Senior Cloud Security Engineer - SCSE 25-27628

Overview

Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
No Travel Required

Skills

Sarbanes-Oxley
Network Security
Palo Alto
Virtual Machines
Payment Card Industry
Regulatory Compliance
Information Security
Information Systems
Management
Microsoft
Microsoft Azure
Documentation
FOCUS
Firewall
HIPAA
IaaS
Incident Management
Collaboration
Communication
Cyber Security
Design Automation
Development Testing
Amazon Web Services
Auditing
Cisco
Clarity
Cloud Computing
Cloud Security
SIEM
Scripting
Security Operations

Job Details

Position Title: Senior Cloud Security Engineer
Duration: 12 Months
Location: Columbia, SC (Hybrid 3 days remote, 2 days onsite)

Role Overview

We are seeking a hands-on Senior Cloud Security Engineer to design, implement, and secure large-scale cloud-based applications and infrastructure, with a focus on AWS and Azure environments. This role will collaborate with Product Owners, Application Owners, and Network/Security teams to translate business needs into robust, secure, and compliant cloud solutions.

Candidates should be comfortable working in both public and hybrid cloud models, possess strong consulting skills, and have deep technical expertise in cloud security design, automation, and operations.

Key Responsibilities

  • Architect and deploy highly available, scalable, and secure cloud infrastructure and applications.

  • Automate security operations by building cloud security accelerators, scripts, and reusable components.

  • Partner with Security Operations teams to build, enhance, and maintain SIEM, SOAR, and XDR solutions.

  • Troubleshoot and resolve security and configuration issues in development, testing, and production environments.

  • Implement zero trust architectures and secure infrastructure in multi-cloud environments.

  • Develop and maintain logging, monitoring, and auditing solutions to meet compliance frameworks such as NIST, HIPAA, PII, SOX, PCI, CMMC, CUI.

  • Document security tools, configurations, and incident reports for operational clarity and audit readiness.

  • Work with state and local government security requirements to ensure full compliance.

  • Travel as needed for customer engagements.

Required Skills & Experience

  • 5 10 years in information security and engineering.

  • 5+ years designing and maintaining AWS/Azure infrastructure security.

  • Strong experience with cloud-native firewalls in AWS and Azure.

  • Proficiency with Palo Alto VM Series deployment, configuration, and maintenance in AWS/Azure.

  • Hands-on experience with cloud security automation.

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

  • Strong documentation skills for security tools, incident management, and deployment processes.

Education & Certifications (Required)

  • Bachelor s degree or equivalent experience.

  • AWS or Azure certification (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Azure Security Engineer Associate).

Preferred Skills

  • Deployment and management of:

    • Palo Alto firewalls (VM series, Prisma Cloud)

    • Forescout, Cisco Umbrella

    • F5 load balancers/firewalls

  • Experience with Prisma-certified cloud security engineering.

Preferred Certifications

  • CISSP Certified Information Systems Security Professional

  • SC-100 Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect

  • AWS Certified Cloud Solutions Architect

  • PCNSA, PCNSE Palo Alto Networks Certified Security Administrator/Engineer

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