Reports to: Director of IT
Position purpose
As a member of CollegeSource, Inc., a successful AWS Security & Infrastructure Engineer administers and supports multiple cloud infrastructures, cybersecurity, and monitoring. This individual will be responsible for maintaining, securing, troubleshooting, and optimizing our AWS and Microsoft cloud environments while ensuring high system availability and rapid issue resolution.
Essential functions
Essential functions are the basic job duties that must be performed, with or without reasonable accommodation. In determining essential functions, the company has considered the time needed to perform a particular duty and the consequences of failing to require an employee to perform a particular duty.
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- Support and administer AWS & Microsoft cloud services.
- Monitor cloud environments for permission, access, and security.
- Configure and maintain networking, VPNs, firewalls, load balancers, DNS, and WAF.
- Implement and manage AWS security best practices.
- Configure IAM roles, policies, MFA, security groups, and access controls.
- Monitor and respond to security incidents and vulnerabilities.
- Perform security audits, risk assessments, and remediation activities.
- Ensure compliance with the company’s security standards and industry best practices such as SOC 2.
- Maintain logging, monitoring, and integrations.
- Manage infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC)tools, such as AWS CloudFormation or the Cloud Development Kit (CDK).
- Develop automation scripts and tools to improve operational efficiency.
- Support CI/CD pipelines and DevOps processes.
- Troubleshoot deployment and application infrastructure issues.
- Collaborate with development teams on cloud-native solutions.
- Create APIs, scripts, or utilities when necessary.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Competencies/traits required to perform the job
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- Experience in troubleshooting complex infrastructure and security issues.
- Ability to work independently and prioritize critical issues.
- Must be able to be seated, on the phone, and work on a computer 90% of the time.
- Strong technical and troubleshooting skills.
- Ability to quickly learn new technologies.
- Superior communication, organizational, and analytical skills.
- Team player with the ability to self-manage their workload.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Education/experience
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- 5+ years of experience in AWS cloud infrastructure and security.
- AWS Security Certification is a plus.
- AWS SysOp Administration Certification is a plus.
- Experience supporting Microsoft cloud technologies (Azure, Microsoft 365, Entra ID/Azure AD).
- Strong understanding of AWS services, including: VPC, IAM, RDS, EC2, ECS, CloudWatch, Lambda, GuardDuty, Security Hub, Inspector, and CloudTrail.
- Experience with Windows and Linux server administration.
- Experience in scripting or development skills in one or more languages: Python, PowerShell, Bash, and JavaScript
- Experience with automation and DevOps tools: CloudFormation, CodeDeploy, CodePipeline, CDK, GitHub Actions, and Docker
- Knowledge of networking, firewalls, VPNs, DNS, and TCP/IP.
Additional information
CollegeSource is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We offer exceptional benefits and incentives that include:
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- Competitive salaries, 401(k), Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Company-paid Life Insurance, Long-Term, and Short-Term Disability
- Flexible schedules to help employees balance work and life responsibilities
- A casual work environment that welcomes jeans and tennis shoes
- Developmental opportunities to expand your knowledge base
All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a pre-employment background check and drug screen.
About CollegeSource
CollegeSource is a technology company dedicated to developing essential tools for higher education. With roots going back to 1971, CollegeSource supports the student journey from transfer to graduation. Our solutions serve thousands of institutions and 15 million students through academic degree planning, institutional policy research, and transfer evaluation and articulation.
We are a small, family-oriented company that strives to foster an environment of integrity, trust, confidence, and long-term relationships, while also inspiring individual excellence and development.
Visit our website to learn more about us: collegesource.com