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Raymond James Financial, Inc. Lead Cloud Security Engineer in Denver, Colorado

Description

This position follows our hybrid-friendly schedule, so you get the best of both worlds – flexibility and collaboration. In office days will be 2-3 per week averaging 10-12 days per month in one of the following Corporate Office locations: St. Petersburg, FL; Southfield, MI; Memphis, TN; Denver, CO.

Job Summary:

As the Cloud Security Engineer, you will be responsible for the analysis, design, development, implementation and maintenance of cloud security controls in nan AWS and Azure multi-cloud environment, and work with operational teams and specialists to maintain our cloud security posture. The candidate must be a self-motivated individual who can collaborate with a team and across the organization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Evaluate events and alerts within the cloud native protection platform, and platform, and metric observability platform, and tune alerts based on environment and compensating controls

  • Manage the lifecycle for all security threats, vulnerabilities, and remediations associated with cloud workloads.

  • Partner with the security teams to design, test, implement, and maintain security controls that align with our security policies.

  • Work effectively across security, engineering, and architecture functions within the organization to affect change and enhance cloud security strategies

  • Design and maintain baseline security controls and hardening requirements within AWS and Azure.

  • Develop and maintain alerting mechanisms using cloud native tools, Splunk, and cloud security posture management platforms (Wiz, AquaSec, Prisma Cloud)

  • Recommend and assist in implementing security guardrails to protect workloads within the cloud while maintaining deployment agility.

  • Problem solving different cloud providers using various scripting languages (Bash, PowerShell, JavaScript, Python)

  • Develop infrastructure as code using Terraform.

  • Proactively explore emerging technologies and their potential impact on security teams, from the perspective of securing and protecting those technologies

  • Proactively explore emerging cloud security threats, recommend solutions, and assist in implementation of those solutions.

  • Contributes to a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

  • Communicates blockers and delays before they require escalation.

Qualifications

Skills and Experience:

  • Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS or related degree and five (5) years of relevant experience or combination or education, experience and training

  • Minimum 4 years of AWS experience

  • Experience writing in multiple coding languages (e.g., Python, Go, Bash, etc.)

  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., CDK, Cloud Formation, Terraform, etc.)

  • Experience with Git based source code management tools

  • Experience with Agile / Scrum planning tools (GitHub, Azure DevOps, Jira, etc.)

  • Experience with Splunk (creation of alerts and dashboards, and comprehensive querying logic)

  • Experience with AWS security services: CloudWatch, Security Hub, KMS, Inspector, Guard Duty, Config, CloudTrail.

  • Experience with Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) tools such as AquaSec, Wiz, Palo Alto Prisma, etc.

  • Experience with on-premises and cloud-based networking, firewalls, and network security.

  • Experience with working in a DevSecOps environment.

  • Preferred certifications: AWS Solution Architect Associate, AWS Certified Security – Specialty, CISSP, CCSP (certified cloud security specialist), Splunk Certified Power User

  • Demonstrated engagement in security conferences, training, learning, associations are highly desired and fully supported.

  • Lifelong learner with endless curiosity.

Licenses/Certifications:

  • AWS Certifications preferred but not required

Job: Technology

Primary Location: US-FL-St. Petersburg-Saint Petersburg

Other Locations: US-TN-Memphis-Memphis, US-MI-Southfield-Southfield, US-CO-Denver-Denver

Organization Technology

Schedule Full-time

Job Shift Day Job

Travel Yes, 5 % of the Time

Req ID: 2403582

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