GuidePoint Security seeks an experienced and driven security professional to join our DevSecOps Security practice in the Mid-Atlantic.

Note: This is a remote position, but candidates living in our Mid-Atlantic region (VA, MD, PA, NC, DE, NJ, or DC) are preferred.

Summary 

As a Senior Cloud Security Engineer, you will be part of a growing team of highly skilled cybersecurity experts providing delivery services for customers in several verticals.  Your primary responsibilities revolve around partnering with our customers to advise, develop, implement, and run CNAPP Cloud Security tools. You will constantly learn about and utilize the newest cloud security technologies, such as CNAPP, IaC, CSPM, and CWPP technologies.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Perform implementation of CNAPP and CSPM tools in multi-account AWS and Azure environments.
• Implement IaC scanning tools within the CI/CD Pipelines.
• Develop Infrastructure as code in Cloud Formation or Terraform.
• Develop custom control checks within CNAPP Platforms using JSON, REGO, or Terraform.
• Analysis – identifies and evaluates potential threats and vulnerabilities to the public cloud environments network, applications, infrastructure, and systems.
• Issue Resolution – leads the resolution of identified issues in public cloud environments.
  • Vulnerabilities – Cloud, System, and Application
  • Compliance – CIS, NIST, AWS, and Azure best practices.
  • Cloud Entitlements – Excessive Permissions and various IAM best practices.
  • Secrets – unprotected secrets on VMs, Containers, and IaC repositories.
  • IaC – misconfigurations and vulnerabilities within developed IaC.
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes and microservices security best practices.
• Performs container registry scanning.
• Reviewing and creating metrics, KPIs, and KRIs to track overall cloud security posture.
• Create, maintain, and update runbooks for cloud configuration checks.
• Assess the overall security posture of cloud security infrastructure and workloads.
• Advise customers on Cloud security best practices.

Experience, Education, and Technical Requirements.

• At least 3 years of experience working in Cloud Security with Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, or GCP.
• Experience with Cloud Security tools like: Wiz.io, Orca, Lacework, Trivy, Aqua, Ermetic or Prisma Cloud
• Experience with integrating tools into development pipelines such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Etc.
• Understanding of a broad range of Cloud Security issues as well as their mitigation strategies
• Understanding of Cloud Security-related vulnerabilities
• Experience developing code in Terraform, Python, PowerShell, Rego, and other languages.
• Written communication skills for written interactions with clients
• Strong communication skills include articulating thoughts and refining complex problems into digestible information clearly.
• Ability to manage time independently while handling multiple projects concurrently.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or information Security preferred
• Cloud Security certifications are preferred.