Cloud Security Engineer

Role Overview

• Provide technical expertise to plan, analyze, define, and support the secure delivery of future functional and technical capabilities for applications leveraging an evolving, security focused cloud-based architecture.
• Guide the continuous review and improvement process for existing components and their security integrations.
• Assist in facilitating technical solution and design discussions, complete proof of concepts, and develop non-functional requirements.
• Manage creation and quality of deliverables.
• Develop processes to ensure successful operations and management applications within the cloud.
• Integrate into all aspects of Security Operations to enable resilient and holistic cloud-focused mission achievement.

Requirements

• Perform in a SME cloud security engineering role responsible for the design, configuration, testing, and deployment, of cloud provider services such as AWS, Azure, Oracle, etc. and cloud-based services such as Office 365
• Apply knowledge of the latest trends in the cloud security engineering industry
• Provide input to programs throughout the lifecycle to ensure systems meets Risk Management Framework standards
• Leverage and optimize system automation technologies and configuration management technologies such as Saltstack, Chef, Puppet, Ansible, Terraform, CloudFormation or others to create standardized IT environments
• Work with Solution Architects and Security Architects to conduct Proof of Concepts (POCs), and assist in production implementations
• Execute periodic and on-demand system audits and vulnerability assessments, including user accounts, application access, file system, and external web integrity scans to determine compliance
• Provide targeted oversight and security tool integration for a host of security products and domains, spanning both enterprise grade network and endpoints.
• Demonstrate experience with network and infrastructure design and build
• Possess proficiency with scripting languages including Python, Perl, Unix/Linux Shell, PowerShell, etc.
• Participate in special projects as required to include technology evaluations and produce Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) and provide Cloud Security SME recommendations
• Assist the customer to design, implement, and document the security controls of the system to enable the agency to achieve initial authorization
• Support the iterations of new capabilities and cloud services via change management and continuous monitoring
• Assist customer in leveraging the security controls provided so they can rapidly deploy their applications

Tech Stack

• Ansible
• AWS
• Azure
• Chef
• Cloud
• Linux
• Oracle
• Perl
• Puppet
• Python
• SaltStack
• Terraform
• Unix

Benefits

• Competitive salary, paid twice per month
• Best in class medical coverage
• 100% of medical premiums covered by True Zero
• Company wide new business incentive programs
• Contribution Incentives (i.e. white papers, blog posts, internal webinars, etc.)
• 3 weeks of PTO starting + 11 Paid Holidays Annually
• 401k Program with 100% company match on the first 4%
• Monthly reimbursement of Cell Phone and Home Internet costs
• Paternity/Maternity Leave
• Investment in training and certifications to broaden and deepen your technical skills