Senior Cloud Engineer

Southern New Hampshire University is a team of innovators. World changers. Individuals who believe in progress with purpose. Since 1932, our people-centered strategy has defined us - and helped us grow a team that now serves over 180,000 learners worldwide.

Our mission to transform lives is made possible by talented people who bring diverse industry experience, backgrounds and skills to the university. And today, we're ready to expand our reach. All we need is you.

Make an impact - from near or far

At SNHU, you'll have the option to work remotely in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

We ask that our remote employees have access to a reliable internet connection and a dedicated, properly equipped workspace that is free of distractions. Employees must reside in, and work from, one of the above approved states.

The opportunity

The Senior Cloud Security Engineer reports to the Director of Information Security Engineering. You will lead the design, implementation, and management of secure cloud infrastructure across our enterprise environments. The Senior Cloud Security Engineer is responsible for two critical functions within the Information Security Management Office. You will guide cloud security design for the University, inclusive of configuration, vulnerability, and code scanning, augmented by automation and monitoring platforms, managing a roadmap of cloud posture improvement. They partner with technology platform owners on the improvement and enhancement of their environments, including control implementation and security policy application.

You will be 100% remote within our approved working states. #LI-Remote

What You'll do:

• Design and implement security controls using security policies, protocols, and procedures to enhance the security posture of cloud environments.
• Provide cybersecurity subject-matter expertise to teams for cloud environments throughout the project management and technology operations lifecycle
• Administration and monitoring of cloud cybersecurity tools such as Cloud posture management, secure code review, and vulnerability management
• Partner with other departments in IT, DevOps, and other development teams to integrate and automate security best practices into the software development lifecycle and within a CI/CD pipeline.
• Help administer other cybersecurity tools, such as SIEM tool(s), Tenable, Proofpoint, CyberArk (PAM/CIEM). next-gen Firewall/IDS, and SOAR tools,
• Evaluate and plan future enhancements to the configuration, deployment, and operation of the University cloud infrastructure and container technologies
• Lead threat modeling, research, security assessments, and gap analysis of cloud security controls, compliance, and best practices
• Develop documentation and diagrams for security tools, system environments, and cloud operations.
• Evaluate and improve cloud security practices and technologies, and stay current on the latest threats in cloud security
• Provide knowledge, guidance, and training on cloud security practices to other team members
• Design risk-informed solutions in response to our needs
• Help design performance dashboards, reports, and metrics
• Other responsibilities as assigned

What We're Looking For:

• 10+ years of Information Technology experience.
• 7+ years of Information and/or Cyber Security experience.
• Bachelor's Degree
• Professional Certification(s): One or more relevant cybersecurity certifications, such as CISM, CISA, CISSP, CEH, GIAC.
• Experience with Cloud Platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and cloud native tools and architecture.
• Experience using Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM) tools to administer access controls and entitlements in cloud environments.
• Experience with compliance and frameworks, FERPA, PCI-DSS, NIST CSF, OWASP, CIS, MITRE ATT&CK framework.

We believe real innovation comes from inclusion - where different experiences, perspectives and talents are celebrated. So if you're wondering whether SNHU is right for you, take the leap and apply. You might be just the person we're looking for.

Compensation

Exceptional benefits (because you're exceptional)

You're the whole package. Your benefits should be, too. As a full-time employee at SNHU, you'll get:

• High-quality, low-deductible medical insurance

• Low to no-cost dental and vision plans

• 5 weeks of paid time off (plus almost a dozen paid holidays)

• Employer-funded retirement

• Free tuition program

• Parental leave

• Mental health and wellbeing resources