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Aloha! One of Hawaii's largest healthcare insurers is in the beginning stages of their cloud journey. They are looking for someone to assist with enhancing their security posture and ensure the protection of their cloud based assets. They will be responsible for helping to design, implement, and manage security measures, and provide technical expertise in AWS services and best practices, as well as provide proactive approaches to identifying and mitigating security risks.

Key Responsibilities:

• AWS Security

  • Assist in the design and implementation of secure AWS architectures, ensuring adherence to security best practices and compliance requirements.

  • Develop and enforce security policies, standards, and guidelines for AWS infrastructure.

  • Architect and manage AWS identity and access management (IAM) roles, policies, and permissions.

Security Monitoring and Incident Response:

• Implement and manage AWS security monitoring tools and services (e.g., AWS CloudTrail, AWS Config, Amazon GuardDuty, AWS Security Hub).

• Develop and maintain incident response plans and procedures for cloud security incidents.

• Conduct regular security assessments and vulnerability scans of the AWS environment.

Data Protection and Compliance:

• Ensure data encryption at rest and in transit using AWS Key Management Service (KMS) and other encryption tools.

• Implement and manage AWS security services for data protection, such as Amazon Macie and AWS Secrets Manager.

• Ensure compliance with relevant security standards and regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, ISO 27001).

Infrastructure Security:

• Configure and manage AWS security groups, network ACLs, and firewall rules to protect cloud infrastructure.

• Implement and maintain security controls for AWS services, including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, and VPC.

• Ensure secure configuration and management of AWS containers and serverless architectures.

• Utilize AWS CloudFormation for secure infrastructure deployment and management.

Automation and DevSecOps:

• Develop and implement automated security solutions and scripts using AWS Lambda, CloudFormation, and other AWS automation tools.

• Integrate security into the CI/CD pipeline, ensuring secure code deployment and continuous monitoring.

• Collaborate with DevOps and engineering teams to embed security practices in the development lifecycle.

Logging and Monitoring:

• Configure and analyze AWS CloudWatch Logs, AWS CloudTrail logs, and VPC Flow Logs for security monitoring and incident response.

• Implement centralized logging solutions to aggregate and analyze logs from various AWS services and containers.

• Utilize native AWS logging tools to monitor security events and system performance.

Security Awareness and Training:

• Conduct security training and awareness programs for technical staff.

• Stay current with the latest AWS security trends, threats, and technologies.

• Provide guidance and support to teams on AWS security best practices.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in cloud security, with a strong focus on AWS.

• Deep technical knowledge of AWS security services and best practices.

• Experience with AWS identity and access management (IAM), VPC, security groups, and network ACLs.

• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, or Bash for automation.

• Strong understanding of compliance frameworks and regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, ISO 27001).

• Experience with security incident response and forensics in a cloud environment.

• Relevant certifications such as AWS Certified Security – Specialty, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, CISSP, or CISM are highly desirable.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with multi-cloud environments (e.g., Azure, GCP).

• Knowledge of container security and management (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, AWS EKS).

• Familiarity with security information and event management (SIEM) tools.

• Experience with Terraform or other infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools

Skills:

Cloud, Aws, Security, Automation, cloud formation, cloud logs, firewalls, native logs, cloud containers, Devops, Architecture

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

Excellent attitude/aptitude to jump in and help; HMSA is in the early stages of their cloud journey.

About TEKsystems:

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.