AWS Cloud Security Engineer Level II

Zen Strategics, LLC is a cleared, minority-owned SBA 8(a) specialized consulting firm, offering innovative Cybersecurity, Cloud Migration, and Information Technology Modernization. We are a leading organization committed to delivering innovative solutions and ensuring the highest standards of security for our customers' digital assets. We are dedicated to staying ahead of evolving cyber threats and protecting our clients' data with cutting-edge technologies and proactive security measures.

We are actively seeking an AWS Cloud Security Engineer II.

Requirements:

• Strong programming expertise, Python preferred and preferably using the Boto3 Python library
• Hands on development experience with AWS including : Lambda, Cloudfront, S3, EC2, Cloudwatch
• Hands on experience in cloud application development (e.g. PaaS, Serverless, API Management)
• 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).
• Experience in with AWS technologies, and migrations from on-prem to AWS AWS cloud technology knowledge and implementation experience
• Experience with AWS Security services and focus on IAM policy and IAM permission least privilege.
• Experience writing queries for SQL databases of some kind (Aurora, MySQL, Postgress, SQLite, MS SQL, or similar)
• 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)

Desired Skills:

• Experience supporting DHS Agencies.
• Providing IT security engineering for systems deployed in Azure and GCP in addition to AWS 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:

• 5 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 AWS.
• At least 2 years experience using Python to automate operations or security functions using the AWS SDK and AWS Lambda
• At least 2 years’ experience using Chef, Ansible, Terraform, CloudFormation or other tools to automate infrastructure deployments in AWS

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:

• Active AWS Certified Developer – Associate Or AWS Certified DevOPS engineer Certification
• AWS Security Specialty certification is desirable

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.