Cloud Security Engineer
Saurabh KesarvaniUnited StatesMIDPosted 4d ago
AWSEC2S3VPCRDSLambdaIAMGuardDutySecurity HubAWS ConfigCloudTrailKMSSecrets ManagerControl TowerTerraformAWS CloudFormationLinuxNetworkingFirewallsSecurity groupsPythonPowerShellBash
About the Role
We are looking for a Cloud Security Engineer to join our team for a 12-month contract. This role focuses on securing AWS cloud infrastructure and applications.
Key Responsibilities
• Design and implement security measures for AWS cloud infrastructure
• Monitor security alerts and investigate incidents
• Support incident response activities
• Ensure compliance with security baselines and governance controls
• Administer IAM roles and implement least-privilege principles
• Deploy infrastructure using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation
• Perform vulnerability management, remediation, and patching
Requirements
• 5+ years of overall IT experience, including infrastructure, networking, operating systems, databases, applications, and cloud technologies
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure and applications
• Strong working knowledge of AWS services: EC2, S3, VPC, RDS, and Lambda
• Experience with AWS security services: IAM, GuardDuty, Security Hub, AWS Config, CloudTrail, KMS, Secrets Manager, and Control Tower
• Knowledge of IAM administration, role-based access, and least-privilege principles
• Experience monitoring security alerts, investigating incidents, and supporting incident response
• Familiarity with vulnerability management, remediation, patching, and compliance audits
• Understanding of cloud security baselines, governance controls, and security documentation
• Exposure to Terraform and AWS CloudFormation for infrastructure deployments
• Linux administration, networking fundamentals, firewalls, and security groups
• Scripting knowledge in Python, PowerShell, or Bash
Ideal Candidate
A self-motivated professional with strong troubleshooting, communication, analytical, and teamwork skills who can support AWS cloud security operations in an integrated team environment.