Listing Description
Job Description
The Mandiant Consulting Strategic Services team ensures the long-term success of our clients by providing talented, passionate, and specialized security consulting expertise. We are looking for motivated consultants with strong customer service skills to help our clients assess, design, and build effective security programs. The successful candidate for the role will be able to guide clients though Cloud security assessments, improvements, and migrations while driving overall Cloud strategy.
As a Cloud Strategy Consultant, you are responsible for developing and overseeing a cloud computing strategy for our customers. This includes cloud adoption plans, cloud application design, and cloud management and monitoring. The cloud strategist will provide customers with industry best practice and insight regarding cloud application architecture and deployment in cloud environments. The successful candidate will possess strong consulting skills, be adept in leading multiple projects under tight deadlines, and possess in-depth experience in security event monitoring, cyber threat intelligence, and/or computer incident response.
What You Will Do:
- Perform security configuration assessments of a client’s cloud platforms - such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Perform security configuration reviews for common cloud-based SaaS platforms, including Microsoft 365 (M365).
- Assess organization cloud security and develop strategies for effective cloud migration and security hardening transformation initiatives.
- Interface with clients to address concerns, issues, or escalations; track and drive to closure any issues that impact the service and its value to clients.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
- 2+ years of experience with architecting, designing, implementing, or operating IT systems on commercial Cloud platforms, such as AWS, Azure, and/or Google
- 2+ years of experience cloud computing concepts and how security controls are applied to those cloud-based technologies.
- 1+ year experience implementating industry-leading practices around cyber risks and Cloud security for clients’
- Experience with cloud governance and the ability to convey governance principles to cloud computing in terms of policies
- Familiar with cloud security frameworks such as CIS Benchmarks, Cloud Security Alliance, and NIST SP 800-144, 800-145, 800-291, and 800-322.
- Ability to travel up to 25%
- Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without sponsorship
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience with automation tools such as CHEF, Puppet, Ansible
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) languages such as Cloud Formations and Terraform.
- Experience using AWS Lambda or Azure Functions
- One or more of the following certifications are recommended: AWS Solutions Architect, AWS DevOps Engineer, Azure Security Technologies, Azure DevOps Engineer, CompTIA Security +; CompTIA Network +; Information systems Security Professional (CISSP); SANS-GIAC certification (Security Essentials)
- Knowledge of security tools such as SIEM, IDS/IPS, web proxies, DLP, CASB, XDR, SIEM, DNS security, DDoS protection, and firewalls
- Certifications related to specific Cloud Platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.) or industry-standard cloud certifications (e.g. CCSP, CCSK, etc.)
- Experience with interfacing with clients
- Experience with documentation and explanations of technical details in a clear and concise manner
Additional Information
As a U.S. federal contractor, Mandiant has adopted a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy to comply with our obligations under applicable laws and requirements. This position may be covered under Mandiant’s COVID-19 Vaccination Policy, as required in order to support federal contracts, access company offices and/or attend in-person meetings and work events. If covered under this policy, proof of vaccination against COVID-19 may be required as a condition of hire.
At Mandiant we are committed to our #OneTeam approach combining diversity, collaboration, and excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.
This is a regionally-based role that must be located in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, or Vermont
Listing Details
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- Travel: Not Provided
- Telework: Full Telecommute