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Principal Security Consultant - Cloud Security

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4 months ago
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Role

  • Act as the security lead for cloud transformation initiatives and serve as a subject matter expert (SME) on cloud security across AWS, Azure and/or GCP.
  • Translate client business and compliance requirements into secure cloud architectures.
  • Design secure multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud environments.
  • Develop and implement security controls, guardrails and architecture patterns.
  • Perform cloud security assessments and provide remediation recommendations.
  • Mentor junior consultants and contribute to knowledge sharing initiatives.


Skills

  • Extensive experience in Cyber Security, with 4+ years in cloud security.
  • Deep understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their native security services.
  • Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormatio or ARM.
  • Strong knowledge of identity and access management (IAM), encryption, logging and monitoring in cloud environments.
  • Hands-on experience with cloud-native and third-party security tools (e.g. Prisma, Defender for Cloud, AWS Security Hub).
  • Certifications such as CCSP, CISSP, AWS Certified Security – Specialty, Azure Security Engineer Associate, GCP Professional Cloud Security Engineer are highly desirable.

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