Cloud Security Associate Engineer
Cloud Security Associate Engineer
Portugal - Lisbon Apply NowHOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?
THE AMGEN CAPABILITY CENTER IN LISBON, PORTUGAL (ACCP)will be home to over 300 multi-national and multi-cultural employees, representing a broad range of cross functional capabilities, including Commercial, General and Administrative, Research and Development and more. The ACCP will offer rich career growth and development opportunities, regional and global exposure and the opportunity to LIVE, WIN and THRIVE in one of Europe’s most attractive cities.
The Amgen Capability Center Portugal will be temporarily located at the Maleo – Saldanha, Av. da República 18, 1050-191 Lisbon. We’re already gearing up to have our brand-new permanent office ready in the vibrant city center of Lisbon by the spring of 2022.
Cloud Security Associate Engineer
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What you will do
Amgen is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to join Amgen’s Cloud Security organization who will be reporting into the Global Information Protection Organization in Amgen and will be based in Lisbon, PRT, at Amgen’s new Capability Center.
As a Cloud Security Engineer, you will be providing remediation strategies, and executing project activities to complete tactical objectives. You will play a key role in designing, deploying, and maintaining solutions, automate security assessments, audits, policy and standard enforcements, and more.
Continuously assess cloud configurations using automated compliance and vulnerability management tools to identify misconfigurations and security risks.
Conduct threat modeling and risk assessments for new cloud solutions and emerging services, ensuring alignment with organizational risk appetite and compliance standards.
Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) templates (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation) with embedded security guardrails and policy-as-code enforcement.
Develop and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and operational standards for cloud security processes, controls, and procedures.
Integrate cloud-native logging and monitoring services (e.g., AWS CloudTrail, Azure Monitor, GCP Cloud Logging) into centralized SIEM platforms for threat detection and analysis.
This position requires after hours responsibilities and may require some travel.
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What we expect of you
We are all different, yet we all use our outstanding contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is a versatile person with these qualifications.
Strong command of security foundations, e.g. authentication, authorization, confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Solid understanding of security principles such as the principle of least privilege or economy of mechanism.
Good working knowledge of cryptography, e.g. key management, symmetric, and asymmetric encryption.
Experience with Amazon AWS, understanding of Identity and Access Management, Data Protection, Secure DevOps, Security Operations, and other security domains for Cloud.
Hands-on experience using AWS Cloud Services (EC2, DynamoDB, API Gateway, RDS, Lambda, CloudFront, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, Route 53, etc.).
Working/Emerging knowledge of Enterprise Cloud Solutions across IaaS, PaaS & SaaS. This may include: AWS, Azure, OpenStack, Cloud Foundry, Salesforce, Microsoft Office 365, Box, etc.
Team-oriented, placing priority on successful completion of team goals.
Self-starter with a high degree of initiative.
Good verbal and written communication skills.
AWS Certified Professional or higher.
Basic Qualifications:
Minimum Education required - High School diploma or GED. (Ideally a Bachelor degree on a related career field).
Ideally +/- 2 years of Information Security or Information Technology experience.
SOME OF THE VAST REWARDS OF WORKING HERE
As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, so we work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.
Full support and career-development resources to expand your skills, enhance your expertise, and maximize your potential along your career journey
A diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table and act
Generous Total Rewards Plan—comprising health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits—with compensation and benefits rated above 4 stars (out of 5) on Glassdoor
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT
Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.
