Senior Cloud Security Engineer

Senior Cloud Security Engineer

Work Location: Columbia, SC (Hybrid – 3 days remote, 2 days onsite)

Candidate Location: Must be local to South Carolina. Candidates from Georgia or North Carolina may be considered if willing to relocate at their own expense.

Contract Duration: 12 Months

Extension Possibility: Yes

Team Size: 20+

Openings: 1

Travel: Occasional travel to customer engagements

Pre-employment Checks: Criminal, Credit, E-Verify, Confidentiality Form

Interview Process: One virtual round

Role Overview

The Senior Cloud Security Engineer will lead the design and implementation of secure cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure platforms. This hands-on role involves collaborating with product owners, application teams, and security operations to deliver scalable, compliant, and resilient cloud solutions. The position emphasizes delivery and execution—not development—and requires strong consulting and documentation skills.

Required Skills

Skill Type Skill Description

• Core 5–10 years in Information Security and Engineering

• Core 5+ years designing & maintaining AWS/Azure infrastructure

• Core Cloud security design, operations, and automation

• Core Experience with Palo Alto VM Series Firewalls in AWS/Azure

• Core Strong documentation skills

• Certification Must hold AWS or Azure certification

• Tools Prisma Cloud (preferred)

• Tools Forescout (preferred)

• Tools Cisco Umbrella (preferred)

• Tools F5 Load Balancing/Firewall (preferred)

• Certification CISSP, SC100 (preferred)

• Certification Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect (preferred)

• Certification AWS Certified Cloud Solutions Architect (preferred)

• Key Responsibilities

• • Architect and deploy secure, scalable cloud infrastructure and applications (AWS & Azure)

• • Automate cloud security accelerators and develop reusable IP

• • Collaborate with Security Operations teams to build and maintain SIEM, SOAR, and XDR technologies

• • Troubleshoot configuration issues across development, test, and production environments

• • Ensure compliance with frameworks such as NIST, HIPAA, PCI, CMMC, and others

• • Implement zero-trust architecture in cloud environments

• • Document security tools, deployment configurations, and incident reports