Security Analyst

Cloud security architect

Location: Dublin Ireland with 2 days a week from office

About the Role

Cloud Security Analyst is a hands-on cloud and container security specialist This role is responsible for securing largescale multi cloud and Kubernetes based environments You will define and enforce security standards hardening baselines and detection capabilities partnering with DevOps networking and SOC teams to embed security into design and automation

Responsibilities

• Optimize cloud native security controls including Identity and Access Management IAM network security WAFs VPC controls and data protection KMS Vault
• Deploy and manage CSPM CNAPP and CWPP solutions for continuous posture management across multi cloud and Kubernetes environments
• Integrate cloud telemetry GCP Audit Logs CloudTrail Azure Monitor K8s audit logs with SIEMSOAR platforms for enhanced visibility
• Define and enforce cloud security reference architectures and guardrails based on Zero Trust and Least Privilege principles
• Build and maintain Security as Code using Terraform CloudFormation or Bicep and policy as code
• Own the security posture of containerized workloads GKE AKS EKS define security baselines for images registries and runtimes
• Harden clusters through secure configuration of RBAC Network Policies and Admission Controllers
• Investigate and respond to cloud security incidents providing triage containment and forensic support
• Stay up to date with current vulnerabilities attacks and countermeasures relevant to cloud native ecosystems

Qualifications

• Experience 5 years of progressive experience in Information Security with at least 3 years focused on Cloud security and 2 years on Kubernetes, Container security
• Cloud Expertise Handson experience with at least two major public clouds GCP and Azure preferred AWS and OCI a plus
• Container Security Strong expertise in Kubernetes security controls RBAC Secrets Ingress TLS and container runtime internals
• Technical Skills Proficiency in scripting Python preferred Bash or Go a plus and working knowledge of Infrastructure as Code IaC
• Compliance Frameworks Knowledge of information security standards eg ISO 27001 SOC 2 NIST and CIS Benchmarks for Cloud and Kubernetes
• Professional Certifications CISSP CKS Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist or cloud specific certifications GCP Professional Cloud Security Engineer Azure Security Engineer are highly desirable
• Soft Skills Proven ability to influence engineering teams without direct authority and experience working in multinational corporate environments

Skills

Mandatory Skills : Network Security Architecture, Pen testing, Red testing