Senior Cloud Security Engineer

$114,048 - $142,560/Yr

Security 1St Title - Washington, DC

posted 3 months ago

Full-time - Senior
Washington, DC
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

As a Senior Cloud Security Engineer at Rocket Software, you will play a pivotal role in securing our cloud infrastructure and services, primarily within AWS and Azure environments. With 5-7 years of experience in cloud security, you will be part of a dynamic IT organization dedicated to providing world-class service to our software development labs and internal departments. Your primary mission will be to ensure that our employees have secure access and communication systems, enabling them to perform at their highest level. In this role, you will be responsible for the security of company data and workloads in public cloud infrastructure. You will monitor, analyze, and resolve security incidents proactively, while also providing guidance, advice, and reports on your activities and results to address cyber risks in the cloud. This position offers an exciting opportunity to help build a world-class security program in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment. Your essential duties will include deploying, managing, and maintaining the enterprise cloud security technology stack. You will utilize a wide range of security capabilities, including both native cloud tooling and third-party platforms such as CNAPP and CSPM solutions, network detection and response (NDR), vulnerability assessment and discovery, identity and access management (IAM), data protection solutions, key management (KMS), and event logging systems. You will develop playbooks for incident response and best practices focused on cloud architectures and technologies, and coordinate with external security partners on critical security workflows. Additionally, you will function as a key technical member of the cyber response team, supporting the investigation and remediation of cyber events and incidents, and analyzing, assessing, and testing for cyber threats across enterprise clouds. Your role will also involve protecting Rocket's customer and intellectual property (IP) data, and developing and presenting reports that detail your approach, analysis techniques, results, and recommended remediations. This position requires a highly technical individual who is comfortable in a fast-changing environment and is committed to the principles of information security, diversity, inclusion, and equity.

Responsibilities

  • Deploy, manage and maintain the enterprise cloud security technology stack.
  • Utilize a wide range of security capabilities including both native cloud tooling and 3rd party platforms such as CNAPP and CSPM solutions.
  • Develop playbooks for incident response and best practices focused on cloud architectures and technologies.
  • Create a companywide program for secure cloud services in coordination with the CISO.
  • Coordinate with external security partners on critical security workflows and playbooks.
  • Function as a key technical member of the cyber response team supporting the investigation and remediation of cyber events and incidents.
  • Analyze, assess and test for cyber threats across enterprise clouds.
  • Protect Rocket customer and intellectual property (IP) data.
  • Develop and present reports that detail approach, analysis techniques, results and recommended remediations.

Requirements

  • At least 7 years of experience securing public cloud infrastructure in AWS and Azure.
  • Hands-on experience with tools such as Palo Alto Prisma, Wiz, Orca or Lacework.
  • Experience working with secure cloud networking, compute and data workloads, and serverless computing solutions.
  • Experience securing CI/CD cloud delivery pipelines.
  • Knowledge of secure cloud architecture and best practices such as AWS's Well-Architected Framework.
  • Knowledge of cloud incident response and experience with tabletop exercises and red/blue/purple team engagements is highly desirable.
  • Experience with GCP and IBM clouds is desirable.
  • Experience with scripting languages is a plus.
  • Excellent troubleshooting skills, self-motivated, results-driven and well organized.
  • Experience with explosive growth and variable requirements.
  • Experience with change and incident management processes.
  • Certifications such as AWS Certified Security Specialty or Azure Security Engineer Associate are desirable.

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience with GCP and IBM clouds is desirable.
  • Experience with scripting languages is a plus.

Benefits

  • Extensive paid time off programs (paid holidays, sick, and unlimited vacation time).
  • Healthcare coverage options to fit you (and your family's) needs.
  • Retirement savings, with matching contributions by Rocket Software.
  • Life and disability coverage.
  • Leadership and skills training opportunities.
  • Two paid work days for off-site training.
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