AWS Security Engineer

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About The Role
The AWS Security Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and managing cloud security controls to protect infrastructure, data, and workloads running on AWS. This role ensures secure cloud operations aligned with industry best practices, compliance requirements, and the organization's risk posture.

In This Role, You Will
Responsibility Area: Cloud Security Architecture & Configuration

• Design and implement secure architectures for AWS environments, including VPCs, IAM, encryption, and networking controls (30%)
• Configure and enforce security guardrails using AWS Config, SCPs, and Service Control Policies (15%)
• Evaluate and implement cloud-native security tools such as AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty, Macie, and Inspector (10%)
• Design and implement security controls for other cloud environments like GCP, Snowflake, Looker, Sigma, Salesforce, and others.

Responsibility Area: Detection, Monitoring, and Incident Response

• Build and maintain security monitoring, alerting, and logging pipelines using CloudTrail, CloudWatch, and centralized log aggregation tools (15%)
• Investigate and respond to security alerts, vulnerabilities, and incidents within AWS accounts (10%)
• Integrate detection and response capabilities into the broader SOC or SIEM platforms (e.g., Splunk, Datadog, Graylog) (5%)
• Integrate and instrument monitoring and controls for other critical cloud infrastructure including GCP, Snowflake, Looker, Sigma, Salesforce, and others.

Responsibility Area: Governance, Compliance & Automation

• Develop and enforce automated compliance checks aligned to frameworks such as SOC 2, CIS AWS Foundations, and NIST (10%)
• Partner with DevOps and engineering teams to integrate security into CI/CD pipelines (DevSecOps) and infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation) (3%)
• Support audit evidence gathering, risk assessments, and security documentation for cloud environments (2%)

Minimum Qualifications
We realize applying for jobs can feel daunting at times. Even if you don't check all the boxes in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.

• 5–8 years of hands-on experience securing AWS environments
• Deep knowledge of AWS services, including IAM, S3, EC2, VPC, KMS, CloudTrail, Config, Lambda
• Experience with AWS security services (e.g., Security Hub, GuardDuty, Macie, Inspector, Detective)
• Familiarity with cloud security principles, including least privilege, encryption, network segmentation, and shared responsibility
• Scripting or IaC experience with Terraform, Python, or CloudFormation
• Understanding of security compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, or NIST 800-53
• Ability to learn security best practices for other cloud environments including, Salesforce, GCP, Snowflake, Looker.

What Can Help Your Application Stand Out

• AWS Security Specialty or Solutions Architect certification
• Experience integrating AWS security with third-party tools (e.g., CrowdStrike, Wiz, Lacework)
• Experience with container security (ECS, EKS, Docker)
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices

Our Commitment to Inclusivity and Diversity
At G2, we are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment where people of every background can thrive and feel welcome. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, or marital, veteran, or physical or mental disability status. Learn more about our commitments here.

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