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job title: senior security engineer - aws cloud
job type: long time- based contract job opportunity
location: remote in mexico
job description:
we are seeking a highly skilled and motivated senior security engineer - aws cloud to secure our cloud infrastructure and ensure adherence to best practices within the aws ecosystem. This role will focus on implementing and managing aws-native security controls, identifying vulnerabilities, and mitigating risks across our cloud environment. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in aws services, security frameworks, and cloud-native architectures.
key responsibilities:
* develop and enforce aws security standards, guidelines, and best practices for infrastructure and applications.
* integrate and configure aws security services, including aws security hub, guardduty, config, cloudtrail, and iam .
* configure and maintain aws control tower and scp .
* collaborate with development and devops teams to embed security into aws cloud deployments.
* continuously monitor aws environments for security events using cloudwatch, cloudtrail, cspm, and siem tools.
* investigate and respond to security incidents, leveraging services like guardduty, detective, and aws waf .
* conduct threat modeling and risk assessments for aws eks-based applications and infrastructure.
* automate security processes using infrastructure as code (iac) tools like aws cloudformation, terraform, or scripting with python/bash.
* develop automated mechanisms for patching, resource hardening, and vulnerability remediation in aws.
* optimize the use of aws-native encryption services like aws kms and s3 bucket policies for data protection.
* ensure aws environments meet regulatory and industry standards such as hipaa and pci dss .
* implement aws config rules to enforce compliance policies and monitor drift.
* maintain documentation for aws security policies, controls, and compliance requirements.
* perform periodic access reviews.
* support internal and external audits, ensuring the readiness of evidence for aws configurations and controls.
* collaborate with cross-functional teams to foster a culture of cloud security awareness and best practices.
* provide hands-on training and guidance to teams on secure aws usage, including iam role management, security groups, and encryption.
required qualifications:
* bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, computer science, or a related field.
* 5+ years of experience in securing aws cloud environments.
* strong knowledge of aws services, including iam, vpc, s3, eks, cloudtrail, cloudwatch, guardduty, and kms .
* proficiency in security frameworks such as aws well-architected framework and nist csf .
* hands-on experience with vulnerability scanning and management tools for aws workloads.
* proficiency in terraform .
* strong understanding of network security within aws, including security groups, nacls, and vpc flow logs .
* preferred - aws certifications such as aws certified security specialty, aws certified solutions architect .
seniority level
mid-senior level
employment type
contract
job function
it services and it consulting
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