Cloud Engineer

Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team. Location: Chicago, IL (Remote).

Responsibilities

• Advise customers on best practices in design and implementation of secure cloud systems.
• Perform reviews of multiple cloud platforms and services to assess cyber risks around security risks such as data leakage and unauthorized access, and design controls to mitigate those risks.
• Design, develop, and implement security requirements into cloud-native architectures that will allow business requirements to be met with appropriate security controls present.
• Design and develop cloud-specific security policies, standards, and procedures.
• Provide technical design and architecture advice to customer teams on how to securely develop and build cloud-ready applications.
• Effectively articulate complex cloud topics and discuss business impacts with senior customers, positively influencing outcomes.
• Develop high-quality technical content such as security automation tools, reference security architectures, and white papers to help our consultants, partners, and customers build on the work you deliver.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Cloud Security Architecture and/or Engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in professional services consultancy, commercial cyber security, information security or related industries.
• Deep understanding of different cloud architecture models, hosting and deployment models.
• In-depth knowledge of the security and compliance capabilities of AWS cloud platform.
• Experience working on integrating cloud services with common and industry standard cloud-native/cloud-friendly security mechanisms (protect, detect, breach response, and recovery).
• Broad awareness of security engineering concepts and practices across all phases of the system development lifecycle.
• Experience with securing containerized technologies (examples - Docker, Kubernetes, etc.).
• Deep technical knowledge of cyber security risks, threats, and defenses to effectively assess the security implications and requirements for the introduction of new cloud technologies.
• Previous exposure to hybrid IT situations, including combining on-premise IT capabilities with Cloud IT capabilities.
• The ability to communicate effectively to diverse audiences and properly translate security and risk management terminology into business terms for these stakeholders.