Cloud Security Engineer

Cloud Security Engineer

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About Appspace:

At Appspace, we’re passionate about creating better work experiences for people everywhere, and we’re looking for people that feel the same way. Our global office locations and flexible work culture help you work wherever and however you’re at your best. Plus, we take the time to help you enjoy your work, build lasting connections, and grow your role. Join the Appspace team and be a part of a culture that’s helping people everywhere love where they work.

Your Role as a Cloud Security Engineer:

We are seeking a highly skilled Cloud Security Engineer to join our dynamic team. This is a crucial customer-facing role where you will be instrumental in designing, implementing, and securing complex cloud environments for our clients across Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Microsoft Azure, and Amazon Web Services (AWS), with a strong emphasis on GCP. You will leverage your deep expertise in SaaS security, network security, and compliance to provide strategic guidance and hands-on support, ensuring our clients' cloud infrastructures are robust, resilient, and compliant with industry standards.

A Day in the Life of a Cloud Security Engineer:

Cloud Security Operations:

• Design, implement, and optimize robust cloud security architectures to enhance, build, monitor and address all security alerts from our SIEM and other security systems.
• This is an operational role whereby you will be available M-F 8am-5pm EDT and occasionally on evenings and weekends.

Network Security Expertise:

• Respond to customer questionnaires and calls.
• Create artifacts including network diagrams, architecture diagrams, and data flow diagrams to support customer requests.
• Strong written skills and attention to detail are required.

Firewall & WAF Management:

• Configure, manage, and troubleshoot cloud-native firewalls (e.g., GCP Cloud Firewall, Azure Firewall, AWS Security Groups/NACLs) and Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) to protect web applications from common vulnerabilities and attacks.
• Demonstrate past hands-on network experience in managing complex layer-4 to layer-7 rules.

SIEM Integration & Optimization:

• As a Level-2 Security Operations support team member, review all security alerts and resolve them in a timely manner.
• Work with our current Security Operations team to expand on our current alerting and reporting capabilities to enhance visibility across our attack surface.
• Powershell or similar scripting skills will be required.

SaaS Security Best Practices:

• Provide expert guidance on securing SaaS applications, including identity and access management (IAM), data encryption, API security, and secure configuration baselines.
• Lead and manage all firewall reviews, access reviews, system reviews, and risk assessments.

Compliance & Governance:

• Lead and contribute to compliance initiatives, ensuring cloud environments adhere to industry regulations and frameworks such as GDPR, SOC 2, ISO 27001, CMMC, and CSA STAR.
• Conduct security assessments and gap analyses.

Customer Engagement & Presentation:

• Act as a trusted advisor to clients, effectively communicating complex technical security concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Deliver engaging presentations, attend client workshops, and build strong client relationships.

Incident Response & Remediation:

• Support incident response activities by providing expert analysis and remediation strategies for cloud security incidents.
• Lead Incident Response Plan initiatives and create documentation for all parties to follow specific plans.

Vulnerability Management and Penetration Testing:

• Responsible for running the comprehensive vulnerability management and penetration testing program.