Cloud Security Engineer, AWS

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Develop and execute secure architecture within AWS utilizing services such as IAM, KMS, CloudTrail, Config, and various third-party tools/services.

• Establish and oversee centralized logging, monitoring, audit tracking, incident triage, and alerting solutions.

• Perform threat modeling, vulnerability assessments, and penetration testing.

• Evaluate the system environment against applicable security standards (CIS Benchmarks, NIST, HIPAA, FedRAMP, SOC 2, etc.) and create a roadmap for compliance.

• Assist with incident detection, investigation, and response for AWS workloads.

• Manage and oversee audit trails across accounts and services.

• Collaborate with compliance and risk teams to ensure security aligns with regulatory standards.

• Keep security control documentation up to date.

• Assist in Disaster Recovery/Continuity of Operations (DR/COOP) testing.

• Aid in audits and other compliance-related inquiries.

⛳️ Requirements

• US Citizenship is mandatory.

• Must be capable of OBTAINING and MAINTAINING a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST".

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.

• At least TWO (2)+ years of relevant work experience.

• Background in cloud security or cybersecurity roles with a focus on AWS security.

• Proficiency in AWS core services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, ECS/EKS, CloudFront, Route 53, IAM, etc.).

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions audit, CodeBuild job reviews, artifact migrations, secrets validations, deployment dry runs, rollback preparations, and cutover support.

• Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as collaborate, mentor, assist, and support team members in resolving complex operational and reliability challenges.

• Solid development experience in Python, Bash, or similar programming languages.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

• Parental Leave

• 401(k) Retirement Plan

• Group Term Life and Travel Assistance

• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance

• Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities

• Employee Referral Program

• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

• Care.com annual membership

• Employee Assistance Program

• Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)