Cloud Security Automation SME

We have an opening for a Cloud Security Automation SME in Santa Clara, CA. Start date is 4/2 and will last for 1+ MONTHS (extendable or temp to perm). This is 100 % remote.
Pay Rate MAX is 80-95/hr all inclusive
ship or required per terms of federal contract

Skills (EXPERT/ADVANCED/NONE):

• Cloud Security Engineer/Security Automation SME
• Deep technical expertise across multiple technical domains including cloud computing, security, identity and access management and IT infrastructure.
• Strong technical knowledge on AWS Infrastructure & security services (EC2, ELB, Guardduty, Config, Inspector, Security Hub, RDS, Route53, S3, vpc, vpn
• Hands on experience in terraform IaC deployments and ability to implement security automation.
• Strong experience working on enterprise security solutions such as WAF, IPS, DDOS, and SIEM.
• Good technical experience managing products like Splunk enterprise security, Tenable Nessus, PaloAlto firewall, Cortex XSOAR.
• Cloud security knowledge in the areas of CSPM, Endpoint security solutions and Vulnerability Management.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps tools and processes, and CI/CD systems
• Experience with cloud containers and/or Kubernetes security best practices.

Description:

Deep technical expertise across multiple technical domains including cloud computing, security, identity and access management and IT infrastructure.
Strong technical knowledge on AWS Infrastructure & security services (EC2, ELB, Guardduty, Config, Inspector, Security Hub, RDS, Route53, S3, vpc, vpn, tgw, cloudwatch, cloudtrail, eventbridge, etc.)
Hands on experience in terraform IaC deployments and ability to implement security automation.
Strong experience working on enterprise security solutions such as WAF, IPS, DDOS, and SIEM.
Good technical experience managing products like Splunk enterprise security, Tenable Nessus, PaloAlto firewall, Cortex XSOAR.
Cloud security knowledge in the areas of CSPM, Endpoint security solutions and Vulnerability Management.
Familiarity with DevSecOps tools and processes, and CI/CD systems
Experience with cloud containers and/or Kubernetes security best practices.
Good understanding of security controls related to regulatory requirements, such as NIST, PCI, ISO 27001, HIPAA compliance etc
Architecture certification (Google, Amazon, Azure) from a major cloud platform.
Information Security Certification is a plus: ISO 27001, CISSP or CISM or other equivalent.
Experience working on FedRamp compliant projects is a plus.


What You Bring To The Team
Can work autonomously, deliver with minimal supervision from a set of requirements
Demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, product, and technical challenges
Has excellent communication skills to work as a member of a team
Ability to function in an agile-based environment and provide good daily feedback on team stand-up call
Good communication skills verbal / written