Hybrid Senior Cloud Security Engineer

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About the role

  • Senior Cloud Security Engineer securing public cloud platforms and services in the financial industry. Collaborating with teams to enhance security posture and ensure compliance in cloud environments.

Responsibilities

  • Identify threats, and design and develop appropriate defense measures
  • Evaluate public cloud platform's, native cloud services', public cloud workloads' changes for security implications
  • Ensure public cloud platform, services, and workloads are secure by design, which includes identifying, presenting opportunities of improvement on enhance the security posture of the public cloud environments
  • Configure continuous compliance validation to ensure ongoing adherence to security policies and regulations
  • Support the monitoring of cloud environments for security incidents and for rapid response through automated mechanisms
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, cloud engineers, architects, and operations, to (1) embed security-as-code practices into the DevOps pipeline, and (2) implement technical enhancements to the security design/posture of the public cloud environments
  • Serve as a subject matter expert on public cloud technologies and security solutions
  • Provide guidance and mentorship to team members
  • Foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and knowledge sharing across the organization
  • Stay updated on the latest cloud security threats and advancements

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or relevant industry certifications
  • At least 3 years of experience in designing, implementing, and securing public cloud platforms and services, preferably in AWS and Azure; OCI is a plus
  • Professional experience in highly regulated industries, preferably in financial industry is major plus
  • Required certifications - at least one of the following: AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate and/or Professional), AWS Certified Security - Specialty, Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
  • The following certifications are a plus: ISC2 Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP), ISC2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), ISACA Certified Information Systems Manager (CISM), EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
  • Expertise in public cloud service providers, especially in Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure; Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is a plus
  • Hands on experience with public cloud-native platforms and services - such as Compute, Network, Storage, and ideally Generative AI/Agentic AI public cloud services - with understanding of security control requirements to securely implement for usage of services
  • Hands on experience with public cloud-native security services specialized in Threat Detection, Encryption, Data Protection, Compliance, Identity and Access Management / Permission guardrails, etc
  • Preferably, hands on experience with solutioning and configuring automated security policies in Cloud Native Application Protection (CNAPP) inclusive of capabilities such as Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), Infrastructure-as-code (IaC) Scanning, etc
  • Deep understanding of cloud security frameworks (e.g., AWS Well-Architected Framework, Azure Well-Architected Framework), industry compliance requirements, and best practices
  • Familiar with Infrastructure as code, preferably Hashicorp Terraform; AWS CloudFormation, and Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates
  • Strong analytical skills to identify potential security risks and automate security compliance checks
  • Excellent problem-solving abilities and the capacity to work effectively under pressure
  • Be proactive, with a strategic approach to security management, ensuring that the public cloud platform and solutions are not only secure but also compliant at all times through automated policies and validation

Benefits

  • comprehensive health and wellness benefits
  • retirement plans
  • educational assistance and training programs
  • income replacement for qualified employees with disabilities
  • paid maternity and parental bonding leave
  • paid vacation
  • sick days
  • holidays

Job title

Senior Cloud Security Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$140,000 - $185,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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