W2 Senior Cloud Security Engineer

Columbia, IN - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Hello There

My name is Amit Kumar and I serve as the Sr. Technical Recruiter at Kanak-IT INC. I am reaching out to share an excellent career opportunity for the role of Senior Cloud Security Engineer (Consultant) with our esteemed client. If you are interested then please share your updated resume at .

Job Title: Senior Cloud Security Engineer (Consultant)

Location: Hybrid 3 days remote 2 days onsite in Columbia South Carolina (local candidates preferred; relocation from GA/NC considered at own expense)
Duration: 12 months (with possible extension)
Interview Process: 1 virtual round

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Job Description:

Our client is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Engineer to design implement and secure large-scale cloud infrastructure and applications. This is a hands-on engineering role (not development) requiring deep expertise in AWS Azure and Palo Alto firewalls.

Required Skills & Qualifications

5 10 years in Information Security & Engineering
5 years with firewalls in AWS and Azure
5 years with Palo Alto firewalls (VM-series in cloud)
Strong cloud security design operations and automation experience
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
AWS or Azure certification (required)

Preferred Skills & Certifications

Prisma Cloud Forescout Cisco Umbrella F5 Load Balancer/Firewall
Certifications: CISSP Microsoft SC-100 Cybersecurity Architect AWS Certified Solutions Architect Prisma Certified Cloud Security Engineer PCNSA PCNSE

Responsibilities

Design and deploy secure highly available cloud infrastructure (AWS & Azure)
Configure and maintain Palo Alto VM-series firewalls in cloud environments
Automate cloud security operations and build accelerators
Support SIEM SOAR and XDR technologies with Security Operations teams
Ensure compliance with frameworks (NIST HIPAA PCI SOX CMMC etc.)
Implement zero-trust cloud security models
Document security tools configurations and incident reports

Hello There My name is Amit Kumar and I serve as the Sr. Technical Recruiter at Kanak-IT INC. I am reaching out to share an excellent career opportunity for the role of Senior Cloud Security Engineer (Consultant) with our esteemed client. If you are interested then please share your updated resum...