Cloud Security Engineer

Job Posting Title: Cloud Security Engineer - SRE Job Profile: Technical Project Management – Advisor II Position Summary: We are seeking a skilled and motivated Cloud Security Engineer – SRE to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will possess a strong technical background in systems administration, cloud computing, and infrastructure as code, with a particular focus on solution engineering/site reliability. This role will involve collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance our security posture and streamline processes through automation. Technical Skills • Programming and Scripting: Strong proficiency in languages like Python, Go, Bash, or Ruby. SREs often need to write automation scripts and build tooling. • Systems Administration: Deep understanding of operating systems (Linux/Unix), file systems, processes, and system configurations. • Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Experience with IaC tools like Terraform, Ansible, or Chef to manage infrastructure. • Cloud Computing: Knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform, including services like EC2, S3, Kubernetes, and serverless functions. • Containers and Orchestration: Expertise in containerization (Docker) and container orchestration (Kubernetes, OpenShift). • Networking: Understanding of networking concepts, including DNS, firewalls, load balancing, and VPNs. • Monitoring and Observability: Experience with monitoring and observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or New Relic. Ability to set up and maintain monitoring dashboards, alerts, and logs. • Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): Familiarity with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or CircleCI. • A strong understanding of HashiCorp Vault and Terraform will make you stand out. 2. Problem-Solving and Troubleshooting • Incident Management: Ability to manage and respond to incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement post-mortem reviews. • Automation: Focus on automating repetitive tasks to improve efficiency and reduce human error. • Performance Tuning: Skills in identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks in systems and applications. 3. Collaboration and Communication • Teamwork: Ability to work closely with cross-functional teams, including software engineers, product managers, and DevOps teams. • Documentation: Skill in creating clear and comprehensive documentation for systems, processes, and incident reports. • Communication: Effective communication skills for interacting with stakeholders and explaining technical concepts to non-technical audiences. 4. Reliability and Scalability • Service-Level Objectives (SLOs) and Service-Level Agreements (SLAs): Understanding of setting, monitoring, and maintaining SLOs and SLAs for system reliability. • Scalability: Knowledge of best practices for designing and scaling systems to handle increased loads and demands. • Redundancy and Resilience: Experience in designing systems with redundancy and fault tolerance to minimize downtime. 5. Security and Compliance • Security Best Practices: Understanding of security principles, such as access control, data encryption, and secure coding practices. • Compliance: Familiarity with compliance standards like GDPR, HIPAA, or PCI-DSS, depending on the industry. Minimum Job Qualifications: • Bachelor degree in business or equivalent work experience • 10 years of previous program leadership and/or relevant consulting experience • Knowledge of and demonstrated experience in program management framework, knowledge groups & life cycle • 5+ years' experience in driving large scale data center consolidation efforts • Minimum 5 years' experience with matrix management of cross-functional processes and teams • Proficient with Project Management tools