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Creative Circle · 2 weeks ago

Principal Cloud Security Engineer

Philadelphia, PA

Contract

Hybrid

Lead/Staff

12+ years exp

Creative Circle is a leading staffing agency, and they are seeking a freelance Principal Cloud Security Engineer to join a hospital's team in Philadelphia. The role involves designing and optimizing cloud security controls, managing multi-cloud environments, and collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance security measures.

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No H1B

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and optimize cloud security controls and service lines to support clients cloud migration and hybrid environment

Secure multi-cloud environments and manage identity and access management (IAM) in the cloud

Collaborate with internal stakeholders, vendors, and cross-functional teams to maintain security technologies across network, endpoint, identity, and cloud infrastructure

Drive continuous improvement of cloud security controls by validating alerts, triaging escalations, and fine-tuning detection/prevention capabilities

Develop and maintain incident response plans, engineering runbooks, tabletop exercises, and system hardening guides

Ensure alignment with client's policies and external frameworks (NIST SP 800-53, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, CIS Benchmarks, Microsoft CAF, AWS CAF, Google CAF)

Participate in design and governance forums for infrastructure, DevSecOps, and cloud-native application strategies

Support audits, compliance assessments, and risk remediation plans

Mentor junior InfoSec engineers and provide SME-level guidance on complex security issues

Qualification

CISSP certificationCloud security certificationsIAM managementEDR proficiencyCloud technologies experienceRegulatory frameworks knowledgeAutomation pipelines knowledgeCommunicationCollaboration skills