AWS SecOps Engineer

Salary: DOE

Description

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced and motivated AWS SecOps Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of cloud security and will be responsible for managing and improving the security posture of our AWS environments.

Cloud Security Management

Implement and manage security controls, monitoring, and alerts on AWS infrastructure to ensure compliance with organizational policies and standards.

Conduct regular security assessments (e.g., vulnerability scans, risk assessments, penetration testing) on AWS environments.

Configure and manage AWS-native security services such as AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), AWS Shield, AWS WAF, AWS KMS, and AWS CloudTrail.

Incident Response

Lead investigations into security incidents, including analyzing logs, identifying potential threats, and responding in a timely manner to mitigate risks.

Develop and maintain incident response plans, coordinating with relevant teams during and after a security event.

Security Automation

Develop and maintain security automation scripts, leveraging AWS Lambda, CloudWatch, and other AWS services to streamline security processes and alerts.

Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with a focus on security best practices.

Security Monitoring

Manage continuous monitoring of AWS infrastructure, identifying anomalous activity, and investigating potential security issues.

Analyze CloudTrail logs, VPC flow logs, and other relevant logs to detect unauthorized access, data exfiltration, or other security breaches.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Proven experience in cloud security, particularly AWS, with a strong understanding of AWS security services and tools (e.g., IAM, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, KMS, WAF, etc.)

String experience with Tenable

Solid experience in securing AWS infrastructure, applications, and services.

Hands-on experience with security automation and scripting (e.g., Python, Shell, or AWS Lambda).

Familiarity with vulnerability scanning and risk assessment tools for AWS environments (e.g., Nessus, Qualys, or AWS Inspector).

Strong understanding of networking and network security concepts (e.g., VPC, subnets, VPNs, NACLs, Security Groups).

Experience with incident response procedures and forensic investigations.

Familiarity with container security (e.g., Kubernetes, EKS) and serverless architectures.

Preferred Skills

AWS Certified Security – Specialty or other relevant AWS certifications.

Experience with continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) security practices.

Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Splunk, Datadog, New Relic, or AWS CloudWatch).

Familiarity with configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Chef, or Puppet).

Experience with data encryption, key management, and secrets management in cloud environments

Requirements
• Minimum of 7 years of experience working in a similar role
• Proficiency in Amazon CloudWatch is required
• Strong working knowledge of Amazon EC2 is necessary
• Demonstrated experience with Ansible is a must
• Familiarity with Atlassian Jira is essential
• Expertise in Auto Scaling is needed
• Proven skills in API Development are essential
• Experience in Automation is required
• Knowledge of AWS Technologies is a must
• Expertise in Backup Technologies is essential
• Demonstrated experience in Cluster Analysis is required
• Proficiency in AWS IAM is necessary

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