CA0336 - Cloud Security Specialist (AWS)

Job Summary

We are looking for a Cloud Security Specialist with hands-on experience in securing AWS environments. The ideal candidate should have expertise in IAM, security monitoring, compliance, vulnerability management, and incident response while ensuring adherence to cloud security best practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage AWS IAM users, roles, policies, and access controls.
• Implement least-privilege access, MFA, and cross-account role access.
• Monitor security events using CloudTrail, CloudWatch, Security Hub, GuardDuty, and AWS Config.
• Secure AWS resources through encryption, KMS, Secrets Manager, and S3 security controls.
• Configure and maintain VPC security, Security Groups, NACLs, AWS WAF, and AWS Shield.
• Support compliance, governance, security audits, and remediation activities.
• Perform vulnerability assessments using Amazon Inspector and Systems Manager.
• Investigate security incidents, analyze logs, and support incident response activities.

Required Skills

• AWS IAM, CloudTrail, Security Hub, GuardDuty, AWS Config
• AWS KMS, Secrets Manager, S3 Security
• VPC Security, Security Groups, NACLs, AWS WAF, AWS Shield
• Amazon Inspector, AWS Systems Manager
• Incident Response, Vulnerability Management, Compliance Monitoring
• Cloud Security Best Practices

Preferred

• AWS Security or AWS Associate-level certification.
• Good understanding of cloud security and governance concepts