We are seeking an experienced and motivated AWS SecOps SME to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of cloud security and will be responsible for managing and improving the security posture of our AWS environments.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Cloud Security Management:
   1. Implement and manage security controls, monitoring, and alerts on AWS infrastructure to ensure compliance with organizational policies and standards.
   2. Conduct regular security assessments (e.g., vulnerability scans, risk assessments, penetration testing) on AWS environments.
   3. Configure and manage AWS-native security services such as AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), AWS Shield, AWS WAF, AWS KMS, and AWS CloudTrail.
2. Incident Response:
   1. Lead investigations into security incidents, including analyzing logs, identifying potential threats, and responding in a timely manner to mitigate risks.
   2. Develop and maintain incident response plans, coordinating with relevant teams during and after a security event.
3. Security Automation:
   1. Develop and maintain security automation scripts, leveraging AWS Lambda, CloudWatch, and other AWS services to streamline security processes and alerts.
   2. Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with a focus on security best practices.
4. Security Monitoring:
   1. Manage continuous monitoring of AWS infrastructure, identifying anomalous activity, and investigating potential security issues.
   2. Analyze CloudTrail logs, VPC flow logs, and other relevant logs to detect unauthorized access, data exfiltration, or other security breaches.
5. Collaboration:
   1. Work closely with development, operations, and architecture teams to integrate security practices throughout the SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle).
   2. Educate and train teams on best practices for secure cloud architecture and configuration.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

1. Proven experience in cloud security, particularly AWS, with a strong understanding of AWS security services and tools (e.g., IAM, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, KMS, WAF, etc.)
2. Strong experience with Tenable
3. Solid experience in securing AWS infrastructure, applications, and services.
4. Hands-on experience with security automation and scripting (e.g., Python, Shell, or AWS Lambda).
5. Familiarity with vulnerability scanning and risk assessment tools for AWS environments (e.g., Nessus, Qualys, or AWS Inspector).
6. Strong understanding of networking and network security concepts (e.g., VPC, subnets, VPNs, NACLs, Security Groups).
7. Experience with incident response procedures and forensic investigations.
8. Familiarity with container security (e.g., Kubernetes, EKS) and serverless architectures.
9. AWS Certified Security – Specialty or other relevant AWS certifications.
10. Experience with continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) security practices.
11. Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Splunk, Datadog, New Relic, or AWS CloudWatch).
12. Familiarity with configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Chef, or Puppet).
13. Experience with data encryption, key management, and secrets management in cloud environments.

Soft Skills:

1. Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
2. Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work across teams.
3. Ability to adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment.