Cloud Security Engineer - SRE

Location: Alpharetta, GA
Salary: $90.00 USD Hourly - $94.00 USD Hourly
Description:
Position Summary

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Cloud Security Engineer - SRE to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will possess a strong technical background in systems administration, cloud computing, and infrastructure as code, with a particular focus on solution engineering/site reliability. This role will involve collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance our security posture and streamline processes through automation.

Technical Skills

1. Programming and Scripting

• Strong proficiency in languages like Python, Go, Bash, or Ruby.
• Ability to write automation scripts and build tooling.

2. Systems Administration

• Deep understanding of operating systems (Linux/Unix), file systems, processes, and system configurations.

3. Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Experience with IaC tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or Chef to manage infrastructure.

4. Cloud Computing

• Knowledge of cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Familiarity with services such as EC2, S3, Kubernetes, and serverless functions.

5. Containers and Orchestration

• Expertise in containerization (Docker) and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes, Open Shift).

6. Networking

• Understanding of networking concepts: DNS, firewalls, load balancing, VPNs.

7. Monitoring and Observability

• Experience with tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or New Relic.
• Ability to set up and maintain monitoring dashboards, alerts, and logs.

8. Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)

• Familiarity with tools such as Jenkins, Git Lab CI, Git Hub Actions, or Circle
  
  CI.

9. Additional Expertise

• Strong understanding of Hashi Corp Vault and Terraform is highly advantageous.

Problem-Solving and Troubleshooting

1. Incident Management

• Ability to manage and respond to incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement post-mortem reviews.

2. Automation

• Focus on automating repetitive tasks to improve efficiency and reduce human error.

3. Performance Tuning

• Skills in identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks in systems and applications.

Collaboration and Communication

1. Teamwork

• Ability to work closely with cross-functional teams, including software engineers, product managers, and Dev Ops teams.

2. Documentation

• Skill in creating clear and comprehensive documentation for systems, processes, and incident reports.

3. Communication

• Effective communication skills for interacting with stakeholders and explaining technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

Reliability and Scalability

1. SLOs and SLAs

• Understanding of setting, monitoring, and maintaining service-level objectives and agreements.

2. Scalability

• Knowledge of best practices for designing and scaling systems to handle increased loads and demands.

3. Redundancy and Resilience

• Experience designing systems with fault tolerance and redundancy to minimize downtime.

Security and Compliance

1. Security Best Practices

• Understanding of access control, data encryption, secure coding, and general security principles.

2. Compliance

• Familiarity with compliance standards such as GDPR, HIPAA, or PCI-DSS.

Minimum Job Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or equivalent work experience.
• 10 years of previous program leadership and/or relevant consulting experience.
• Knowledge of and demonstrated experience in program management framework, knowledge groups, and lifecycle.

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