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Principal Cloud Security Services Engineer

Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Remote friendly (Boston, MA)
United States
$141,200 - $211,800 USD yearly
IT

Role Summary

The Cybersecurity Senior Engineer II provides day-to-day technical support for one or more security capabilities and services, including the implementation of new solutions and processes to increase efficiencies, and optimize and expand service offerings for both on premise and the cloud.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborates with members of the technical and business communities to integrate new applications into the Vertex ecosystem
  • Analyzes and resolves software and hardware problems and ensures that the correct processes are followed in change management for tracking and reproducibility
  • Helps deploy and maintains large-scale enterprise-level security services
  • Supports projects from requirements gatherings and scope to implementation and rollout
  • Installs, monitors, troubleshoots and maintains functionality of tools or systems
  • Identifies areas for process improvement
  • Supports business process design such as architecture, delegated administration models, workflow models and access control models
  • Participates and collaborates cross-functionally with groups
  • Engages and maintains relationships with vendors
  • Participates in an on-call rotation

Qualifications

  • CISSP, CISM, CISA, CEH, CEPT, GIAC or similar relevant information security certifications
  • Bachelorโ€™s degree or equivalent experience
  • Typically requires 4 years of experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience

Skills

  • Good knowledge of security technologies and the relationships between infrastructure devices (e.g., servers, firewalls, switches, etc.)
  • Demonstrated experience with deploying and supporting a range of security capabilities to mitigate enterprise risks
  • Understanding of scripting skills (bash, python)
  • Familiar with secure coding practices and tools (Cycode, Bitbucket...)
  • Familiar with IaaS concepts and Security practices (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Under general guidance, ability to identify problems and develop appropriate solutions
  • Strong lateral thinking, problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
  • Ability to work on multiple concurrent projects and activities as both a lead and team member
  • Able to act independently and to reliably estimate and complete assignments
  • Solid verbal and written communication skills, organizational skills, and attention to detail
  • Proven ability to work cross-functionally and collaboratively with peers and all levels of management
  • Ability to ask questions, constantly learn, adapt and evolve

Education

  • Bachelorโ€™s degree or equivalent experience