Azure Cloud Security Engineer

Zen Strategics, a niche Cyber Security Firm, is looking for an Azure Cloud Security Engineer

Requirements:

• Deep domain expertise of cloud infrastructure solutions (i.e. Windows and Linux IaaS, SAP, BCDR, Security, Management, Storage, Networking, OSS, containers and Infra as a code technologies)
• Working knowledge of native Azure Platform security tools and service tools.
• Hands-on experience vulnerability scanning, encryption, cloud monitoring, firewalls, and Credential, and Access Management (ICAM)
• Working knowledge of
  • Cloud application development solutions (e.g. PaaS, Serverless, API Management); Container orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes, Cloud Foundry);
  • Continuous integration technologies (e.g. Jenkins, Spinnaker, Azure for DevOps, Chef, Puppet);
  • Web application server technologies, cloud application design, software architecture and practices; (design/development/deployment, Agile, SCRUM, ALM)
• Working knowledge of one or more of the following programming languages: C++, C#, Java, Node.js, JSON, PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby on Rails, Pig/Hive
• Experience using integrated development environments targeting Linux, Windows, public clouds (i.e. Azure, AWS)
• Software development practices like DevOps , DevSecOPs and CI/CD tool chains (i.e. Jenkins, Spinnaker, Azure DevOps, GitHub)

Desired Skills:

• Experience supporting DHS Agencies
• Providing IT security engineering for systems deployed in AWS and GCP in addition to Azure is a plus
• Ability to demonstrate and explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Able to clearly communicate with both customers and teammates and provide recommendations for improvements to existing software applications
• Experience working in an agile development environment

Years of Experience:

• 7 years of experience in engineering, developing and deploying IT systems. At least 3 years of experience as a Senior Engineer deploying, operating, or providing IT security engineering for systems deployed in Azure Cloud.
• At least 2 years’ experience using Python, Ruby, or Java C#, JavaScript, F#, Java, PowerShell, Python, TypeScript, Bash, Batch (.cmd, .bat), and/or PHP to automate operations or security functions.
• At least 2 years’ experience such as Cloud Deployment Manager, Puppet, Chef, Ansible, or PowerShell tools

Education:

Master’s degree in a technical discipline desired. Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems or related technical field is required

Certifications:

Any one of the Azure certifications - Azure Security Engineer Associate ; Azure Developer Associate ; Azure Solutions Architect and/or Microsoft Solutions Architect

Location: This position may be staffed at the Government’s facility in Williston, VT or in the Washington, DC area, or other locations in the United States with approval by the Government

Clearance: Must be a US Citizen and able to obtain a Government Agency clearance. DHS EOD is a major plus.