Overview
We currently have a career opportunity for a Lead Cybersecurity & Cloud Engineer to join our team. While our headquarters are in St. Louis, MO, this role is remote and open across Perficient offices globally.
We are looking for a Lead Cybersecurity & Cloud Engineer who is passionate about securing cloud, data, and infrastructure environments. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in cloud security architecture, information security controls, and AWS security engineering, with a focus on designing secure solutions across distributed systems and M&A environments.
Perficient is always looking for the best and brightest talent and we need you! We're a quickly-growing, global digital consulting leader, and we're transforming the world's largest enterprises and biggest brands. You'll work with the latest technologies, expand your skills, and become a part of our global community of talented, diverse, and knowledgeable colleagues.
Responsibilities
- Design and deliver best in class security architectures aligned to industry standards.
- Drive the maturation of network, infrastructure, and data security capabilities.
- Serve as SME for cybersecurity best practices and emerging trends.
- Provide SME guidance during M&A activities to ensure secure integrations.
- Collaborate with Enterprise and Data architects to secure sensitive information.
- Document security requirements and enable secure development.
- Identify cybersecurity risks and propose mitigation strategies.
- Develop and validate cybersecurity standards across domains.
- Analyze emerging threats and implement defensive measures.
Qualifications
- 10+ years Cybersecurity experience.
- 7+ years infrastructure/systems roles (networking, system admin, data).
- 8+ years working with information security controls and standards (ISO27000, OWASP, CSA CCM, CIS Controls, SOX, NIST).
- Advanced AWS security experience (EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, SGs, ACLs, Security Hub, WAF).
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or similar.
Preferred Skills and Education
- Experience securing distributed systems and scalable cloud architectures.
- Solid understanding of malware, threats, and vulnerability management.
About the Team
You will join the Cybersecurity Architecture team, responsible for securing cloud, data, and infrastructure initiatives, partnering closely with global engineering, architecture, and business teams.