Cloud Security Engineer

Chicago


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Type: Contract

Category: Information Technology

Reference ID: 10069787

Shortcut: http://addisongroup.gosnaphop.com/DFyCV5


Position Title:

Cloud Security Engineer

Remote/Onsite :100% Remote



Required Tech/Experience (Manager won’t consider candidates without the following):

  1. Hands-on experience with AWS security tools (GuardDuty, CloudTrail, SecurityHub, etc.)
  2. Strong experience leveraging Terraform for infrastructure and security controls
  3. Experience with Wiz (Wiz.io)



Preferred Tech/Experience (Not required, but moves the candidate to the top of the list):

  1. Multi-cloud experience (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  2. Strong background in IAM, networking, and cloud security architecture



Typical Day to Day (Tasks & Responsibilities):

  • Get into the weeds of cloud security engineering across AWS (and potentially Azure/GCP)
  • Establish and enforce security baselines during infrastructure deployment
  • Implement alerts, monitoring, and protections across cloud environments
  • Partner with DevOps and Platform teams to embed security into infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines
  • Identify vulnerabilities and drive remediation efforts
  • Enhance cloud security posture through automation and infrastructure as code (Terraform)
  • Contribute to overall cloud security architecture and best practices


Years’ Experience/Degree Requirements/Certification:

  • 5+ years of experience in cloud security engineering
  • Strong technical background (this is not a GRC-focused role)
  • Experience across AWS required; Azure/GCP exposure is a plus



Job Description:

● Implement and optimize security controls for AWS cloud infrastructure through code.

● Monitor and review application and infrastructure security posture, initiating remediation

efforts with relevant teams.

● Recommend new or revised security measures and countermeasures for current

security challenges.

● Collaborate with DevOps and Platform teams to ensure security considerations are

embedded from the outset.

● Identify, create, and implement security standards for CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure

deployment automations.

● Oversee the implementation and administration of logging and monitoring services to

safeguard the security and integrity of applications.

● Create and maintain system documentation, architecture diagrams, and online

collaborative documentation (e.g., Wiki) with high quality.

● Work on other security engineering initiatives such as streamlining vulnerability

management and network architecture.

What you will bring to the team:

● 5+ years of demonstrable experience with AWS cloud security infrastructure and tools.

● Experience with three or more of the following AWS services: GuardDuty, CloudTrail,

CloudWatch, Inspector, SecurityHub, TrustedAdvisor, Config, ControlTower / GuardRails.

● Experience using organizational cloud governance constructs (e.g., AWS Organizations

including OUs and SCPs).

● Strong understanding and experience with IAM, including roles and policies.

● Strong understanding and experience with cloud access control & security mechanisms

(e.g., ACL, Security Groups, VPCs).

● Strong knowledge of application development, cloud networking concepts, systems

engineering, and network engineering to develop security requirements and best

practices, enterprise risk assessment methodologies

● Strong experience with Terraform.

● Strong experience with Wiz.

● Experience with CI/CD pipeline tooling (Artifactory/ECR, Github Actions)

● Able to show initiative and translate business requirements and needs into technical,

secure solutions.

● Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate complex security

concepts clearly and concisely

● Experience with other cloud providers such as GCP, Azure, OC

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