What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cloud Security Architect position at Randstad Digital Americas?
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Responsibilities :
Research, validate and deploy solutions to meet security and business requirements
Maintain an up-to-date level of knowledge related to security threats, attack techniques, vulnerabilities, and mitigations
Work closely with infrastructure teams to advise and recommend tactical options to reduce attack surface, containment alternatives and impede attackers and limit exposure to new threats in the wild and verify the organization’s security posture against them
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to assess new vendors, evaluate their security controls, and identify potential risks to ensure alignment with the firm's security standards and risk tolerance
Help maintain a consistent, secure environment using configuration management solutions (e.g., TripWire, PowerShell Desired State.)
Conduct rigorous oversight of security systems and security configuration administration to reduce risk to enterprise systems and accounts
Collaborate with cloud and application teams to secure cloud assets and mitigate threats across the development and production cloud environments
Design, implement, and manage network segmentation and micro-segmentation strategies to isolate and protect critical assets
Configure and manage secure web gateways / internet proxies to mitigate threats and data risks
Monitor and secure enterprise databases against unauthorized or inappropriate access
Proactively participate in incident response, forensics, troubleshooting and other security issues according to established procedures
Interface with Internal Audit to proactively manage any identified issues so they are addressed in a prompt and efficient manner
Qualifications :
Bachelor’s degree and at least 4-6 years of cybersecurity experience supporting Security Operations or Information Security teams
Deep understanding of Active Directory, server, endpoint, and network configurations with regards to risks and industry best practices
Experience with Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) concepts, best practices, and platforms (e.g., Wiz.io, Orca Security, Aqua Security)
Experience with securing public cloud infrastructure assets, including serverless infrastructure, containers, container registries and Kubernetes (e.g., Docker, AWS ECS, AWS EKS, AWS Fargate)
Experience with OS baselines and configuration management processes and platforms (e.g., Tripwire CCM)
Experience with scripting languages such as Python or PowerShell
Experience with database activity monitoring processes, best practices, and platforms (e.g., Imperva SecureSphere, IBM Guardium)
Familiar with Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), Secure Web Gateways (SWG) and Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASB) technologies and platforms (e.g., Zscaler, NetSkope, Palo Alto Prisma Access, Symantec Web Security Service)
Familiar with network segmentation and micro-segmentation best practices and platforms (e.g., Illumio, GuardiCore)
Familiar with anti-malware and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) platforms (e.g., SentinelOne, CrowdStrike, Microsoft Defender)
Familiar with Data Loss Prevention (DLP) principles, best practices and platforms (e.g., Symantec DLP, Digital Guardian, Forcepoint DLP)
Familiar with Web Application Firewalls (WAF), Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS), and Next-Generation Firewall capabilities and configuration
GSEC, GCIH, GCIA, GCFE, or CISSP preferable but not required
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