Cloud Security Specialist

Greeley Square, NY 10001

Category: Security Engineer Job Number: 21524

Job Description


Job Description:

Cloud Security Specialist

Responsibilities:

- Develop, deploy, and manage a robust and secure cloud architecture across Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS) platforms, including Azure, AWS, and Office365.
- Implement continuous audit and alerting mechanisms using native cloud toolsets to ensure the integrity and security of cloud environments.
- Formulate and execute comprehensive identity and access management strategies, ensuring stringent authentication and authorization protocols.
- Monitor and administer user access permissions in accordance with the principle of least privilege.
- Utilize cutting-edge Microsoft 365 Security and Purview technologies to establish and enforce data protection policies, detecting and preventing data leakage both to and from cloud and on-premises environments.
- Lead incident response efforts for security incidents, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to mitigate risks effectively.
- Deploy logging and monitoring solutions for real-time detection and response to security events.
- Design, implement, and manage security infrastructure to safeguard networks, systems, and applications.
- Conduct regular security assessments and vulnerability scans to proactively identify and mitigate potential risks.
- Lead incident response efforts and conduct thorough investigations in the event of security incidents or breaches, collaborating with legal and IT teams for documentation and reporting.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders and internal IT contacts to assess risks associated with new technologies, documenting assessments comprehensively.
- Work closely with IT, legal, and compliance teams to align security initiatives with business objectives.
- Communicate security risks and recommendations effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Information Security, Risk Management, or related field.
- Minimum of five years of experience in Information Security or similar role.
- Familiarity with secure software development principles.
- Strong understanding of networking concepts, including routing, firewalls, NAT translation, proxies, and next-gen SASE solutions.
- Knowledge of Data Loss Prevention concepts and strategies.
- Proficiency in security information and event management (SIEM) log analysis.
- Ability to fulfill responsibilities promptly and accurately.
- Exceptional attention to detail with the capacity to work independently on critical initiatives, providing regular updates to senior management.
- Possession of relevant Information Security certifications (e.g., Microsoft, CISSP, CISM, Palo Alto, Splunk, Cisco) is highly advantageous.

 

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Job Requirements

Cloud architecture design, implementation, and management, continuous audit and alerting mechanisms, identity and access management strategies, data protection policies and enforcement, incident response coordination and management, logging and monitoring solutions deployment, security infrastructure design and implementation, security assessments and vulnerability scans, security incident response and investigation, risk assessment for new technologies, networking concepts including routing, firewalls, NAT translation, proxies, SASE solutions, data loss prevention (DLP) concepts and strategies, and security information and event management (SIEM) log analysis.

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