Modern IT Partners is hiring contract-based individuals for long-term contracts. Through this role the applicant will provide cloud security analysis and engineering services to implement, operate and maintain cloud security tools and processes. The applicant should also be able to identify, assess, and report cloud security vulnerabilities and risks on systems, cloud resources, and networks in accordance with Federal and Agency Laws, Directives, Policies, Procedures, and Standards.
Role responsibilities:
- Provide general expertise on Cloud security (M365, AWS, Box, etc.) and CASB (Microsoft Defender for Cloud Applications)
- Responsible for the development, implementation, and management of the company’s cloud security framework. Leveraging a deep understanding of cloud architecture, security protocols, and compliance standards, this role ensures the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of data across our platform.
- Actively monitor the customer’s security posture. Establish a security monitoring and alerting process that surfaces potential threats to relevant members of the team.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to advocate for security best practices and ensure secure software development life cycle integration.
- Conduct regular security assessments, penetration tests, and vulnerability scanning. Provide actionable feedback and ensure mitigation of identified vulnerabilities.
- When required, be able to utilize DevSecOps tools and principles to automate security tasks and integrate security checks into CI/CD pipelines.
- Lead security incident detection, investigation, and resolution. Communicate to Stake holder's post-mortem and lessons learned.
- Work closely with other teams to ensure cloud environments are compliant with relevant industry standards and regulations.
- Recommend, implement, and manage security tools to help in threat detection, vulnerability assessment, and continuous monitoring.
- Create and maintain robust documentation related to security policies, procedures, and best practices.
Position Qualifications
Applicant must have:
- Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, information systems, computer science, or information technology, and at least four years of experience working as a cloud security analyst, cloud security engineer, or related role.
- Experience with network segmentation, network access controls, network monitoring
- Security+, CISSP, CCSP, CCSK, or relevant industry recognized cybersecurity certification preferred.
- Experience managing or operating a Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) solution preferred.
- Experience in Zero-Trust methodology, implementation, and best practices preferred.
Compensation:
$90,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year depending on experience and qualifications.