Sr Cloud Security Engineer

Sr Cloud Security Engineer

Location: Columbus, Indiana

Role Overview

We are seeking a hands-on Cloud Security Engineer to secure, maintain, and modernize a business-critical cloud-hosted application. This position focuses on identifying and remediating cloud, infrastructure, container, and application vulnerabilities while supporting ongoing operations across development, test, and production environments. The selected professional will collaborate closely with various stakeholders to systematically improve security posture.

Key Responsibilities

• Remediate cloud infrastructure, container, and application security vulnerabilities.

• Secure ECS workloads through container hardening, patching, identity and access management remediation, and network controls.

• Investigate and resolve access control and directory misconfigurations.

• Upgrade vulnerable application dependencies and validate functionality through comprehensive testing.

• Deploy and monitor changes using CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code practices.

• Implement data protection, backup, encryption, and recovery controls.

• Coordinate vulnerability validation and closure with engineering and security stakeholders.

• Improve security posture through automation, standards development, and preventive controls.

• Required Qualifications

• Experience: Demonstrated background in vulnerability remediation, CVE analysis, and cloud security best practices. Proven technical troubleshooting skills in complex or legacy environments are necessary.

• Technical

Skills

• Proficiency with AWS services including ECS, IAM, VPC, Security Groups, Load Balancers, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Systems Manager, Config, Security Hub, GuardDuty, and ECR. Hands-on experience with Docker, container lifecycle management, infrastructure as code using Terraform or CloudFormation, Git, and CI/CD pipelines is required. Scripting capability in Node.js, TypeScript, Python, Bash, or PowerShell is essential.

• Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Wiz, Veracode, SonarQube, or similar security platforms.

• Familiarity with CIS and NIST security frameworks.

• Windows Server patching experience.

• Relevant cloud security certifications.

• Familiarity with Kubernetes or EKS environments.

• Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Benefits

• Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a Health Savings Account, an Employee Assistance Program with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our Welcome Packet as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

• Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.