AWS Cloud Security Consultant

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🛡️ Role Overview

AWS Cloud Security Consultant (Specialist level)

💼 Key Responsibilities

• Manage and implement security rules, automation, and configuration changes to optimize cloud security tools in Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Take ownership of cloud security outcomes in line with HSBC policies and management directives.
• Review and escalate requests for security exemptions or exceptions, ensuring consistency and governance across cloud platforms.
• Participate in architecture and design reviews for global businesses to ensure cloud deployments meet mandatory security requirements.
• Conduct cloud security assessments using both manual and automated tools/methods.
• Collaborate with vendors, client stakeholders, and platform teams to implement and integrate security solutions.
• Provide guidance and best practices to cloud platform engineers and architects, ensuring alignment with HSBC's Cloud Security Baselines.
• Continuously improve cloud security processes, automate wherever possible, and drive high-quality, consistent implementations.
• Support incident response processes, analysis, and reporting as needed.
• Actively research emerging threats and identify potential vulnerabilities in AWS environments.
  

✅ Mandatory Skills

• Cloud Security - AWS Native Security
• Proven experience in managing and implementing cloud security at scale in Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Strong understanding of AWS security services (IAM, Security Hub, GuardDuty, Config, CloudTrail, etc.).
• Experience with cloud compliance, security policy, and governance in enterprise-scale environments.
• Working knowledge of threat modeling, vulnerability management, and incident response in cloud.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.