Cloud Security Engineer - Remote

Company: NextPath Career Partners
Location: Irvine
Posted on: November 18, 2021

Job Description:

NextPath Career Partners is currently seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to join our client's team . This is a fully remote, direct hire position. Responsibilities Engage in security monitoring by responding to alerts across security capabilities Help enable the team through automation & investigation of complex security issues for remediation. Proactively identify deficiency in the security services that the team is responsible for and propose a plan for improvements. Assess and support implementation of automation via scripting and tools to eliminate manual tasks. Provide support to enable automated CI/CD pipeline for ongoing development of in-house applications in a secure manner. Understand and abide to all Information Security policies and control standards. Technical leader in the analysis, coordination, and remediation of information security vulnerabilities. Develop, document, and implement security solutions and monitoring Manages the development, and execution of controls and defenses to ensure the security and risk mitigation of information systems. Understanding of Cyber Security Frameworks. Develops and maintains documentation on Cybersecurity Operations, incident playbooks and runbooks, process workflows, incident handling and response capabilities. Prioritizes high risk threats, summarizes the recommended actions, and works across and with IT business partners to address and remediate. Proactively monitors, analyzes, and provides guidance on security vulnerabilities and incidents to support remediation activities. Conducts root cause analysis and optimize security incidents through lessons learned process. Assist in optimizing the Cybersecurity Program by implementing Cybersecurity Standards and processes. Researches and provides guidance on vulnerabilities and emerging threats. Provide subject matter expertise on company's attack surface management tools and services Provide guidance on existing and emerging threats as they apply within the company's environment. Assist with architecture models and capabilities to support secure solutions. Configures tools to optimize the detection of company's assets and associated vulnerabilities and configurations that could pose a risk. Work side by side with vendor strategists, product development and architect teams to understand and integrate security practices where appropriate Requirements Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Security, Information Assurance, Information Management in related field or equivalent Certifications in Cloud Cybersecurity Industry related certification (Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), or Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) 8 years of experience working in a Security Engineering and\or Operations Adept understanding of the Cloud Security best practices in Azure, or AWS 2 years of experience securing Azure architecture 2 years of experience in IAM, AD, SAML, Multi-Factor Authentication 3 year of experience with scripting using languages such as Python Azure Platform Security - Perimeter, Network, Endpoint, Host, Serverless, and Container Strong security experience in other domains such as IAM, Azure-AD, SIEM, Vulnerability Management or Network Security Strong understanding of network fundamentals, UNIX and Windows security administration Experience with Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines Nextpath Career Partners NextPath is a candidate centric recruiting firm focused on your career goals to help you find your next path Our team of professional recruiters have over 80 years of combined experience to help you navigate a job change. Our clients span local and national with roles in sales, creative, marketing, and staffing on a direct, contract-to-perm, and contract (project) basis. If the position above doesn't appear to fit we do have a host of clients with roles that could be a match and not every position will be posted. Feel free to reach out to find a better match by emailing your resume to applynextpathcp.com for a recruiter to engage. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer View all open jobs: http://www.nextpathcp.com

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