Senior Cloud Security Engineer
Nexiva•Mechanicsville, VA
•Hybrid
About The Position
The Senior Cloud Security Engineer will implement, secure, monitor, and support enterprise cloud infrastructure, with a focus on Azure migration. The role requires expertise in cloud security architecture, Zero Trust, SEC530 principles, identity and access management, network security, security monitoring, vulnerability management, incident response, and enterprise compliance. The position is based in Mechanicsville, Virginia, with a hybrid work arrangement. Local candidates only; the posting specifies GC and USC candidates and an in-person interview.
Requirements
- 8+ years of enterprise cloud experience.
- 5+ years of enterprise cloud security experience.
- Strong hands-on expertise in Azure cloud infrastructure and cloud engineering (the supplied description is truncated after “cloud engin”).
Responsibilities
- Identify cloud security vulnerabilities, assess business risks, prioritize remediation, and validate corrective actions.
- Lead cloud security initiatives and provide technical direction to engineers.
- Design secure cloud architectures and implement security gates in deployment pipelines.
- Assess cloud security gaps, recommend remediation, and maintain security documentation and audit evidence.
- Review cloud solutions for security risks and define appropriate security controls.
- Develop Azure Policies to enforce enterprise standards and compliance.
- Create Azure Automation runbooks to support incident response workflows.
- Monitor security events using SIEM tools and coordinate incident response with the SOC team.
- Investigate, contain, and resolve cloud security incidents.
- Review firewall and Network Security Group (NSG) rules for compliance.
- Prepare architecture diagrams, network topology, IP schemes, and access-control documentation.
- Communicate security risks to technical teams, non-technical stakeholders, and leadership.
- Collaborate with cloud, network, infrastructure, application, DevOps, and security teams to improve enterprise cloud security.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
