University of California Office of the President · 12 hours ago
SENIOR CLOUD SECURITY ENGINEER - REMOTE IN CALIFORNIA
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$190K/yr - $215K/yr
8+ years expThe University of California Office of the President is a leading institution dedicated to research and education. They are seeking a Senior Cloud Security Engineer to develop and implement security controls for cloud environments, ensuring the protection of mission-critical information and resources.
EducationHigher EducationProfessional Services
Responsibilities
Implements Office of the President and institution-wide security controls, up to and including the most complex, that are broad in scope to prevent unauthorized access or changes to mission-critical information and to protect mission-critical cloud hosted IT resources
Works with senior and IT management to develop Office of the President security plans to mitigate risk of theft, destruction, alteration or denial of access of information from cloud hosting environments and workloads
Advises Office of the President and serves as Office of the President expert on security prevention, best practices and secure software and virtual hardware design
Plan, develop, and implement security controls for hosted enterprise systems, including PeopleSoft HCM, customized .NET applications, and related software and technologies including secure workload configuration and operation in virtualized environments, secure connectivity between solution components, and appropriate controls around access and changes to same
Plan, develop, and implement appropriate access controls to ensure only authorized access to cloud hosted IT resources and institutional information, including access request approval mechanisms, tracking of access authorizations over time, alignment of access with least privilege and separation of duties concepts and requirements, and implementation of formal access re-certification processes
Partners with IT, and business units to align security strategies with organizational goals
Leads incident response and forensic investigations related to cloud hosted services
Partners with IT leadership and support teams, business units, legal and privacy stakeholders
Supports stakeholders in ensuring that recommended controls are implemented
Works with senior and IT management to establish Office of the President and institution-wide security policy and standards
Additional duties as required
Qualification
Required
Min 8 years of experience in design, implementation, and management of cloud hosting security controls in support of large-scale business services including operational use of cloud scripting / automation tools to deploy, manage, and confirm controls
Min 2 years of experience as a lead security engineer for one or more cloud hosted enterprise business systems (HR/Payroll, financials, ERP, retirement, etc.)
Expert interpersonal communication skills with the ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical personnel at various levels in the organization
Expert experience using IT security systems and tools
Demonstrated skills applying security controls to computer software and hardware
Demonstrated skill at administering complex security controls and configurations to computer hardware, software and networks
Expert knowledge of data encryption technologies and demonstrated experience selecting and applying appropriate data encryption technologies
Demonstrated knowledge of secure hardware, software and network design techniques
Demonstrated skill at analyzing and preventing security incidents of high complexity
In-depth knowledge of computer hardware, software and network security issues and approaches
Expert knowledge of IT security and demonstrated skill in the design and development of diverse and complex security policies and procedures
Experience interfacing with upper management on a regular basis
Recognized as subject matter expert
Experience with API security for enterprise business systems and related tools and technologies (e.g. Mulesoft)
Direct experience securing large-scale AWS hosted workloads
Bachelor's degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training
Preferred
Min 2 years of experience in Security controls design and implementation for enterprise PeopleSoft HCM solution deployed in an internally managed cloud hosting environment
Advanced experience in incident response and digital forensics including reporting
Thorough knowledge of other areas of IT and In-depth knowledge and understanding of department and Office of the President processes and procedures
Experience leading a team of IT professionals
Experience with secure deployment of HR/Payroll add-on tools and services (e.g. Pathlock, chatbots, Salesforce, etc.)
Direct experience securing Oracle PeopleSoft HCM and PeopleTools in a cloud hosting environment
Master's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field
CISSP, CISM, SABSA, AWS Security Specialty, or equivalent
Company
University of California Office of the President
The Office of the President is the system wide headquarters of the University of California, managing its fiscal and business operations, and supporting the academic and research missions across its campuses, labs and medical centers.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Cora Han
Chief Health Data Officer, UC Health
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