• Build an understanding of vulnerabilities and misconfigurations management process, related controls, and key roles and responsibilities.
• Create and maintain documents and flow charts to document processes
• Translate requirements and root cause fixes into Agile user stories or work items for cloud platform/workload engineers and developers
• Engage and work directly with application owners, onboard users to cloud security tools, provide user support, perform user acceptance tests, and troubleshoot cloud tool issues
• Develop automation to solve repeatable scenarios (eg reporting, reconfigurations, AWS lambda functions) preferably in Python

What will make you successful?

We are seeking professionals with:

• 5 years of relevant work experience
• Bachelor s degree in computer science, Information Systems or a related field

Technical Skills

• Experience with Cloud Security services, preferably AWS (Inspector, Security Hub, Config, Macie, Access Analyzer)
• Understanding of cloud services (AWS S3, EC2, EKS, VPC, etc.) and container technologies
• Understanding of DevOps, Infrastructure as Code and IAM Permissions
• Experience with security vulnerability and configuration scan report analysis
• Understanding of industry standards and compliance requirements, such as PCI-DSS, CIS.

Soft Skills

• Analytical Thinking: Ability to analyze security threats and vulnerabilities and develop effective mitigation strategies.
• Problem-Solving: Strong problem-solving skills to address and resolve security issues promptly.
• Communication: Clear communication skills, both verbal and written English, to collaborate with team members, stakeholders, and clients.
• Continuous Learning: Staying updated with the latest security trends, threats, and AWS updates.
• Autonomous, driven, with strong ability to quickly adapt and respond to change.
• Customer oriented and security mindset we continually strive to deliver true customer value.
• Open-minded, solutions oriented, and a true team player.