Cyber Cloud Solution Engineer Lead/Staff
American Electric Power2 days ago
Columbus, OH, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$116k - $178k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain enterprise AWS security controls using native AWS services and a third-party SSE platform.
- Provide primary AWS and secondary Azure, GCP, and OCI security engineering, posture management, and threat detection support.
- Automate infrastructure-as-code, policy-as-code, vulnerability scanning, compliance checks, and security guardrails.
- Architect and maintain SSE policies protecting corporate data and governing cloud applications.
- Partner with the SOC on cloud security incident investigations, threat hunting, threat modeling, and automated remediation playbooks.
- Support cloud security architecture and the transition from reactive monitoring to proactive CSPM and continuous compliance.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field is required.
- 8 years of relevant work experience is required for Solutions Engineer Staff (SG9), or 10 years for Solutions Engineer Lead (SG10).
- Equivalent combinations of education and related experience may be considered.
- Deep hands-on experience with AWS security services, including IAM, GuardDuty, Security Hub, Config, CloudTrail, KMS, Macie, and Network Firewall.
- Technical competency with security controls in Azure, GCP, and OCI.
- Strong proficiency with Terraform or AWS CloudFormation and policy-as-code frameworks such as Open Policy Agent/Rego, CloudFormation Guard, or HashiCorp Sentinel.
- Understanding of cloud routing, VPC/VNet peering, CASB, SWG, and ZTNA concepts.
- Preferred qualifications include hands-on SASE/SSE deployment, automated compliance pipeline development, cloud security architecture, and relevant AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, CCSP, CISSP, CISM, CNDA, or GIAC certifications.
Benefits
- AEP offers a comprehensive benefits package supporting employee well-being.
- The position is flexible by location but requires work from an approved location, final location vetting and approval, and possible relocation at the candidate’s expense; several states, U.S. territories, and international locations are not approved.
- The role is classified as sedentary work.
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About American Electric Power
American Electric Power is an investor-owned utility that generates, transmits, and distributes electricity for residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The NYSE-listed company, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, serves roughly 5.6 million customers in 11 states and operates an extensive transmission network and a diverse generation fleet, including renewables. Founded in 1906, its family of utilities includes AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Appalachian Power, Indiana Michigan Power, and the competitive supplier AEP Energy.