Cloud Security Lead

Cloud Security Lead - Onsite in Houston, TX (relocation is fine)
Client : ACCENTURE

Top Required Skills:

Prisma Cloud CSPM - 6+ years
Microsoft Defender for Cloud CSPM - 6+ years
Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) - 6+ years
Screening Questions:

Describe your experience with Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), specifically using Prisma Cloud.
How have you driven the reduction of misconfiguration rates in a cloud environment?

Location: Onsite in Houston, TX. Monday through Friday. (relocation is fine)

Key "Must-Have" Skills:

Prisma Cloud CSPM - 6+ years
Microsoft Defender for Cloud CSPM - 6+ years
Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) - 6+ years
Ideal Candidate Profile:

A Cloud Security expert with a strong background in Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), specifically with Prisma Cloud and Microsoft Defender. The ideal candidate will be focused on driving down misconfiguration rates and ensuring continuous compliance and security across cloud environments.

Summary of Job Description:
Drive reduction of month over month misconfiguration rates
Identify and improve efficacy of remediations for cloud native technologies
Auto-scan workloads for vulnerabilities, audit IAM for least privilege, and manage privileged access.
Manage Cloud IAM roles, privileged identities and client secrets
Continuously monitor cloud-native security, analyze logs in real time, correlate alerts, provide recommendations for remediation actions performed by Cloud infrastructure support teams
Utilize scanning outputs cloud workloads, prioritize risks, and provide recommendations on hardening and patching
Audit IAM, detect access risks, manage privileges, and enforce MFA
Leverage compliance controls framework to standardize secure design and build of cloud workloads and remediate any configuration drifts identified
Leverage Prisma Cloud for continuous, real-time discovery and inventory of all cloud resources across Azure, AWS & OCI
Improve policies and rules for identification of misconfigurations across cloud resources
Leverage insights via compliance reports and dashboards to improve the efficacy of secure design principles
Ensure regulatory compliance in alignment with Halliburton's security policies using Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM).
Monitor, prioritize, & analyze cloud alerts & incidents related to configuration changes and network issues.
Provide remediation, least privilege, and data exposure guidance from CSPM findings
Provide insights via reporting on configuration drifts, risks and compliance gaps of the security of the cloud environment per agreed frequency
Maintain and monitor Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) capability across cloud environments
Monitor and enforce CSPM compliance policies according to the applicable industry standards and Halliburton's security requirements
Review and investigate alerts from CSPM w.r.t data security, entitlement management, vulnerabilities, or misconfigurations
Evaluation of resources for misconfigurations, vulnerabilities, infrastructure entitlement, data security posture, and company policy violations that require remediation

Strong Selling Points of the Role/Company:
This is a long-term contract with a high likelihood of extension.

Opportunity to work with a major client on critical cloud security initiatives.