Cloud Security Engineer position at WorkWave, responsible for securing cloud environments, designing and implementing secure cloud patterns, and collaborating with engineering teams.
Requirements
- 5–8+ years of experience in Information Security, with at least 3+ years focused specifically on AWS Cloud Security.
- AWS Deep Dive: Deep hands-on experience designing and securing AWS environments, core services (IAM, VPC, S3, KMS) and security-specific services (GuardDuty, Inspector, Config).
- IaC Proficiency: Strong hands-on experience with Terraform for managing cloud infrastructure.
- Containerization: Proven experience securing containerized workloads in EKS or ECS.
- Azure Knowledge: Willingness to provide basic security support/maintenance for an existing Azure environment (Deep expertise not required; AWS is the priority).
- Consultative Mindset: Ability to assess a complex environment and provide a 'roadmap to green' rather than just identifying problems.
- Collaborative Partnership: Ability to work side-by-side with engineers, speaking their language and helping them solve problems rather than just 'blocking' tickets.
- Strategic Documentation: Capability to translate technical configurations into clear, repeatable processes and procedures.
- Automation First: A drive to automate manual security tasks to increase efficiency and reduce human error.
- Education/Certifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field or equivalent work experience.
- Industry certifications such as Azure security certification, AWS Certified Security – Specialty or related are highly desirable.
Benefits
- Robust benefits package, including health and dental and 401k with company match
- Flexible Time Off policy or generous PTO plan (role dependent) and paid holidays
- Up to 4 weeks paid bonding leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program through TotalCare offering free counseling 24/7/365, plus financial counseling, legal guidance, adoption assistance services and much more!
- 24/7 access to virtual medical care with Teladoc
- Quarterly awards based on peer nominations
- Regional discounts and perks
- Opportunities to participate in charitable events and give back to the community
