OCI Cloud Security Engineer

Who we are...
Latitude is a growing Service-Disabled Veteran Owned (SDVOSB) Company within the Federal Sector. We have experience in working with various federal clients across multiple different agencies. We believe in adopting and growing a remote work-from-home culture wherever possible to ensure a healthy work-to-life balance. We believe in automating the mundane and investing in our employees helping them grow their careers over time. We strive for innovation and want to develop solutions that we can take pride in and help break through some of the barriers that exist in technology and the government sectors today.
Description...
We are hiring an OCI Cloud Security Engineer to implement and validate the security posture of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure environments for a federal health customer. You will work with system administrators, application teams, and project teams to build, operate, and harden cloud workloads, and you will own the OCI-native security controls that protect them. The role sits on a cloud operations and migration team. This position is fully remote in the United States.
What You Will Do...
Implement and validate OCI security posture across IAM policies, network security groups, data encryption, and monitoring
Design, build, test, and take live OCI-native security controls, including Cloud Guard, Security Zones, Security Advisor, and Threat Intelligence
Build key management for encryption at rest across OCI storage, databases, and SaaS data, including key rotation, versioning, and lifecycle policies
Integrate OCI logs and events into the enterprise SIEM and tune them for useful detection
Automate security controls with Infrastructure as Code and help set technical standards for cloud and on-premises environments
Minimum Qualifications...
Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience, and 6+ years of experience in cloud security engineering, solution engineering, enterprise architecture, or related technical roles
Advanced, hands-on proficiency with OCI security tools and OCI IAM
Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform (preferred), OCI Resource Manager, or Ansible
Experience integrating OCI logs and events into a SIEM such as Splunk, Elastic, or Microsoft Sentinel
Solid understanding of how security applies to compute, load balancing, WAF, API Gateway, and Functions
Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Ability to obtain and maintain a federal background investigation (Public Trust)
Preferred Qualifications...
Current OCI certification, such as OCI Security Professional or OCI Architect Professional
Active Public Trust
Experience supporting federal government programs, especially federal health
Knowledge of regulated environments: FedRAMP, HIPAA, NIST 800-53, CIS benchmarks
Experience with Oracle Fusion Applications security
Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP in addition to OCI
Container security for Kubernetes and OKE, including image scanning, and OS-level remediation of vulnerability scan findings
Clearance...
Applicants selected will be subject to a Security Investigation and May need to Meet Requirements for Access to Protected and/or Classified Information
Citizenship...
Applicants need to be a US Citizen to be considered for the position and have physically resided in the United States for a minimum of 3 years due to background investigation requirements
Employee Benefits...
Medical, Vision, Dental
Paid Vacation & Sick Time
Paid Federal Holidays
401k Retirement Plan with 100% Company Matching
Employer Paid Life Insurance
Continued Education Assistance
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Commuter Benefits Program
Health Savings Account (HSA)
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
The posted range is base annual salary, placement within the range depends on qualifications, relevant experience, and contract requirements.

Work arrangement
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