Virtual
AWS Cloud Security Engineer
Virtual, Memphis, Tennessee, us, 37544
Vaco is actively seeking an
AWS Cloud Security Engineer
for a direct-hire position with our client in Memphis.
This is a permanent opportunity to join a highly respected national organization that is a proven leader in their field!
Engineer Summary
Responsibilities include the design, implementation, and maintenance of security measures within primarily an AWS environment.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
:
Issue Resolution: Identify and resolve security issues across cloud infrastructure, ensuring the protection of sensitive data and systems.
Security Tools Management: Build, deploy, and manage security tools and services to safeguard cloud environments.
Process Design: Design and implement scalable processes for provisioning cloud access, ensuring efficient and secure user management.
Infrastructure Maintenance: Maintain a reliable, low-touch, and user-friendly cloud infrastructure that supports security and operational requirements.
Alert Evaluation: Evaluate and respond to alerts and events from security tools, tuning configurations to reduce false positives and improve detection accuracy.
Event Response Documentation: Develop comprehensive event response documentation and processes, including system environment diagrams and cloud operations security tools.
Collaboration: Work closely with leadership, architects, engineering teams, vendors, and compliance officers to execute and refine security strategies.
Security Assessment: Consistently assess current cloud security measures and best practices, proposing improvements or solutions to enhance overall security posture.
Architecture Review: Review cloud architecture and design from a security perspective, providing actionable and timely recommendations.
Experience & Qualifications
:
Minimum of 5 years experience working with cloud infrastructure, preferably within AWS.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines for change management and automated security testing.
Proficiency in deploying and customizing security tools such as vulnerability scanners, static analyzers, IDS/IPS, firewalls, and endpoint security monitoring.
Experience developing software with object-oriented languages like Python, Java, C++, or Ruby.
Ability to write SQL queries and create dashboards and reports.
Extremely strong communication and collaboration skills.
NIST or ISO Certification is preferred.
Additional Details
:
Employment Type: Direct-Hire Position
Schedule: Hybrid (3 days onsite per week)
Start Date: Immediate
Location: Memphis, TN
Target Compensation: $125k to $155k based on skills and experience
Employment Status: No form of Corp-to-Corp or Employment Sponsorship is being considered.
Interested Candidates are Encouraged to Apply for Immediate Consideration!
AWS Cloud Security Engineer
for a direct-hire position with our client in Memphis.
This is a permanent opportunity to join a highly respected national organization that is a proven leader in their field!
Engineer Summary
Responsibilities include the design, implementation, and maintenance of security measures within primarily an AWS environment.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
:
Issue Resolution: Identify and resolve security issues across cloud infrastructure, ensuring the protection of sensitive data and systems.
Security Tools Management: Build, deploy, and manage security tools and services to safeguard cloud environments.
Process Design: Design and implement scalable processes for provisioning cloud access, ensuring efficient and secure user management.
Infrastructure Maintenance: Maintain a reliable, low-touch, and user-friendly cloud infrastructure that supports security and operational requirements.
Alert Evaluation: Evaluate and respond to alerts and events from security tools, tuning configurations to reduce false positives and improve detection accuracy.
Event Response Documentation: Develop comprehensive event response documentation and processes, including system environment diagrams and cloud operations security tools.
Collaboration: Work closely with leadership, architects, engineering teams, vendors, and compliance officers to execute and refine security strategies.
Security Assessment: Consistently assess current cloud security measures and best practices, proposing improvements or solutions to enhance overall security posture.
Architecture Review: Review cloud architecture and design from a security perspective, providing actionable and timely recommendations.
Experience & Qualifications
:
Minimum of 5 years experience working with cloud infrastructure, preferably within AWS.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines for change management and automated security testing.
Proficiency in deploying and customizing security tools such as vulnerability scanners, static analyzers, IDS/IPS, firewalls, and endpoint security monitoring.
Experience developing software with object-oriented languages like Python, Java, C++, or Ruby.
Ability to write SQL queries and create dashboards and reports.
Extremely strong communication and collaboration skills.
NIST or ISO Certification is preferred.
Additional Details
:
Employment Type: Direct-Hire Position
Schedule: Hybrid (3 days onsite per week)
Start Date: Immediate
Location: Memphis, TN
Target Compensation: $125k to $155k based on skills and experience
Employment Status: No form of Corp-to-Corp or Employment Sponsorship is being considered.
Interested Candidates are Encouraged to Apply for Immediate Consideration!