Cloud Security Engineer

Description
Position Summary

The Cloud Security Engineer (CSE) should be hands-on in all aspects of Azure security including implementing security controls and threat protection, managing identity and access management, defining organizational structure and policies, using Azure technologies to provide data protection, configuring network security defenses, collecting and analyzing Azure logs, managing incident responses, and understanding regulatory concerns. As a Cloud Security Engineer, you design and implement a secure end-to-end infrastructure on Azure in a hybrid cloud setup.

Essential Functions

• Monitor security events daily, performing investigations and working with appropriate team members, business teams, and Technology teams to develop solutions that address critical security concerns.
• Maintain and improve the security posture of the Azure platform, identifying and remediating vulnerabilities using a variety of security tools.
• Provide cyber security expertise in the analysis, assessment, development, and evaluation of security solutions and architectures to secure applications, operating systems, databases, and networks.
• Implement and configure security controls and policies, manage access to data, and monitor threats to ensure that apps, containers, infrastructure, and networks are protected.
• Implement threat protection and respond to security incident escalations.
• Automate security controls, data, and processes to provide better metrics and operational support using security-as-code.
• Configure access within a cloud solution environment using the defense-in-depth principle.
• Configure network security in a hybrid context with traditional network-centric controls to ensure data protection.
• Manage operations within a cloud solution environment such as operations tasks, using cloud-native tools like Log Analytics, Azure Monitor, and Azure Security Center or other monitoring tools.
• Support our cloud engineers to implement security best practices and enable secure development and release processes.
• Deep understanding of configuring security policies and securing applications and data.

Required For All Jobs

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
• Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct, and UH policies and procedures are in place to address the appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.