VDOT Senior Cloud Security Engineer

RICEFW Technologies Inc
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12 days ago

Job Description

VDOT is seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Security Engineer (Sr CSE) to implement and support the agency s cloud and computing infrastructure.


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Resumes due to manager Friday 10/ .

VDOT is seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Security Engineer (Sr CSE) to implement and support the agency s cloud and computing infrastructure. The Senior Cloud Security Engineer will serve as a subject matter expert supporting VDOT s enterprise Azure migration, responsible for architecting, implementing, and securing cloud environments in alignment with SEC530 principles, Zero Trust, and enterprise compliance frameworks.


The Senior Cloud Security Engineer will be responsible for assisting in the design, implementation, securing, monitoring, and the continuous improvement of VDOT s cloud infrastructure and services across the enterprise. The position provides senior-level technical leadership for cloud security architecture, identity and access management, network security, security monitoring, vulnerability management, incident response, and cloud governance.

The Senior Cloud Security Engineer works closely with Cloud Engineering, Network Engineering, Security Operations, Enterprise Architecture, Infrastructure, Application Development, DevOps, Risk Management, and IT leadership to ensure cloud environments are secure, resilient, compliant, and aligned with enterprise security standards.

Key Responsibilities:

Identify cloud security vulnerabilities, assess risk based on business impact, prioritize remediation, track remediation activities, and validate corrective actions
Lead complex cloud security initiatives and provide technical directions to engineers. Also assist in the design of secure cloud architecture for complex enterprise environments
Influence architecture and security decisions and prevent insecure configurations from reaching production and implement security gates within deployment pipelines.
Explain complex security risks to non-technical stakeholders
Assess cloud security risks and security gaps and recommend appropriate remediations. Create and maintain security documentation and evidence as well as support audits and assessments.
Review proposed cloud solutions for security risk and define appropriate security and compensation controls.
Will develop Azure policies to enforce standardization and compliance with enterprise requirements, as well as creating Azure Automation runbooks to support incident response workflows.
Monitor security events using SIEM technologies and work with VDOT s SOC team to coordinate incident response activities.
Identifies and diagnoses system problems and threats by using system logs, line monitors, SIEM, diagnostic software, and test equipment.
Lead investigation and containment of cloud security incidents.
Review firewall and NSG rule requests and ensure compliance with security standards.
Must have the ability to provide documentation, architecture topology diagrams, IP schemes and access controls when required.
Must have the ability to work independently on assigned projects.


Required/Desired Skills
SkillRequired /DesiredAmountof Experience
Enterprise Cloud ExperienceRequired8Years
Enterprise Cloud Security ExperienceRequired5Years
Candidate must be highly experienced as a cloud security professional with strong hands-on expertise in cloud infrastructure and cloud engineeringRequired0
Candidatte must be highly experienced in cybersecurity, networking, identity, security operations, and have a deep cloud engineering competencyRequired0
Candidate must have in-depth experience moving between strategic architecture and hands-on engineering and identifying security risksRequired0
Candidate must have in-depth experience designing practical solutions, implementing controls, and working with infrastructure teamsRequired0
Candidate musth have in-depth experience working with application teams to continuously improve the organization's cloud security postureRequired0
Candidate must have experience setting up Network Security Groups (NSGs), resource manager and management groups, monitor and log analytics, Required0
Candidate must have experience setting up Azure Firewall, Azure WAF, Azure Monitor, Application Gateways, virtual networks and network segmentation. Required0
Candidate must have experiences in: Incident response, Security investigations, Log analysis, Threat intelligence, Security monitoring, IOC analysisRequired0
Candidate must have experiences coordinating during cyber incidentsRequired0
Candidate must have experience in vulnerability management, remediation tracking, vulnerability scanning tools (e.g. Nessus, Tenable, Defender)Required0
Candidate must have experience securing enterprise cloud environments and implementing security controls in production environmentsRequired0
Candidate must have experience with the SIEM products (e.g. Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, CNAPP), Required0
Candidate must have experience with log management, security analytics, SOC integration, Threat detection, and Threat huntingRequired0
Candidate must also have hands on expertise validating indexer parsers, leveraging Splunk Query Language for monitoring and data analysis.Required0
Candidate must have experience collaborating with the security governance team and application leads to implement enterprise log management standards.Required0
Candidate must have experience with; SEC530, CIS Benchmarks, NIST CSF, NIST 800- , Zero Trust principlesRequired0
Candidate must have experience in cloud vulnerability management, remediation tracking, and risk assessment and prioritizationRequired0
Candidate must have experience in cloud risk assessment and prioritization, attack surface management, and Cloud Security Posture Management (VSPM)Required0
Candidate must have experience in Cloud Workload Protection (CWPP) and Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)Required0
Candidate must have experience developing Azure Policy to enforce standardization and compliance with enterprise requirementsRequired0
Candidate must have experience creating Azure Automation runbooks to support incident response workflows.Required0
Candidate must have experience with Identity and access management (IAM), Role-based Access control (RBAC), and Privileged Access Management (PAM)Required0
Candidate must have experience with Least-privilege access and multi-factor authenticationRequired0
Candidate must have experience working in highly regulated environments with large government agencies or similar regulatory environments. Required0
Candidate must have ability to communicate technical issues to technical, non-techical, and executive audiences.Required0
Candidate must have ability mentor junior engineers.Required0
Required: Azure Security Engineer Associate, Security+, Certified Cloud Security Professional certificationsRequired0
Preferred: CCSP, Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure (AZ-305)Desired0

Questions
No.Question
Question1Commonwealth of Virginia security policies prohibit the use of offshore IT contractors. Do you attest to the fact that your candidate will physically reside within the US for the duration of the assignment?
Question2What is your candidate s email address?

Numbers & Facts

LocationNULL, NULL

Skills

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  • Automationunmatched
  • Business Analysisunmatched
  • CCSP - Cisco Certified Security Professionalunmatched
  • Cloud Applicationsunmatched
  • Cloud Architectureunmatched
  • Cloud Computingunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • CompTIA Security+unmatched
  • Computer Securityunmatched
  • Continuous Improvementunmatched
  • Corrective Actionunmatched
  • Data Analysisunmatched
  • Database Programming Languagesunmatched
  • DevOpsunmatched
  • Diagnostics Solutions/Softwareunmatched
  • Documentationunmatched
  • Enterprise Architectureunmatched
  • Enterprise Protectionunmatched
  • Establish Prioritiesunmatched
  • Firewall Administrationunmatched
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  • Governmentunmatched
  • Huntingunmatched
  • IP (Internet Protocol)unmatched
  • Identity Data Managementunmatched
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  • Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)unmatched
  • Internet Securityunmatched
  • Inversion of Control (IoC)unmatched
  • Maintain Complianceunmatched
  • Mentoringunmatched
  • Microsoft Infrastructureunmatched
  • Microsoft Product Familyunmatched
  • Microsoft Windows Azureunmatched
  • Nessusunmatched
  • Network Architecture/Engineeringunmatched
  • Network Configuration Managementunmatched
  • Network Securityunmatched
  • Organizational Development/Managementunmatched
  • Policy Developmentunmatched
  • Production Controlunmatched
  • Production Systemsunmatched
  • Regulationsunmatched
  • Regulatory Complianceunmatched
  • Resource Managementunmatched
  • Riskunmatched
  • Risk Analysisunmatched
  • Risk Managementunmatched
  • Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)unmatched
  • Security Analysisunmatched
  • Security Architectureunmatched
  • Security Attacksunmatched
  • Security Complianceunmatched
  • Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)unmatched
  • Security Monitoringunmatched
  • Software Developmentunmatched
  • Software Engineeringunmatched
  • Software Testingunmatched
  • Splunkunmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched
  • Technical Leadershipunmatched
  • Test Equipmentunmatched
  • Testingunmatched
  • Topologyunmatched
  • Vulnerability Scannersunmatched

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