Sr Cloud Security Engineer

Job#: 3056544
Job Description:
Sr Cloud Security Engineer
Location: Columbus, Indiana
Role Overview
We are seeking a hands-on Cloud Security Engineer to secure, maintain, and modernize a business-critical cloud-hosted application. This position focuses on identifying and remediating cloud, infrastructure, container, and application vulnerabilities while supporting ongoing operations across development, test, and production environments. The selected professional will collaborate closely with various stakeholders to systematically improve security posture.
Key Responsibilities

• Remediate cloud infrastructure, container, and application security vulnerabilities.
• Secure ECS workloads through container hardening, patching, identity and access management remediation, and network controls.
• Investigate and resolve access control and directory misconfigurations.
• Upgrade vulnerable application dependencies and validate functionality through comprehensive testing.
• Deploy and monitor changes using continuous integration, continuous delivery, and infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Implement data protection, backup, encryption, and recovery controls.
• Coordinate vulnerability validation and closure with engineering and security stakeholders.
• Improve security posture through automation, standards development, and preventive controls.

Required Qualifications
Experience: Demonstrated background in vulnerability remediation, CVE analysis, and cloud security best practices. Proven technical troubleshooting skills in complex or legacy environments are necessary.
Technical Skills: Proficiency with AWS services including ECS, IAM, VPC, Security Groups, Load Balancers, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Systems Manager, Config, Security Hub, GuardDuty, and ECR. Hands-on experience with Docker, container lifecycle management, infrastructure as code using Terraform or CloudFormation, Git, and CI/CD pipelines is required. Scripting capability in Node.js, TypeScript, Python, Bash, or PowerShell is essential.
Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Wiz, Veracode, SonarQube, or similar security platforms.
• Familiarity with CIS and NIST security frameworks.
• Windows Server patching experience.
• Relevant cloud security certifications.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes or EKS environments.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.
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