W2- Cloud Security Principal Engineer at Kanak Elite Services Inc

Role :: Cloud Security Principal Engineer CISSP Certification required Location: Philadelphia PA Hybrid (80% remote 20% onsite) Type: Contract/Contract to hire Required Skills & Experience Certifications: CISSP (mandatory); cloud security certifications strongly preferred Education: Bachelors Degree (Computer Science Information Systems or related field preferred) Experience: 12 years industry experience across IT disciplines (architecture network application database operations) 6 years in information security regulatory compliance and risk management 3 years in Identity & Access Management (IAM) Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) user provisioning or security awareness training Experience with cloud and/or virtualization technologies Technical Expertise: Multi-cloud security (Azure preferred; AWS Google Cloud also relevant) Identity & Access Management (IAM/Entra ID) Security tools: EDR (Microsoft Defender) SIEM (Sentinel/Splunk) CSPM (e.g. Wiz) VPNs/NGFWs NAC encryption protocols Secure configuration management automation pipelines (Terraform PowerShell) vulnerability management platforms Networking protocols (TCP/IP WAN/LAN firewalls IPS web filtering disk encryption) Microsoft Active Directory UNIX; ERP/clinical systems (Epic Lawson) a plus Frameworks & Compliance: NIST SP 800-53 HIPAA PCI-DSS CISA ZTMM CIS Benchmarks ISO 27000 Microsoft CAF AWS CAF/Well-Architected Google CAF Other Skills: Risk management frameworks SDLC methodologies PMO project management MS productivity tools (Access Word PowerPoint Visio Project) Database query/data mining basics Strong knowledge of InfoSec principles IT controls and regulatory standards Preferred Skills & Experience 3 years working with matrixed high-performance teams ERP and clinical application security experience Strong mentoring and leadership capabilities Key Responsibilities Serve as subject matter expert and advisor on complex cloud security issues Design implement and optimize cloud security controls and service lines Support cloud migration tool optimization automation and risk-driven outcomes Collaborate with internal stakeholders vendors and MSPs to fine-tune detection/prevention capabilities Lead incident response planning runbooks tabletop exercises and system hardening guides Align security architectures with organizational policies and external frameworks Participate in governance forums DevSecOps and cloud-native strategies Assist with audits compliance assessments and risk remediation plans Mentor junior InfoSec engineers through documentation training and peer reviews Shape and design service lines manage risks and ensure enterprise solutions are scalable and adaptable Support business continuity change management and educate management on IAM and RBAC models Key Skills Design,Academics,AutoCAD 3D,Cafe,Fabrication,Java Employment Type : Full Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1