Senior Cloud Security Engineer

Cognizant; Brampton; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in IT consulting is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Engineer in Brampton. This role involves managing secure cloud environments and implementing security measures across platforms like GCP and Kubernetes, while collaborating closely with IT teams. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with cloud security technologies and a proactive approach to enhancing security practices in a dynamic environment. This position offers a hybrid work model and emphasizes a supportive workplace culture.

Qualifications

• Proven hands-on experience in Cloud Security technology & suites, especially GCP.
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes architecture and cloud-native DevOps environments.
• Expertise with Prisma Cloud suite and CI/CD pipeline integrations.

Responsibilities

• Designing, implementing, and managing secure cloud environments.
• Driving cloud security initiatives and enforcing security policies.
• Responding to security alerts and monitoring for risks.

Skills

Cloud Security

GCP

Kubernetes

Prisma Cloud

DevOps

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

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We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Cloud Security Engineer to join our team with varied strengths. As a Senior Cloud Security Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing secure network and cloud environments in Google Cloud Platform (GCP). You will work closely with other IT professionals to assess, plan, and implement security solutions to protect interpersonal assets and ensure the availability and integrity of critical systems and data.

About Cognizant’s CIS Practice

We support clients to modernize and transform their IT Infrastructure for the digital age. We design, build, optimize and discreetly run multi-cloud environments that support business strategies and integrate seamlessly with the larger technology ecosystem. No matter where customers are on their journey, we can help craft a cloud foundation that engineers their modern business, spurs innovation, scales up digital transformation efforts, and underpins sustainability commitments.

In this role, you will

• Hands on experience working with various Cloud platforms (GCP, Azure & OCI) – GCP is a must with an understanding of native controls suite part of Google.
• Drive Cloud security initiatives around particularly around Prisma Cloud controls into CI/CD workflows, runtime & CSPM.
• Define and enforce policies for secure build and deploy processes across cloud and various enforcement points – (CI/CD, CSPM, Runtime, Gatekeep policies, Azure tenant policies).
• Assess and monitor Kubernetes’ environments for misconfigurations and risks.
• Respond to security alerts and recommend remediation strategies.
• Partner with DevOps and engineering to strengthen security posture across SDLC.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native security concepts, including network security, identity and access management (IAM), container security, vulnerability scanning, threat management, & incident response.
  
  

What You’ll Need To Succeed (required Skills)

• Proven hands-on experience in Cloud Security technology & suites with Platforms (GCP- Mandatory), Azure, OCI – GCP & Kubernetes is a must)
• Hands-on experience & expertise with Prisma Cloud suite (Mandatory) with (CSPM & Compute modules) CI/CD pipeline integration and security tooling (SAST, DAST, OSS scanning)
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes architecture (clusters, workloads, RBAC, networking, auto scaling, deployment)
• Familiarity with cloud-native DevOps environments (Azure, OCI & GCP)
  
  

At Cognizant, we're eager to meet people who believe in our mission and can make an impact in various ways. We strongly encourage you to apply even if you only meet the required skills listed. Consider what transferable experience and skills make you a unique applicant and help us see how you'd be beneficial to this role.

Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in Canada without requiring employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Working arrangements

We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 4 days a week in a client office at Brampton, ON. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.

Note: The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting and Business Consulting and Services

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