Remote Cloud Security Administrator | Azure & SIEM Focus

Ballard Spahr LLP; Salt Lake City (UT); Remote; USD 105,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Ballard Spahr LLP is seeking a Cloud Security Administrator to support day-to-day security operations for the firm’s cloud presence. You will collaborate with the Information Security team and managed services providers to ensure security controls are properly configured and maintained, perform audits, and assist with client security engagements.

This is a remote role, five days a week, with responsibilities spanning incident response, access reviews, and cloud security baseline enforcement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field.
• 3–5 years of relevant experience (CISSP helpful).
• Demonstrate a high degree of proficiency in Microsoft cloud technologies (Azure, O365).
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure proper employment of security solutions including Cloud Security Posture Management, SIEM, and other cloud security settings.
• Help teams securely deploy resources in the cloud environment.
• Administer cloud-based privilege access and conduct regular access reviews.
• Implement and monitor cloud-based security baselines and controls.
• Monitor security posture of firm cloud-based resources.
• Proactively review security events via SIEM and dashboards.
• Identify vulnerabilities and anomalous activity and respond accordingly.
• Collaborate with DevOps to improve security of code and pipelines.
• Participate in incident response as part of CSIRT.
• Assist with audits and questionnaires.
• Be part of after-hours incident call tree.

Skills

Growth Mindset

Communication

Detail-Oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, cybersecurity, information technology, or a closely related field

Tools

Azure

Office 365

Job description

Ballard Spahr LLP is seeking a Cloud Security Administrator to support day-to-day security operations for the firm’s cloud presence. You will collaborate with the Information Security team and managed services providers to ensure security controls are properly configured and maintained, perform audits, and assist with client security engagements.

This is a remote role, five days a week, with responsibilities spanning incident response, access reviews, and cloud security baseline enforcement.