Job description

First Quality was founded in 1989 and has grown to be a global privately held company with over 4,000 employees. Its corporate offices are located in Great Neck, New York, with manufacturing facilities and offices in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Georgia, and Canada. First Quality is a diversified family of companies manufacturing consumer products ranging from Absorbent Hygiene (adult incontinence, feminine care, and baby care), Tissue (bath and towel), and Industrial (print and packaging materials), serving institutional and retail markets throughout the world. First Quality focuses on private label and branded product lines.

We are seeking a Cloud Security Engineer for our First Quality Enterprise working remotely from the Eastern Time Zone. This position will be responsible for implementing thought leadership and technical expertise in the delivery of technology solutions designed to meet our information security needs. While leading in a delivery capacity, the Cloud Security Engineer will work closely with security architects, vendors and business leaders to leverage new and emerging technologies to solve key technical challenges for cloud security. The Cloud Security Engineer will also provide recommendations on findings and planning. A key function of this role will be building deep relationships, gaining trust, and delivering Cloud Platform Security solutions with excellence.

Primary responsibilities include:

Work closely with the Cloud Security Architects to implement our cloud reference architecture
Work with IT team, as well as with business owners of cloud applications to implement reference architecture to meet business requirements
Integrate with cloud projects and verify that the required IS controls are properly implemented
Primarily responsible for cloud security event monitoring, management, and response
Work closely with the Security Operation team and verify visibility into cloud environments, as well as procedures for identifying potential threats and suspicious events.
Revise and develop processes to strengthen the current cloud Security Operations Framework, review policies and highlight the challenges in managing SLAs
Perform threat management, threat modeling, identify threat vectors and develop use cases for cloud security monitoring including red\blue penetrations tests
Responsible for developing, configuring, and maintaining cloud security automation and orchestration IR’s and tools.
Run POCs of cutting-edge cloud security tools and evaluate their effectiveness
Management, administration & maintenance of cloud security tools
Co-ordination with stakeholders, build and maintain positive working relationships with them

The ideal candidate should possess the following:

Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field. In lieu of degree, related experience will be considered.
Minimum of five (5) years of professional experience in cloud security and operations
Recent experience implementing Azure Cloud Security controls
Knowledge of cloud security controls - CNAPP CSPM DSPM, CASB, and SIEM
Broad knowledge of cloud security practices, designs, methodologies, tools, and processes. With a strong focus on Azure Cloud and Palo Alto Cloud Security
Proven abilities to analyze security risks, provide remediation recommendations and create comprehensive security documentation.
Ability to function in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment using persuasion, expertise, and judgment to affect change.

First Quality is committed to protecting information under the care of First Quality Enterprises commensurate with leading industry standards and applicable regulations. As such, First Quality provides at least annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who, as a result of their role specifications, may come in to contact with sensitive data.

First Quality is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or protected Veteran status.

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