SENIOR CLOUD SECURITY ENGINEER Hybrid Columbia SC

About the job SENIOR CLOUD SECURITY ENGINEER Hybrid Columbia SC

Senior Cloud Security Engineer Hybrid Columbia SC

75 % Onsite

Authorized to work in the US

Range of $60 to $85 USD per hour / 1099 Contractor

NO H1B

Government experience preferred

Scope of the project :

The Senior Cloud Security 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 apps with a focus on AWS and Azure Cloud.
• Design and develop automation to build cloud security accelerators and IP.
• Experience with Security Operations teams to build and maintain SIEM, SOAR and XDR technology.
• Analyze and resolve configuration issues in development, test, and production environments.
• Familiar with major security compliance frameworks and building effective monitoring, logging, and auditing of production systems to ensure compliance with mandated compliance policies (e.g., NIST, HIPAA, PII, SOX, PCI, CMMC, CUI, etc.).
• Experience implementing secure (zero trust) infrastructure in cloud.
• Security experience with state and local government customers
• Open to Travel as needed to customer engagements

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Required Education : Bachelors degree or equivalent experience.

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Salary : $60 - $85