Cloud Security Engineer - Public Sector, IT Operations

Job-:
Information Technology

Location:

Orlando, FL, United States;
Grand Rapids, MI, United States

Schedule:

Full time Posted:

Job Summary:

The Cloud Security Engineer is responsible for planning, implementing, upgrading, and monitoring security-based measures for the protection of the organization’s cloud-based digital platforms and related data. This role may be charged with analyzing and revising existing cloud infrastructure and implementing new and enhanced security related designs and methodologies. In addition, this position is familiar with and helps institute best practices that meet or exceed FedRAMP, NIST, and Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC).

The Cloud Security Engineer focuses on the secure configuration and deployment of services within Microsoft GCC High and other platforms to support business operations, and ensures high performance and reliability of technology services that support the firm's mission.

Job Duties:

Collaborates with Public Sector and BDO National IT teams on standards, configuration recommendations, and best practices for the secure management of Microsoft 365 GCC High services, including Office, Entra , Intune, Defender, and Purview Institutes policies for identity, device, and access management using Zero Trust principles and security baselines

Reviews results from configuration management/testing, profiling, and assessment tooling to address vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and/or access risks

Implements, maintains, and monitors backup and disaster recovery strategies for M365 environment

Participates in the Change Control Board Monitors for and investigates emerging cyber threats in BDO Public Sector cloud environment, and works with staff on recommending and implementing defensive actions

Contributes to System Security Plans (SSPs), Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&Ms), and other artifacts for audit readiness

Performs maintenance and enhancements on existing security alerts to reduce false positives

Leads the remediation efforts of vulnerabilities within cloud resources

Leads the Incident Response Team which includes monitoring for and determining Indicators of Compromise Collaborates with security operations professionals to analyze triaged security alerts to determine the appropriate escalation and remediation paths

Designs and implements security related technologies such as MFA, FIDO2, endpoint detection and response (EDR), and mobile device management (MDM) within a GCC High tenant

Aligns enterprise IT planning with cybersecurity risk management strategies using NIST SP 800-171 and other applicable frameworks

Performs and reports phishing testing and develops necessary training

Escalates critical issues to management

Documents and maintains policies and procedures

Other duties as required

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Directs day-to-day activities/workload of staff, as needed Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Education:

High school diploma or GED, required

Bachelor's degree in Cloud Computing, Information Technology, Information Science, Informatics, or Information Systems, preferred

Experience:

Three (3) or more years of experience providing IT systems security support or incident response, required

License/

Certifications:

SC-100 – Microsoft Certified Cybersecurity Architect Expert, preferred AZ-305 – Azure Solutions Architect Expert, preferred AZ-500 – Azure Security Engineer Associate, preferred

Software:

Proficiency with Microsoft Intune, Entra /Azure AD, Microsoft 365 Admin Center, and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, required

Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, preferred

Proficiency with Power BI, Apple Business Manager, and MacOS and iOS management via Intune, preferred

Language:

N/AOther Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
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