Security Engineer - Cloud

Mental Health Association of Rochester; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Mental Health Association of Rochester is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to design, implement, and optimize enterprise cloud security practices. The role focuses on security monitoring, automation scripting in Python, and incident response playbooks to strengthen CSOC capabilities.

The candidate will mentor junior staff, lead cyber exercises, and stay current with security trends including AI applications for cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in cloud security or cyber operations.
• 7+ years with OS, network infrastructure, security principles, or system architecture.
• 5+ years of AWS experience.
• 3+ years of Python scripting.

Responsibilities

• Advise on enterprise-scale cloud security monitoring systems.
• Create and maintain automation scripts using Python or similar languages.
• Develop automated incident response playbooks to enhance CSOC processes.
• Support team coordination, mentor junior staff, and lead cyber exercises.
• Stay updated on cybersecurity trends, threats, and AI applications for cloud security.
• Develop, tune, and optimize detection rules for cloud platforms using Splunk Query Language.

Skills

Cloud security

Cyber operations

Operating Systems

Network Infrastructure

Security Principles

System Architecture

Python scripting

Tools

Splunk

AWS

Job description

Role: Cloud Security Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design & Architecture: Advise on enterprise-scale cloud security monitoring systems.
• Development & Scripting: Create and maintain automation scripts using Python or similar languages.
• Automation & Orchestration: Develop automated incident response playbooks to enhance CSOC processes.
• Collaboration & Mentorship: Support team coordination, share expertise, mentor junior staff, and lead cyber exercises.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay updated on cybersecurity trends, threats, and AI applications for cloud security.
• Splunk Detection Development: Develop, tune, and optimize detection rules for cloud platforms using Splunk Query Language.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in cloud security or cyber operations
• 7+ years with Operating Systems, Network Infrastructure, Security Principles, or System Architecture
• 5+ years of AWS experience
• 3+ years of Python scripting