Urgent requirement for AWS Cloud Security Engineer (Terraform Focus) , in Midtown NYC

Position:    AWS Cloud Security Engineer (Terraform Focus)

Location:  Midtown NYC (Hybrid)

Duration:  Long Term Contract Position

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Job Details:

Mandatory Skills & Requirements:

12+ years of experience in Infrastructure and Security, with a heavy emphasis on AWS Cloud Security
Strong Terraform experience is a MUST; Ansible also a plus
AWS Expertise: IAM, VPC Security, KMS, CloudTrail, Config, Security Hub, etc.
3+ years of experience in Linux hardening/security (PAM, SELinux, SSHD, auditd)
Multiple technical certifications preferred, especially:
AWS Certified Security – Specialty
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate & Professional
Must come from pure cloud security background (NOT router/switch/network security)
Must have worked in very large enterprise environments
 

Additional Technical Skills:

IaC / Config Management: 6+ years with Terraform, Puppet, etc.
Knowledge of cryptography, common network protocols
Containers / Kubernetes (basic understanding acceptable)
Capability to review platform changes for security issues and assist in secure implementation
Infrastructure support for application teams
 

Nice to Have:

Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field (or equivalent experience)
Experience with:
HIDS/NIDS (e.g., OSSEC, Suricata)
Large-scale GCP security
SIEM, SOAR, XDR (Splunk, Sentinel, etc.)
PKI / secrets management (e.g., HashiCorp Vault)
SQL and database security (MySQL, Snowflake, etc.)
CISSP or other industry certifications