Cloud Security Architect / Engineer

Position title : Cloud Security Architect / EngineerDuration of the Contract : 12 months + (multi Year)Possibility for Extension : Yes Interview Process : 1 round - virtual Work Location : Hybrid (3 days remote, 2 days in office)Candidate location : Candidates local to South Carolina are required. Candidates local to Georgia or North Carolina will be considered if they are willing to relocate to South Carolina at their own. Candidate must have DL from any one State- SC, NC, or GA Feedback from manager : Change in required skills due to lack of expertise in the following areas : 5+ years of experience with FIREWALLS IN AWS AND AZURE.5+ years of experience with PALO ALTO FIREWALLSBoth of these skills are now required for resources. SCOPE OF THE PROJECT : The Senior Cloud Security Engineer will collaborate with Product Owners, Applications Owners, Network and Security teams to design and deliver optimal solutions for large-scale app and infrastructure cloud solutions. Candidates should possess proficiency in both public and hybrid cloud models. Exceptional consulting skills and the ability to clearly derive desired states from customer requests are essential. The role also requires the ability to work with delivery teams. Importantly, this role is hands-on in delivery, requiring active involvement in the implementation and execution of security solutions. This is not a developer role. DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES : Design and deploy highly available, scalable, and secure cloud infrastructure and apps with a focus on AWS and Azure Cloud. Design and develop automation to build cloud security accelerators and IP. Experience with Security Operations teams to build and maintain SIEM, SOAR and XDR technology. Analyze and resolve configuration issues in development, test, and production environments. Familiar with major security compliance frameworks and building effective monitoring, logging, and auditing of production systems to ensure compliance with mandated compliance policies (e.g., NIST, HIPAA, PII, SOX, PCI, CMMC, CUI, etc. Experience implementing secure (zero trust) infrastructure in cloud. Security experience with state and local government customers Open to Travel as needed to customer engagements REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE) : 5-10 YEARS' EXPERIENCE IN INFORMATION SECURITY AND ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE DESIGNING AND MAINTAINING INFRASTRUCTURE IN AWS / AZURE CLOUD SECURITY DESIGN, OPERATIONS, AND AUTOMATION EXPERIENCE EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION SKILLS, BOTH WRITTEN AND VERBAL DOCUMENTATION OF SECURITY TOOLS, DEPLOYMENT CONFIGURATION, INCIDENT REPORTS, ETC. PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE) : EXPERIENCE DEPLOYING, CONFIGURING AND MAINTAINING CLOUD VM SERIES PALO ALTO FIREWALLS IN AWS AND AZURE PRISMA CLOUD FORESCOUT CISCO UMBRELLA PALO ALTO FIREWALLS F5 LOAD BALANCING / FIREWALL REQUIRED EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS : BACHELOR’S DEGREE OR EQUIVALENT EXPERIENCE. MUST HOLD AWS OR AZURE CERTIFICATION PREFERRED CERTIFICATIONS : CISSP - CERTIFIED INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROFESSIONAL SC100 - MICROSOFT CYBERSECURITY ARCHITECT AWS CERTIFIED CLOUD SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT, PRISMA CERTIFIED CLOUD SECURITY ENGINEER, PCNSA, PCNSE .