Steampunk

Cloud Security Engineer

Steampunk • $100K — $155K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Ability to obtain a U.S. government Security Clearance
  • BS Degree in IT or related field with relevant experience
  • 5+ years in architecting and implementing cloud solutions
  • 5+ years experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • 5+ years working with Git SCM tools
  • 5+ years in Agile systems development
  • 5+ years in risk assessment and security testing in cloud

Responsibilities

  • Identify and implement secure cloud solutions including zero-trust architectures
  • Optimize security solutions to balance usability for stakeholders
  • Monitor cloud environments for security threats using native tools
  • Analyze infrastructure as code for risk assessment
  • Ensure compliance with industry security standards through risk modeling
  • Diagnose technical issues and develop effective fixes
  • Automate security processes such as vulnerability and patch management
  • Collaborate with developers to ensure adherence to security protocols
  • Design and implement robust data protection measures
  • Document current state and suggest improvements through gap analysis
  • Resolve infrastructure vulnerabilities and deployment issues
  • Provide engineering solutions and continuous improvement recommendations
  • Deliver status updates and cross-train team members

Benefits

  • Professional development opportunities
  • Flexible work schedules and remote working options
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Retirement plan options with company match
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Employee wellness programs
  • Access to advanced technology and tools
Full Job Description
Overview

As Cloud Security Engineer, you will work within our growing DevSecOps practice delivering features to support developing, testing, and monitoring secure cloud architectures for cloud migration, cloud optimization and cloud deployment. We are looking for candidates with 5-8 years experience with cloud platform services, cybersecurity and DevOps practices such as infrastructure as code and confirmation management automation.

Contributions

  • Identify and implement the most secure cloud-based solutions for the customer including components for zero-trust architectures, identity and access management policy, and data privacy
  • Understanding the needs of stakeholders and optimizing solutions that marry security with usability
  • Monitor cloud environments for suspicious activities with cloud native monitoring or SIEM solutions and investigate security incidents where appropriate
  • Examining infrastructure as code written by others and analyzing risk
  • Ensuring that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats through risk assessment, threat modeling, and compliance with industry standards (e.g. NIST, ISO 27011, HIPPA, FISMA, etc.)
  • Identifying technical problems, performing root cause analysis, and developing updates and 'fixes'
  • Automate security processes such as vulnerability management and patch management
  • Working with software developers and DevSecOps engineers to ensure that development follows established security processes and works as intended
  • Support enterprise cloud security through infrastructure as code including any activities around automated server or network configurations, large-scale software deployments, and monitoring and testing
  • Ensure effective design and implementation of data protection and encryption mechanisms for data at rest and in transit
  • Document as-is state of the environment, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations
  • Identify, analyze, and resolve infrastructure vulnerabilities and application deployment issues
  • Engineer and implement solutions and provide recommendations for continuous improvement for the services provided
  • Present regular status updates and provide cross training to other team members.


Qualifications

  • Ability to obtain a U.S. government Security Clearance
  • BS Degree in an IT field OR BS in a non-IT field and 2 years related IT experience
  • 5 Years of Experience architecting, designing, developing, and implementing cloud solutions
  • 5 Years of Experience with one or more clouds (i.e. AWS, Azure, or GCP)
  • 5 Years of Experience with Git SCM providers such as GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket
  • 5 Years of Experience with systems development in an Agile environment
  • 5 Years of Experience implementing infrastructure as code and orchestration
  • 5 Years of Experience providing conducting monitoring, risk assessment, threat modeling and security testing in cloud environments
  • 5 Years of Experience documenting POAMs, SSPs, and A&A support documentation


Preferred:
  • Certifications:
  • AWS Certified Security Specialty
  • AWS Certified Solution Solution Architect Associate
  • Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate
  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills
  • Experience with documenting an as-is state of the environment, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations preferred
  • Experience with scripting in Concourse, Bash, PowerShell, Python, Groovy, or Ruby
  • Experience with automation tools, including Pivotal, Chef, Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible


About steampunk

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $100,000 to $155,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk's total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here.

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