Remote - Senior Network and Cloud Security Engineer

Location: 100% remote

Shift: General (Overlap with PST)

Role Overview

Both openings are for a Senior Network and Cloud Security Engineer role.

Candidates should possess 7-10 years of cybersecurity/security engineering experience.

The focus is on security engineering experience, not cyber assurance, audit, governance, risk, compliance, or policy-oriented backgrounds.

Candidates should have foundational security knowledge with strong expertise in network security.

Core Technical Requirements

Network Security (Primary Skill)

Candidates should have hands-on expertise in:

Firewalls

Switches

Routers

Security configurations and security profiles

VPN management and configurations

Network traffic security controls

Firewall policy management and auditing

These areas constitute the primary focus of the role.

Cloud Security (Mandatory)

Candidates should have working knowledge of:

AWS

Azure

GCP

Cloud networking and cloud security concepts

Security Groups

Cloud-native network controls

Network security enforcement policies

WAF (Web Application Firewall)

DDoS Protection Services

Awareness of securing cloud services and cloud network architecture is required.

Engineering and Automation Skills

Candidates should have:

Security engineering mindset

Automation experience

Infrastructure-as-Code exposure

Understanding of CI/CD pipelines

Ability to develop automation solutions

Technologies mentioned:

Terraform

CloudFormation

AWS User Data Scripts

Python or other scripting languages

Strong automation capabilities are highly valued.

AI Experience

Experience leveraging AI tools for coding and automation is considered a positive differentiator.

Examples mentioned include AI-assisted code generation tools.

Candidates with hands-on experience using AI for automation development will be viewed favorably.

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Skill Priority Discussion

Must-Have Skills

Network Security is mandatory.

Cloud Security is mandatory.

Candidates should possess both competencies.

Nice-to-Have Skills

DevSecOps

AI Engineering

Advanced Automation Skills

These are preferred but not mandatory.

Desired Skill Weightage

60-70% Network Security

20-30% Cloud Security

Engineering/Automation skills are an important differentiator

Candidates with strong networking expertise and moderate cloud exposure may still be considered, provided they understand cloud networking fundamentals.

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Experience Expectations

Security Experience

Overall cybersecurity/security experience: 7-10 years.

Experience can span: 

• Security Operations (SOC)
• Incident Response
• Other relevant cybersecurity domains

Such foundational security experience is considered valuable.

Network Security Experience

Candidates with 5-7 years of focused network administration/network security experience are viewed very positively.

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Project Scope

Automation Projects

Candidates may be required to:

Integrate firewalls with device management platforms such as Intune.

Develop scripts consuming APIs from multiple systems.

Read and write data through APIs.

Build operational automation solutions.

Scripting language choice is flexible and may include:

Python

Bash

Any language the candidate is proficient in.

Infrastructure as Code Projects

Candidates may be required to:

Provision security groups.

Automate cloud deployments.

Build infrastructure using Terraform or user data scripts.

Support cloud network security automation initiatives.

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Terraform Expectations

Terraform is considered a nice-to-have skill.

Intermediate-level knowledge is sufficient.

Candidates are not expected to be highly proficient.

Ability to contribute and create a functional first draft is considered adequate because peer review support will be available from existing engineers.

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