Cloud Security Engineer

Insight Global; Remote; CAD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A staffing firm is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer for a 9-month remote contract in Canada. This position requires 3-5 years of experience in cloud security for medium to large enterprises. Candidates must have a strong understanding of AWS architecture, coupled with programming skills in Python or Node.js. You will work with a team of cybersecurity experts on migration projects, ensuring secure transitions of on-prem data to cloud platforms. Excellent communication skills are essential for collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years experience as a cloud security engineer for medium-large enterprises.
• Strong understanding of AWS cloud architecture and advanced services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, etc.).
• Experience with building and managing serverless applications.

Skills

AWS cloud architecture

Python programming

Node.js programming

Cloud networking

Serverless applications

DevOps practices

DLP and regulatory frameworks

PowerShell scripting

Monitoring and troubleshooting tools

Collaboration and communication

Tools

AWS CloudFormation

GitHub

Ansible

CloudWatch

Varonis applications

Job description

Job Description

Insight Global is looking for a Cloud Security Engineer to join a large banking client on a 9-month contract fully remote across Canada working EST hours. The successful candidate will join a team of cybersecurity experts to support multiple migration projects to successfully migrate Windows servers to container environments and on‑prem data security platforms to cloud. Previous experience with AWS cloud services, cloud network security, and programming with Python or Node.js.

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Skills and Requirements

• 3-5 years experience as a cloud security engineer for medium‑large enterprises
• Strong understanding of AWS cloud architecture and advanced services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, ECS, ECR, IAM)
• Experience with building and managing serverless applications
• Experience with programming languages like Python or Node.js and experience with integrating services using AWS SDKs
• Strong knowledge of cloud networking (VPC, subnets, security groups)
• Experience using tools for monitoring and troubleshooting, such as CloudWatch
• Experience using tools like AWS CloudFormation and CDK to automate infrastructure deployment (IaC)
• Strong communication skills, ability to collaborate with cross‑functional teams, and communicate with executive stakeholders – Experience with DLP and regulatory frameworks
• Experience with Varonis applications
• Experience with PowerShell scripting, GitHub, Ansible and overall DevOps experience