Cloud Security Engineer

Please review the job details below.

Maxar Intelligence is a provider of secure, precise, geospatial intelligence. We deliver disruptive value to government and commercial customers to help them monitor, understand and navigate our changing planet.

Our unique approach combines decades of deep mission understanding and a proven commercial and defense foundation to deploy solutions and deliver insights with unrivaled speed, scale and cost effectiveness.

Maxar is looking for an energetic Cloud Security Engineer to join our team in the Westminster, CO office.

This person will join our Platform governance team to automate the management and the security of hundreds of cloud accounts.

We enable Maxar to move very quickly by taking the heavy lifting out of cloud account creation and management. We create and deliver tools for the users of cloud accounts to self-service many functions as well as managing tools that enable the users to keep their accounts secure.

This candidate must be a U.S. Citizen.

What you will do day to day :

• Design, build, test, and deploy management and security capabilities across our entire cloud footprint
• Work with the team to refactor existing processes and systems that need improvement
• Work with many customers to ensure that different requirements are considered while building flexible solutions.
• Design and implement extensions to our governance frameworks as new cloud providers are on-boarded
• Regularly look at new cloud features and implement appropriate security controls

Minimum Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s degree in software engineering or related field (may substitute 4 years professional experience)
• Must have 4+ years’ recent experience managing infrastructure in AWS
• Must have at least 2 years recent Python programming experience
• Must have 2 years’ recent experience with an infrastructure as code language such as Terraform or Cloud Formation.
• Must have 2+ years’ experience with CI / CD pipeline technologies such as AWS Code Pipeline, AWS Code Build, Jenkins, or GitHub
• Must have 8+ years experience in software engineering or related fields

Preferred Qualifications :

• Experience in an AWS ecosystem with several hundred AWS accounts
• Experience with AWS IAM, Lambda, ECS, Fargate, API Gateway, and AWS Organizations
• Experience with web UI frameworks such as react.js
• Experience with GraphQL
• Experience with Microsoft Azure and governance in Azure
• Experience with AWS AppSync and AWS Amplify
• Experience with NIST 800-171 or similar frameworks
• Experience with managing / leveraging CSPM tools such as Wiz or similar.
• Experience with Vulnerability Management tools such as Wiz or similar.
• Holding an AWS certification

Life with Us :

There is a reason we boast awards like Best Employer, Best Place to work, Top employer, candidate experience winner. Our strength is in our people.

Each team member makes a unique contribution to our collective mission.

• Health, Vision, Dental Insurance, and Employee Assistance Program
• 401K, with matching and immediate vesting
• Health Savings Account (HSA) / Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) Options
• PTO, 10 Holidays, and Sick Time
• Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Adoption Reimbursement
• Flexible Hours, Hybrid work options
• Tuition Reimbursement and Student Loan Repayment
• Pet Insurance
• And More!

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Our salary ranges are market-driven and set to allow for flexibility. Individual pay will be competitive based on a candidate’s unique set of knowledge, skills, and geographic diversity, with earnings potential commensurate with experience.

The range for this position is :

$119,000.00 - $199,000.00 annually.Additionally, this position is incentive eligible with a target based on contribution, company performance, and / or individual results achieved;

the specific incentive plan and target amount will be determined based on the role and breadth of contributions.

Maxar Technologies values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.