Cloud Security Specialist

NFF Inc•Washington, DC

2d•$110,000 - $165,000

About The Position

We are seeking a Senior Cloud Security Specialist to support the Security Engineering team within the IT division at NFF Inc. This team is responsible for the strategy, design, deployment, and maintenance of effective security solutions in cloud, local, and hybrid environments.

Requirements

Extensive REST API experience specifically in implementing, securing, automating, testing, and documenting API integrations.
Strong understanding of resilient integration patterns including error handling, retry mechanisms, and monitoring strategies
Proficient in scripting and automation languages for security orchestration
Experience implementing cloud-native serverless architectures and services
Experience architecting and implementing security controls across public cloud platforms
Experience implementing DevSecOps practices including continuous integration/deployment pipelines and infrastructure as code methodologies
Experience implementing cloud access security broker (CASB) solutions for SaaS application security and visibility
Strong understanding of security concepts and technologies related to Identity and Access Management (IAM), security engineering, network security design, security operations, security architecture, general engineering processes, cloud security, data loss protection, zero trust, DevSecOps and vulnerability management.
Demonstrated federal experience and comprehensive knowledge in adopting and implementing federal cybersecurity requirements, including but not limited to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, OMB Memorandum M-22-09, NIST SP 800-53
Possess deep analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting experience, to independently resolve complex security challenges.
Proven ability to provide technical security consultation and advisory services with a proactive approach to identifying potential issues, raising Questions, and engaging in open dialogue with team members and stakeholders to ensure security objectives are met.

Nice To Haves

Prefer experience with integrations between ServiceNow, Collibra, and Saviynt
AWS Certified Security - Specialty (strongly preferred)
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional or Associate

Responsibilities

API integration architecture document detailing out the integrations between cloud systems.
Data model and attribute mapping across cloud systems.
Automation scripts and orchestration (serverless functions, scheduled jobs, event handlers)
Build resilient, secure API integrations between cloud applications in support of an end-to-end data access management solution.
Comprehensive testing and documentation of cloud integrations
Support data loss prevention and cloud access security broker cloud initiatives
Work across multiple teams as a Cloud Security Engineer SME to support security design, build, implementation, and monitoring of cloud platforms, applications, and tools.
Offer technical consultation to cloud engineering teams on secure implementations
Create or update security configuration guides and playbooks