Google Cloud Security Specialist (GCP exp. required)

Bank of America•Washington, DC

7d•$100,000 - $141,300•Onsite

About The Position

This job is responsible for assessing the bank's technologies, applications, and overall security controls in Cloud platforms to identify potential risks and vulnerabilities that may impact Bank of America's information security. Key responsibilities include understanding and complying of the Bank’s Global Information Security policy and relevant cyber security threats to complete security assessments. Job expectations include providing expert technical guidance to support partners and adapting testing methods to emerging cyber security regulations and evolving threats, while developing others on the team.

Requirements

3 + years understanding of Google GCP native services, tools, and architecture.
Understanding of cloud security principles and practice
Working knowledge of cloud threat landscape
Technical experience in infrastructure and/or security functions
Understanding of DevSecOps and CI/CD pipeline integration through security engineering lifecycles.
Understanding of Threat modeling and frameworks
Understanding of vulnerability management and scanning tools
Experience in project management
Well-developed analytic, qualitative, and quantitative reasoning skills with a demonstrated creative problem-solving ability.
Ability to work independently with little oversight on complex initiatives.
Extremely motivated, hungry to learn
Ability to communicate complex concepts to all levels of understanding and technical ability.

Nice To Haves

CISSP/CCSP/CISM
Cloud specific Security certifications such as SANS/GIAC
Vendor specific and relevant certifications
Bachelors degree in a technical field

Responsibilities

Improve vulnerability identification quality control for the Cloud environment; collaborating across Vulnerability Management to support end-to-end adoption.
Collaborate to align strategy and roadmaps across Cloud Security, Cyber Security Operational Controls, Security Functions and Capabilities outlining goals/outcomes, milestones, and key initiatives to track progress and provide visibility into issues.
Perform gap analysis of current controls, identifying deficiencies, formulating recommendations, and developing action plans.
Provide consulting services as a cloud vulnerability identification subject matter expert.
Quickly learn and evaluate new technologies for integration into cloud vulnerability management workstreams.
Provide support for audit and regulatory related inquiries.
Offer technical guidance to engineering staff to solve complex challenges.
Highly organized and motivated self-starter with a curious mind
Lead and oversee efforts to identify vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in Cloud platforms and workloads.
Manage daily operations of Cloud security solutions such as Aqua, Wiz, Qualys, CrowdStrike
Enhance vulnerability identification process for Hybrid Cloud platforms
Drive Cloud Security solutions in alignment with the Bank’s cloud strategy and in accordance with security best practices
Facilitate the analysis, implementation, execution, and improvement of proactive security controls to prevent external threat actors from infiltrating company systems or information.
Conducts research and provides leadership updates regarding advanced threats to compromise security controls and protocols.
Monitors new threats and complex attempts to compromise security controls
Develops strong partnerships by demonstrating operational expertise as a subject matter expert.