Cloud Support

TEKsystems; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

PTO

Job summary

TEKsystems seeks a Cloud security consultant for a contract role in Nashville, TN. The candidate will partner with development teams to remediate security gaps, develop policies, and ensure services align with enterprise security requirements.

The role requires 1–3 years of IT security operations experience and a Bachelor degree in Computer Science or equivalent, with preferred familiarity in Prisma Cloud and ServiceNow.

Qualifications

• Basic understanding of AWS and cloud security concepts.
• 1–3 years of IT security operations experience or related field.
• Familiarity with Prisma Cloud and ServiceNow is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate security efforts and remediate vulnerabilities with app teams.
• Develop security policies and help remediation to meet enterprise standards.
• Monitor risk metrics and track gaps to close security findings.
• Coordinate multiple teams for process reviews and improvements.

Skills

AWS basics

AWS Cloud Practitioner

Cloud operations experience

Education

Bachelor degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Prisma Cloud

ServiceNow

Web Application Firewall

Job description

Top Skills

• Basic understanding of AWS
• AWS Cloud Practitioner
• 1-3 years of practical cloud experience and 1-3 years of "level 2" IT operations experience

Job Description

The Cloud security consultant is responsible for facilitating security efforts and remediating security vulnerabilities partnering with app teams to identify gaps and remediate security issues. Security Engineers will help develop policies and assist development teams in implementing solutions to close those security gaps and make services compliant to enterprise security requirements.

Typical Day

• Keep development teams accountable to metrics measuring risk
• Understand security requirements and risk tolerance baselines
• Track existing risk statements and work with risk owners to close gaps
• Maintain current knowledge on existing security procedures, directives and technology controls including application testing, threat modeling, attack and penetration testing, data classification and data handling

Education Requirements

Bachelor degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

• 1-3 years of IT security operations experience
• Experience with the Prisma Cloud toolset (Redlock, Twistlock, PureSec)
• Experience with ServiceNow
• Professional information security certification (CISSP, CCSP, CSSLP, GISCP, GWAPT, GWEB etc)
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills; demonstrated ability to communicate highly technical security concepts to non-security audiences
• Strong understanding and experience with information security technologies
• Ability to coordinate multiple teams in accomplishing process review and improvement
• Additional Cloud certifications (Azure, AWS)
• Web Application Firewall experience
• Experience with a wide variety of information security processes and principles, such as:
  • Defense in depth
  • SDLC and product development processes
  • Identity and access management
  • Business process design
  • Web services security

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Excellent communication and work prioritization skills

Employee Value Proposition (EVP)

Opportunity to join the Cloud COE for a Global Fortune 100 organization.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Nashville, TN.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $35.00 - $35.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms.

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Nashville,TN.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 31, 2026.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.