Cloud Security Engineer (Hybrid)
We have an immediate need for a contract-to-hire Cloud Security Engineer to join a leading dental business support organization. The Cloud Security Engineer helps operate and secure the organization’s cloud application infrastructure that aligns with business needs. The position is responsible for supporting innovation and providing direction to elevate the organization’s security posture within a multi-cloud computing infrastructure.
Location: Irvine, CA (Hybrid working 4 days onsite and 1 day remote per week)
This job expects to pay about $51 - 58 per hour plus benefits.
What You Will Do:
- Develop and maintain secure, resilient enterprise-grade cloud processes in alignment with developers, architects, and frameworks like SOC2, ISO, and CSA.
- Secure business applications and computing environments across public, private or hybrid cloud infrastructures.
- Protect cloud-based business applications in compliance with privacy, security, business resiliency, and regulatory (HIPAA, PCI) requirements.
- Maintain a consistent, secure environment using configuration management solutions.
- Conduct rigorous oversight of security systems and security configuration administration to reduce risk to enterprise systems and accounts.
- Manage Cloud based vulnerabilities across COMPANY teams using commercial and open-source toolsets.
- Work with internal teams to maintain strong identity and access management (IAM) controls across applications and computing environments.
- Assist with development, maintenance, and utilization of scripts to automate required processes.
- Actively monitor, assess, and recommend tactical and strategic initiatives based on new and emerging threats posing risk to cloud computing environments.
What Gets You The Job:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, MIS or related field, or equivalent industry experience. AWS Security or CCSP certifications are a plus.
- At least 3-5+ years’ experience in cybersecurity as a practitioner and with at least 2-3+ years exposure to Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
- Strong Vulnerability Management skills using tools like Qualys, Tenable, Wiz, or similar. Ability to prioritize findings, communicate across teams, and manage the remediation process.
- Strong Linux and Windows support skills.
- Experienced in cloud networking architecture and cloud operations, with cloud access security broker (CASB) experience preferred.
- Familiarity with tools such as Git, Jenkins, Terraform, Cloudflare, and Salt.
- Network and encryption experience, including virtual private networks (VPNs), IPsec, SSL/TLS, LDAP and public key infrastructure (PKI).
- IAM experience, particularly with Okta.
- Familiarly with cloud security solutions such as Prisma Cloud, Orca, Wiz, and Laceworks.
- Experience with scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell or JavaScript.
- Experience creating, maintaining, and documenting scripts and automations in both cloud and infrastructure environments.
- Experience or understanding of healthcare industry regulatory requirements and laws is a plus, but not required.
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