Cloud Security Engineer Job Description Template

As a member of the cloud security team, the Cloud Security Engineer will be responsible for maintaining and elevating the security across our cloud environments. The main goal of this role is to reduce risk while allowing the business to operate quickly, safely, and efficiently. If you are motivated and passionate about cloud security architecture and operations, this could be the ideal role for you. 

Typical Duties and Responsibilities

  • Identify and resolve security issues across the cloud infrastructure
  • Build, deploy, and manage security tools and services 
  • Design and implement scalable processes to provision cloud access
  • Maintain a low-touch, reliable, and user-friendly infrastructure 
  • Evaluate and respond to alerts and events from security tools
  • Tune security tool configuration to minimize false positives
  • Develop event response documentation and processes, including diagrams for system environments, cloud operations, and security tools
  • Collaborate with security leadership, engineering, and compliance to execute security strategies
  • Assist other teams in solving security issues in a manner that complies with business requirements and best practices
  • Assess our current cloud security and propose improvements or solutions
  • Review our architecture and design through a security lens to provide actionable, timely requirements and recommendations
  • Serve as a subject matter expert for security tools, applications, and processes

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field

Required Skills and Experience

  • 5+ years of experience working with a public cloud infrastructure
  • Experience deploying and customizing security tools such as vulnerability scanners, static analyzers, IDS/IPS, firewalls, and endpoint security monitoring
  • Experience using CI/CD pipelines for change management and automated security testing
  • Experience with networking and Unix/Linux servers
  • Experience developing software with object-oriented languages such as Python, Java, C++, or Ruby
  • Experience with database programming and administration
  • Experience with log management and/or correlation systems
  • Fluent in one or more programming or scripting language
  • Thorough understanding of cloud and network security
  • Ability to write SQL queries and build dashboards and reports
  • Knowledge of networking and web protocols
  • Knowledge of modern cloud technology components and deployment patterns
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills
  • Strong analytical problem solving skills

Preferred Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience working in an information security role
  • Experience deploying services in a multi-cloud environment
  • NIST certification
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