CNAPP Cloud Security Engineer (Remote) - Northeast region

GuidePoint Security • Boston, MA

5d • Remote

About The Position

As a CNAPP Cloud Security Engineer, you will be part of a growing team of highly skilled cybersecurity experts providing delivery services for customers in several verticals. Your primary responsibilities revolve around partnering with our customers to advise, develop, implement, and run CNAPP Cloud Security tools. You will constantly learn about and utilize the newest cloud security technologies, such as CNAPP, IaC, CSPM, and CWPP technologies.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience working in Cloud Security with Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, or GCP.
• Experience with Cloud Security tools like: Wiz.io, Orca, Lacework, Trivy, Aqua, Ermetic or Prisma Cloud
• Experience with integrating tools into development pipelines such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Etc.
• Understanding of a broad range of Cloud Security issues as well as their mitigation strategies
• Understanding of Cloud Security-related vulnerabilities
• Experience developing code in Terraform, Python, PowerShell, Rego, and other languages.
• Written communication skills for written interactions with clients
• Strong communication skills include articulating thoughts and refining complex problems into digestible information clearly.
• Ability to manage time independently while handling multiple projects concurrently.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or information Security preferred
• Cloud Security certifications are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform implementation of CNAPP and CSPM tools in multi-account AWS and Azure environments.
• Implement IaC scanning tools within the CI/CD Pipelines.
• Develop Infrastructure as code in Cloud Formation or Terraform.
• Develop custom control checks within CNAPP Platforms using JSON, REGO, or Terraform.
• Analysis – identifies and evaluates potential threats and vulnerabilities to the public cloud environments network, applications, infrastructure, and systems.
• Issue Resolution – leads the resolution of identified issues in public cloud environments.
• Cloud, System, and Application Vulnerabilities
• Compliance – CIS, NIST, AWS, and Azure best practices.
• Cloud Entitlements – Excessive Permissions and various IAM best practices.
• Secrets – unprotected secrets on VMs, Containers, and IaC repositories.
• IaC – misconfigurations and vulnerabilities within developed IaC.
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes and microservices security best practices.
• Performs container registry scanning.
• Reviewing and creating metrics, KPIs, and KRIs to track overall cloud security posture.
• Create, maintain, and update runbooks for cloud configuration checks.
• Assess the overall security posture of cloud security infrastructure and workloads.
• Advise customers on Cloud security best practices.

Benefits

• Group Medical Insurance options: Zero Deductible PPO Plan (GuidePoint pays 90% of the premium for employees and 70% for family plans (spouse/children/family) or High Deductible Health Plan with HSA (GuidePoint pays 100% of the employees premiums and 75% for family plans (spouse/children/family). If you choose the High Deductible / HSA plan, GPS will contribute in 4 equal quarterly installments: ($850 per EE annually / $1750 per family annually (includes spouse/children/family options)
• Group Dental Insurance: GuidePoint pays 100% of the premium for employees and 75% of family plans
• 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program
• Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance
• Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment
• Pet Benefit Option

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree