The Cloud Security Engineer helps architect, deploy and operate a secure cloud application infrastructure that aligns with business needs. The position is responsible for supporting operational innovation and providing security direction to the business to elevate QTS’ security posture within a cloud computing infrastructure. An advanced role, the cloud security engineer helps deliver applications at scale and with resiliency to support QTS business initiatives. The Cloud Security Engineer is also expected to possess advanced administrative and troubleshooting skills, and be knowledgeable about architecture, engineering and design principles. The Cloud Security Engineer should be adept at dealing with disparate applications and data systems to maintain the level of rigor required to adhere to business direction. Along with depth of system coverage, the role requires planning and design of policies and maintenance.
In tandem with QTS security leadership, the Cloud Security Engineer assesses the threat landscape and adapts quickly to protect the QTS from risk. They must be highly technical and possesses at least 5-7+ years’ experience in security and systems administration across a wide variety of cloud infrastructure, including software as a service (SaaS), infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and/or platform as a service (PaaS). They are also expected to have a strong work ethic, leverage analytical and critical thinking, and be skillful at meeting change requests in a dynamic environment. Because the role requires interaction across other business units, strong listening and communication skills are required

RESPONSIBILITIES, other duties may be assigned

• Develop and maintain secure, resilient enterprise-grade cloud processes in tandem with architects and system engineers.
• Secure QTS business applications and computing environments across public, private or hybrid cloud infrastructures.
• Protect QTS business applications in compliance with privacy, security, business resiliency and compliance frameworks as defined in QTS corporate policies.
• Maintain a consistent, secure environment using configuration management solutions (e.g., Puppet, Chef, Ansible, etc.). Conduct rigorous oversight of security systems and security configuration administration to reduce risk to QTS enterprise systems and accounts.
• Deploy strong identity and access management (IDAM) controls across applications and computing environments.
• Assist with development, maintenance and utilization of scripts (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Ruby, etc.) to support custom extract, transform load (ETL) tools with a security focus for data flow.
• Attend regular technical project and implementation meetings, and serve as the security consultant to help guide secure application and infrastructure configurations.
• Actively monitor, assess and recommend tactical and strategic initiatives based on new and emerging threats posing risk to QTS cloud computing environments.
• Manage remediation efforts after security assessment findings of weaknesses requiring attention in QTS managed cloud environments.
• Document, formulate and enforce areas of security improvement that balance risk with business operations and do not diminish efficiencies or innovation.
• Assist in maintaining strong oversight with QTS cloud computing vendors and solution providers to safeguard against undue risk presented by external entities. Escalate to security management and business unit leads when points of weakness are discovered.
• Stay apprised of current and proposed security changes impacting regulatory, privacy and security industry best practice guidance. Apply learned knowledge across key lines of business, including products, practices and procedures.
• Act as a key figure in incident response for QTS cloud environments to track occurrence and resolution, with strict documentation and reporting as well as engagement with security operations and incident response teams.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information assurance, MIS or related field, or equivalent industry experience
• At least 5-7+ years’ experience in cybersecurity as a practitioner and with at least 2-3+ years exposure with SaaS platforms (Box, Salesforce, ServiceNow, M365 etc), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure or VMware.
• Strong Linux and Windows support skills.
• Experienced in cloud networking architecture and cloud operations, with cloud access security broker (CASB) experience preferred.
• Familiarity with tools such as Git, Jenkins, Chef, Puppet and Salt.
• Network and encryption experience, including virtual private networks (VPNs), IPsec, SSL/TLS, LDAP and public key infrastructure (PKI).
• IDAM experience, such as OAuth, OpenID, Azure Active Directory.
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Ruby, PowerShell or JavaScript.
• Experienced in the use of threat intelligence services in a production environment.
• Experience and understanding of various regulatory requirements and laws, including but not limited to: Payment Card Industry (PCI), Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA). Additionally, experience in one or more of the following: ISO 27001/2, ITIL or NIST.
• Up-to-date understanding of a wide-range of incident response, system configuration, vulnerability management and hardening guidelines.
• Track record of acting with integrity, taking pride in work, seeking to excel, being curious and adaptable, and communicating effectively.
• Team leadership experience to help with the organizational and team dynamics in a growing field
• Demonstrated problem-solving abilities to manage complex local and international security requirements.
• Self-motivated and -directed, well-organized and able to position controls in anticipation of threats.
• Successful track record collaborating with technical and non-technical teams to promote ideas to support business enablement.
• Familiarity with international and state privacy laws.
• Experience writing technical documentation.
• Highly trustworthy; leads by example
• US Citizenship for this position is required by law due to federal customer contracts

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Holds or working toward one or more including: CCSP, CISSP, AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or additional AWS advanced certifications such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, VMware Certified Professional, Microsoft Azure Security Engineer Certification, Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Experience working collaboratively in a team environment
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interface with all levels of the organization

• Develop and maintain secure, resilient enterprise-grade cloud processes in tandem with architects and system engineers.
• Secure QTS business applications and computing environments across public, private or hybrid cloud infrastructures.
• Protect QTS business applications in compliance with privacy, security, business resiliency and compliance frameworks as defined in QTS corporate policies.
• Maintain a consistent, secure environment using configuration management solutions (e.g., Puppet, Chef, Ansible, etc.). Conduct rigorous oversight of security systems and security configuration administration to reduce risk to QTS enterprise systems and accounts.
• Deploy strong identity and access management (IDAM) controls across applications and computing environments.
• Assist with development, maintenance and utilization of scripts (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Ruby, etc.) to support custom extract, transform load (ETL) tools with a security focus for data flow.
• Attend regular technical project and implementation meetings, and serve as the security consultant to help guide secure application and infrastructure configurations.
• Actively monitor, assess and recommend tactical and strategic initiatives based on new and emerging threats posing risk to QTS cloud computing environments.
• Manage remediation efforts after security assessment findings of weaknesses requiring attention in QTS managed cloud environments.
• Document, formulate and enforce areas of security improvement that balance risk with business operations and do not diminish efficiencies or innovation.
• Assist in maintaining strong oversight with QTS cloud computing vendors and solution providers to safeguard against undue risk presented by external entities. Escalate to security management and business unit leads when points of weakness are discovered.
• Stay apprised of current and proposed security changes impacting regulatory, privacy and security industry best practice guidance. Apply learned knowledge across key lines of business, including products, practices and procedures.
• Act as a key figure in incident response for QTS cloud environments to track occurrence and resolution, with strict documentation and reporting as well as engagement with security operations and incident response teams.
• Perform other duties as assigned