Appspace
Cloud Security Engineer
Dallas, Texas, United States Remote
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 54 days ago
PythonBashAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsDockerKubernetesTerraformNetwork SecuritySIEMComplianceProject ManagementFirewallResearchCommunicationProblem SolvingPublic Speaking
About the role
- We are seeking a highly skilled Cloud Security Engineer to join our dynamic team.
Responsibilities
- Cloud Security Operations: Design, implement, and optimize robust cloud security architectures to enhance, build, monitor and address all security alerts from our SIEM and other security systems.
- Compliance & Governance: Lead and contribute to compliance initiatives, ensuring cloud environments adhere to industry regulations and frameworks such as GDPR, SOC 2, ISO 27001, CMMC and CSA STAR. Conduct security assessments and gap analyses.
- Deliver engaging presentations, attend client workshops, and build strong client relationships.
- Incident Response & Remediation: Support incident response activities by providing expert analysis and remediation strategies for cloud security incidents.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Risk Management, Cyber Security, or related field
- 7-10 years progressive cloud security experience.
- 4+ years of experience securing, configuring and supporting cloud environments (Azure and GCP)
- 4+ years of experience supporting a security operations center, managing security alerts, configuring SIEMs and, creating custom alerts using PowerShell, Python or Bash scripts
- Security Certifications: CISSP is required
- 7-10 years of progressive experience in cloud security engineering.
- Strong organizational, administrative, project management and communication skills will be required to manage the overall security program.
- Deep hands-on experience with Azure or Google Cloud Platform (GCP) security services and best practices is essential and managing cloud security alerts in our SIEM.
- Demonstrable experience configuring Entra ID and Azure Cloud features.
- Proven expertise in securing SaaS applications and understanding of common SaaS security challenges.
- Extensive experience with scripting skills, network security principles and implementation in cloud environments.
- Strong understanding of cloud identity and access management (IAM) principles and best practices across multi-cloud.
- Solid knowledge of compliance frameworks and regulations (e.g., GDPR, SOC 2, ISO 27001, CMMC).
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex security concepts clearly and concisely to diverse audiences.
- Ability to work independently, multitask and work in a fast-paced, client-facing environment.
Nice to have
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM templates) for security automation.
- Scripting skills (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Bash).
- Experience with container security (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Knowledge of DevSecOps principles and practices.
Skills
- Conduct security assessments and gap analyses.
- This will extend to leading Incident Response Plan initiatives and creating documentation for all parties to follow specific plans.
- Continuously research and evaluate emerging cloud security threats, technologies, and best practices.
- Appspace is committed to equitable compensation practices and complies with all applicable local, state, and federal regulations.
Compensation
- Appspace is committed to equitable compensation practices and complies with all applicable local, state, and federal regulations.
Benefits
- Flexible work schedules
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