Senior Cloud Security Engineer

Overview

As a Senior Cloud Security Engineer, you will work within our growing Dev Sec Ops  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 8-10+ years of experience with cloud platform services, cybersecurity and Dev Ops practices such as infrastructure as code and configuration management automation.

• 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
• Understand the needs of stakeholders and optimize 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
• Examine infrastructure as code written by others and analyse risk
• Ensure that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats through risk assessment, threat modeling, and compliance with industry standards (e.g. NIST, ISO 27011, HIPAA, FISMA, etc.)
• Identify technical problems, perform root cause analysis, and develop updates and fixes
• Automate security processes such as vulnerability management and patch management
• Work with software developers and Dev Sec Ops  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, analyse, and resolve infrastructure vulnerabilities and application deployment issues
• Act as an individual contributor and mentor more junior team members
• 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

Required:

• Ability to obtain a U.S. government Security Clearance
• Bachelor’s Degree in an IT‑related field
• 7+ 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 Git Hub, Git Lab, Bitbucket
• 7+ years of experience supporting systems development within an Agile environment
• 5+ years of experience implementing infrastructure as code and orchestration
• 5+ years of experience conducting monitoring, risk assessment, threat modelling, and security testing in cloud environments
• 5+ years of experience documenting POA&M, SSP, and A&A support documentation

Preferred:

• Certifications:
  • AWS Certified Security–Specialty
  • AWS Certified 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, performing a gap analysis, and producing artifacts that articulate options and recommendations
• Experience with scripting in languages such as Bash, Power Shell, Python, Groovy, or Ruby
• Experience with automation tools, including Pivotal, Chef, Terraform, Cloud Formation, or Ansible

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 $130,000 to $180,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position, and annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E‑Verify program.