Information Security Engineer 4

Job#: 2081507

Job Description:

POSITION OVERVIEW: Seeking an experienced Senior Info. Security Engineer / Information Security Engineer 4 - Contingent to join our Cloud Workload Lifecycle Security (CWLS) team, working on support, engineering and automation specific to Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud Enterprise, with primary focus on container security/Cloud Workload Protection (CWP) modules. CWLS is part of the Cloud Security organization within Cybersecurity. Become part of an exciting, fast paced team that helps to ensure secure Cloud enablement as part of delivering for Cloud Program!

In this job you will:

• Actively support and perform engineering work for implementation of Prisma Cloud Enterprise or "PCE" (SaaS hosted), ensuring effective delivery of product roadmap
• Design/Develop automation for various PCE engineering and support processes, with primary focus on Container Security/Cloud Workload Protection areas
• Leverage your deep expertise maintaining and automating Prisma Defender agent deploys/monitoring for Public & Private Cloud Kubernetes/Containers envs. (Tanzu, AKS, GKE & OpenShift/OCP)
• Generate design diagrams using or Visio and documentation using confluence.
• Perform upgrades, maintenance and configuration management on PCE Consoles
• Respond to incidents/troubleshoot issues with the SaaS and deployed Defender agents for PCE
• Provide professional expertise relating to resolution of host and application vulnerability false positive claims and guiding partner teams in resolving vulnerabilities & compliance issues
• Be a motivated self-starter quick to adapt and stay focused on delivering results in a fast-paced environment with aggressive deadlines
• Share your expertise and knowledge with teammates - effectively demonstrating a strong teamwork ethic, while also being successful working independently

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ Years' Experience in Software Engineering, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 4+ years of Information Security Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 2+ years Prisma Cloud Enterprise (PCE) experience with a focus on engineering support, admin., configuration management and automation
• 1+ years' Prisma Cloud Enterprise (PCE) experience supporting/deploying Prisma Defender agent, preferably at scale on Kubernetes (public and private cloud) platforms
• 4+ years of experience in GitHub/Bitbucket or any other version control system.
• 1+ years experience with AI/ML and GenAI tools or platforms (e.g., CoPilot, Azure AI, Google Vertex AI)
• 2+ years' experience with programmatic interaction with RESTful APIs - extracting, manipulating and processing of JSON data with Python/PowerShell/Bash
• Proficiency in Python libraries: NumPy, Pandas, FastAPI, etc
• 2+ years' experience working with Containers Orchestration platforms (Kubernetes preferred), microservice architectures and engineering
• 2+ years' experience with 2 or more of these major cloud service providers (Google Cloud Platform, Azure, AWS)
• 1+ years' experience with CI/CD (Harness, Jenkins, and GitHub Actions) security and/or dev sec ops.
• Intermediate to advanced cloud security knowledge of services, workloads and hardening practices.

Desired Qualifications:

• 1+ years of experience with relational databases and SQL queries
• 2+ years of Linux experience
• Familiarity with of various cloud security and related risk frameworks (CIS, NIST, COBIT, Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), FedRAMP, etc.)
• Knowledge and understanding of diverse platforms and operating systems, including current and emerging technologies
• Splunk Cloud experience, including writing queries
• Agile experience
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• CISSP Certification
• Microsoft Azure and/or Google Cloud Certifications

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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.