Cybersecurity Cloud Engineer Prin

Overview

Dayforce is a global human capital management (HCM) company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, with operations across North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA), and the Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) region.
Our award-winning Cloud HCM platform offers a unified solution database and continuous calculation engine, driving efficiency, productivity and compliance for the global workforce.
Our brand promise - Makes Work Life BetterTM- Reflects our commitment to employees, customers, partners and communities globally.

Location: Work is what you do, not where you go. For this role, we are open to remote work
About the opportunity
Dayforce is seeking a Principal Cloud Security Engineer to join our global Cybersecurity organization. This role is responsible for hands-on build and support for complex cloud security solutions in Azure and AWS. Individual will work in close partnership with Cybersecurity Architects, Technology and P&T teams and interface across all business areas.
What you will do

• Design, Build, Operate and Maintain scalable cloud security solutions across Azure and AWS. Use your deep technical knowledge for hands-on engineering and implementation of cloud security capabilities, implement processes and technical controls to support cloud security standards.
• Develop and Enforce secure cloud standards, ensure compliance with security and regulatory requirements.
• Enhance Container and Kubernetes security posture to ensure secure orchestration, deployment and runtime protection.
• Build automation and tooling to enforce cloud security policies, integrate security into development of workflows and improve operational efficiency.
• Establish reporting to measure risk and demonstrate progress on KRI’s. Tune policies against industry standard frameworks such as NIST, CIS, STIG.
• Develop Security detections, run application and environment vulnerability scans and work with infrastructure/ development teams and product managers on addressing risks.
• Cross functional Collaboration be a security champion in implementing best in class DevSecOps practice, collaborate, contribute and influence security best practices to cloud engineering teams and ensure consistent implementation. Foster a strong security culture and drive proactive improvements.

Skills and experience we value

• 10+ years’ experience in security engineering role
• Fluency in security automation using one or more scripting or programming languages.
• In-Depth knowledge of IaC and Terraform, building and operating Ci/CD pipelines and contributing to secure IaC code to harden Cloud infrastructure.
• Proven expertise in cloud security technology, identity, data and network engineering in AWS and Azure.
• In-depth understanding of security principals, architecture and best practice. Establishing security guardrails for infra build and for Experience building, deploying and maintaining Cloud security solutions and capabilities.
• Hands-on experience with CNAPP tools such as Prisma, Cloud native tools such as Azure Policy, Guardduty, cloudtrail, Inspector, Macie, JFrog Artifactory, ACR/ECR.
• Experience implementing automation within Ci/CD Pipelines.
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies and experience automating vulnerability management and implementing guardrails.
• Experience working in agile scum project methodologies
• Passion for mentoring others.
• Industry certifications, such as:
• Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Azure Architect Expert
• AWS certified security expert

What’s in it for you
Dayforce is fueled by the diversity of our talented employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and consider and embrace ALL individuals and what makes them unique. We believe our employees should be happy and healthy, with peace of mind and a sense of fulfillment.
We encourage individuals to apply based on their passions.
Dayforce encourages personal and professional growth. We offer excellent time away from work programs, comprehensive wellness initiatives and recognition through competitive pay and benefits.
With a commitment to community impact, including volunteer days and our charity, Dayforce Cares we provide opportunities for you to thrive both in your career and personal life. Our focus is not just on your job but on supporting you to be the best version of yourself.
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