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About the role:

As a Cloud Security Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in safeguarding our organization's digital assets and infrastructure within a hybrid environment. Your responsibilities include implementing and maintaining security measures to protect critical assets, conducting routine security assessments, and developing strategies to mitigate risks. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential to ensure compliance with security standards and regulations, as well as to respond effectively to security incidents and breaches. Additionally, you will stay abreast of the latest security technologies and trends to proactively enhance our organization's security posture.

Key responsibilities: 

• Design, implement, and manage security measures for cloud environments.
• Conduct regular security assessments and audits of cloud infrastructure.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate security best practices into cloud-based applications and services.
• Monitor and respond to security incidents, ensuring timely resolution.
• Implement and maintain access controls, encryption, and other security features.
• Stay up to date with industry trends and emerging threats to proactively address potential vulnerabilities.
• Develop and document security policies, procedures, and guidelines for cloud environments.

The ideal candidate has:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Security, or related field.
• Minimum five (5) years of relevant IT experience in deploying and managing application and services on cloud, including the design, development, implementation and/or management of the solution.
• Proven experience as a Cloud Security Engineer or similar role, with a focus on AWS cloud services.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Proficient in security concepts related to infrastructure as code (IaC) and containerisation.
• Experience with security tools and technologies, such as Security Information and Events Management, Data Loss Prevention, Database Activity Monitoring, Data Security and Protection, Privileged Access Management, File Integrity Monitoring, Web Application Firewall, Intrusion Prevent etc.   
• Relevant certifications such as AWS Certified Security - Specialty or Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) are a plus.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with diverse teams.
• Organised, independent and able to work with minimal supervision in a fast-paced working environment and adhere to organisational process and governance.
• Good knowledge in security.

 

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