Technical Consultant - Cloud Security
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Key details
- Location
- United States
- Work style
- Remote
- Level
- Senior
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- 5–8 yrs
- Function
- Operations & Strategy
- Focus area
- other
- Posted
- 5h ago
Skills
About the role
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Technical Consultant - Cloud Security based in the United States.
We are looking for an experienced Technical Consultant specializing in cloud security to support enterprise clients in strengthening their security architecture, governance, and compliance capabilities. In this role, you will lead complex consulting engagements, helping organizations design and implement secure cloud environments across AWS, Azure, and GCP. You will leverage your expertise in Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP), particularly Wiz and Prisma Cloud, to identify risks and deliver actionable security improvements. Working closely with technical teams, business stakeholders, and sales specialists, you will contribute to strategic projects from discovery and design through implementation. You will also play an important role in business development, service innovation, and technical thought leadership. This is an opportunity to combine hands-on technical expertise, client-facing consulting, and mentorship within a collaborative, remote-friendly environment.
Accountabilities:
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Client Delivery & Project Leadership: Lead medium to large cloud security consulting engagements, facilitating strategy, roadmap, architecture, design, and planning workshops. Manage project objectives, requirements gathering, milestones, dependencies, timelines, and deliverables to ensure successful execution and alignment with client expectations.
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Cloud Security Architecture: Guide clients in reviewing and implementing secure cloud reference architectures and landing zones, translating traditional security and risk strategies into cloud-native controls and governance frameworks.
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CNAPP Implementation & Optimization: Deploy, configure, and optimize cloud security platforms, particularly Wiz and Prisma Cloud. Integrate these solutions with enterprise tools such as ServiceNow, CI/CD pipelines, and ticketing and alerting workflows.
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Risk Management & Compliance: Identify, assess, and communicate cloud security risks, vulnerabilities, and remediation priorities. Help organizations implement security controls aligned with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
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Technical Consulting & Problem Solving: Troubleshoot complex technical challenges, manage project risks, and develop practical recommendations. Prepare, review, and present project deliverables to technical teams and executive stakeholders.
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Business Development: Participate in client discovery sessions, qualify business needs, support solution scoping, develop proposals, and present consulting capabilities throughout the sales cycle.
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Practice Development & Innovation: Contribute to the development and standardization of security consulting services, maintain expertise across multiple security domains, and identify opportunities to enhance existing offerings.
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Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Share industry knowledge, support colleagues, mentor team members, and promote best practices across security architecture, cloud governance, and emerging technologies.
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Professional Experience: Significant experience in information security, cloud security architecture, security governance, or compliance consulting, including at least 5 years of hands-on experience with CNAPP platforms and cloud technologies.
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Cloud Security Expertise: Proven experience reviewing and implementing secure cloud architectures and landing zones, with strong knowledge of AWS, Azure, and/or GCP security services, multi-cloud governance, and cloud-native security controls.
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CNAPP Platforms: Extensive practical experience with Wiz and Prisma Cloud, including deployment, configuration, integration, risk assessment, and communicating security findings to technical and business stakeholders.
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Cloud Identity & Access Management: Strong understanding of