Job Summary

Cloud Security Engineer - The Cloud Security Engineer position at Ally is a member of the Information Protection and Risk Management team and works closely with other members of the IPRM program to identify manage and mitigate security risks at Ally. The engineer is part of a broader team of security engineers reporting to the Sr Director Cloud Security who are responsible for developing deploying and integrating technical controls and tools to meet specific security requirements.

Responsibilities

Define and mature cloud-focused security policies and controls (governance processes frameworks)

Identify Implement and Operationalize security technologies and processes to improve visibility and reduce risk

Leverage data analytics to influence our cloud security posture

Partner with other technical leaders throughout the organization to refine and mature Allys security posture for cloud-based technologies and platforms as well as identifying and maturing our application security capabilities

Consult with project teams to ensure that platform architecture has proper security controls in place (focused on Cloud Providers / SaaS engagements)

Engage as needed in other Cloud Security efforts where skills may overlap: Cloud Platform Security and DevSecOps / Pipeline Security

Qualifications

Demonstrated technical expertise in two or more technology areas (compute storage network data etc)

Experience as a software developer with knowledge of automation Infrastructure as Code and DevOps + CI/CD tools and processes

Strong background in information security practices controls and governance (CISSP preferred)

5+ years of experience as a technical resource within an IT organization (enterprise / matrixed organization preferred)

2+ years of experience with cloud platforms (operational experience preferred for AWS Azure GCP etc)

Strong soft skills- builds partnerships translates complexities into simple terms ability to maintain focus on objectives

Highly proficient in drafting technical documents- process/procedures standards/policies architectures etc)

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