Senior Cloud Security Engineer

My Client is looking for a Senior Cloud Security Engineer. Details below, if you are interested in the below role, please respond with your resume.

100% Remote

Contract to Hire (No work visa sponsorship for this role)

You will contribute to forward-thinking security design within AWS, helping contribute to patterns that make secure implementation the default for engineering teams.

Build and scale cloud security capabilities, 50%

Design and deliver cloud-native security solutions that enhance visibility, strengthen protection controls, and enable automated detection and remediation across AWS and SaaS environments

Develop code and infrastructure as code to operationalize security controls using modern tooling and automation frameworks

Design, deploy, and manage highly available, secure, and scalable cloud security services running in production

Integrate security capabilities into CI/CD pipelines and engineering workflows to make secure implementation the default

Translate security priorities into production systems, 30%

Partner across and beyond the Information Security organization to turn risk priorities and detection gaps into engineered solutions

Research, prototype, and validate new approaches, then carry them through architecture, documentation, and full production implementation

Provide risk assessments and data-driven recommendations that influence engineering and security decisions

Identify systemic security weaknesses and implement durable, automated fixes that reduce recurring risk

Improve and evolve security engineering patterns, 20%

Strengthen reusable cloud security patterns, reference architectures, and automation frameworks to increase consistency and speed

Operate and continuously improve security tooling and services, including tuning, upgrades, and integrations

Contribute to forward-looking design within AWS to enhance resilience, observability, and operational maturity

Evaluate and promote new security standards, tools, and automation approaches that increase scale and effectiveness

About you, you have:

3 to 5 years of hands-on experience in cyber defense, including threat hunting, detection engineering, or incident response within a cloud or enterprise environment.

Practical experience working in AWS environments, including investigating activity using telemetry such as CloudTrail, IAM logs, VPC Flow Logs, and CloudWatch.

Experience writing and tuning SIEM queries and detections, with a strong understanding of how to improve signal-to-noise and reduce false positives. Experience with Sumo Logic is a plus.

Experience executing structured threat hunts, including forming hypotheses, analyzing data, documenting findings, and recommending actionable improvements.

Experience supporting incident response activities, including log analysis, impact scoping, and clear documentation of findings and remediation steps.

Familiarity with attacker behaviors and frameworks such as MITRE Telecommunication &CK, and the ability to apply them in practical detection and investigation scenarios.

Working knowledge of scripting or automation using tools such as Python, PowerShell, or Bash to improve efficiency in investigations and reporting.

Thanks

Amita Tatiparti

Sr. Technology Recruiter & Business Developer

Lenmar Consulting, Inc. | a Kellton Company

Harborside 5, Jersey City, NJ 07311

347.517.O317