Cloud Security Engineer
Job Location:
Job Location:
Austin, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Monthly Salary:
Posted on:
7 hours ago
Posted on:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Position: Cloud Security Engineer
Location: 6230 E. Stassney Lane Austin TX 78744.
Duration: 12 Months
Client: State of Texas
Description Of Services:
Texas Department of Transportation requires the services of 1 Network Security Analyst 1 hereafter referred to as Candidate(s) who meets the general qualifications of Network Security Analyst 1 Security and the specifications outlined in this document for the Texas Department of Transportation.
All work products resulting from the project shall be considered works made for hire and are the property of the Texas Department of Transportation and may include pre-selection requirements that potential Vendors (and their Candidates) submit to and satisfy criminal background checks as authorized by Texas law. Texas Department of Transportation will pay no fees for interviews or discussions which occur during the process of selecting a Candidate(s).
Texas Department of Transportation requires the services of 1 Network Security Analyst 1 hereafter referred to as Candidate(s) who meets the general qualifications of Network Security Analyst 1 Security and the specifications outlined in this document for the Texas Department of Transportation.
All work products resulting from the project shall be considered works made for hire and are the property of the Texas Department of Transportation and may include pre-selection requirements that potential Vendors (and their Candidates) submit to and satisfy criminal background checks as authorized by Texas law. Texas Department of Transportation will pay no fees for interviews or discussions which occur during the process of selecting a Candidate(s).
A Network Security Analyst I will patch and complete vulnerability remediation as they are essential to protect systems reduce organizational risk maintain compliance and ensure reliable operations. this asset will provide vulnerability management and compliance to the TxDOT cloud environment. The Cloud Vulnerability Remediation Engineer is responsible for identifying assessing and remediating security vulnerabilities in cloud environments to reduce enterprise risk and maintain compliance with established security policies. This role focuses on vulnerability remediation activities across cloud infrastructure and platform services coordinating patching configuration changes and compensating controls in alignment with approved vulnerability management and change management processes.
The role works closely with Cloud Operations Security Application and Risk teams to ensure vulnerabilities are remediated within required timelines and that cloud workloads remain secure stable and compliant.
Key Responsibilities:
Review and analyze vulnerability findings affecting cloud hosted resources identified through approved scanning and security tools.
Assess vulnerability applicability and risk impact for cloud infrastructure platform services and supporting components.
Plan and execute remediation actions including patching configuration changes and security hardening in accordance with established remediation timelines.
Validate remediation results and confirm successful closure of assigned vulnerability tasks.
Perform cloud based patching and update activities for supported workloads using approved processes.
Implement cloud security configuration changes required to reduce exposure where vendor patches are unavailable.
Create update and maintain remediation tasks and change records in the system of record to support audit and compliance requirements.
Ensure remediation activities follow established change management approval and validation processes.
Provide remediation status updates and evidence for security reporting audits and leadership reviews.
Support remediation efforts that require temporary mitigations or compensating controls when permanent fixes are not immediately available
Partner with Security Cloud Architecture and Application teams to resolve complex or cross platform vulnerabilities.
Identify recurring issues remediation blockers or process gaps and recommend improvements.
Support enterprise efforts to reduce technical debt and improve cloud security posture over time.
Term of Service: The initial term of the contract shall commence upon execution of the contract and expires one year from commencement with the option to renew for two one-year period(s) at TxDOTs sole discretion. TxDOT will provide an intent to renew in writing a minimum of 30 days prior to expiration of the current term.
1st Renewal Option: One year based on commencement.
2nd Renewal Option: One year based on commencement.
Required Skills:
3 Years of experience in Professional IT experience with hands on exposure to cloud infrastructure system administration or vulnerability remediation.
3 Years of Experience supporting cloud hosted systems in at least one enterprise cloud environment.
3 Years of experience in Understanding of vulnerability remediation concepts including patching configuration hardening and compensating controls.
3 Years of experience in Familiarity with IT service management and change processes.
3 Years of experience in Strong analytical and documentation skills.
3 Years of experience in Ability to follow defined security and remediation procedures.
3 Years of experience in Effective communication and collaboration skills.
Preferred Skills:
1 years of experience in Exposure to enterprise vulnerability management processes and remediation SLAs.
1 years of experience in Knowledge of cloud security posture management security baselines or risk reporting.
Relevant cloud or security certifications.
