This role will be hybrid two days per week onsite in Santa Ana, CA.
What You'll Do
Cloud Security Architecture & Zero Trust Design:
Lead the design and implementation of Zero Trust security models within multi-cloud environments (Azure, AWS, GCP) to implement Zero Trust principles within the organization's cloud infrastructure. This includes securing data, network access, identities, applications, privatization of workloads and network micro-segmentation based on the principle of least privilege.
Governance Models for Security:
a. Application Security Governance: Collaborate with Application Security Architects to design and enforce application security governance models that integrate secure software development practices, secure APIs, and application-level access controls.
b. Identity and Access Management (IAM): Collaborate with Identity Architects to design and enforce comprehensive IAM policies as part of the Zero Trust model, ensuring least-privilege access evolving to JIT Just-In-Time based access, strong authentication mechanisms (including multi-factor authentication), password less authentication, and identity federation across cloud platforms (Entra ID, AWS IAM, GCP Identity).
c. Data Governance: Collaborate with Data Architects to develop and enforce governance models that protect sensitive and critical data within cloud environments
Cloud Security Risk Management:
Identify and mitigate security risks associated with cloud deployments and continuously improve security posture in line with Zero Trust principles.
Cloud Security Posture Management:
Regulate policy enforcement, monitor compliance, and implement remediation strategies based on Prisma Cloud findings to improve cloud security posture. Configure and manage Prisma Cloud policies to monitor and identify misconfigurations, vulnerabilities, and threats in cloud infrastructure, applications, and services.
Security Automation & Orchestration: Utilize automation tools to integrate security controls into cloud workflows as part of Dev-Sec-Ops model. Automate deployment of security policies and governance models using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools ensuring security consistency across cloud resources
Continuous Improvement: Stay up to date with the latest cloud security threats, trends, and technologies.
What You'll Bring
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in cloud security architecture, governance, and risk management across EntraID, Azure, AWS, and GCP.
- At least 2 years of experience designing and implementing Zero Trust security models.
- At least 2 years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Defender for Cloud and managing EntraID security controls.
- Combination of cloud provider security certifications such as AWS Certified Security Specialty, Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer, Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer, or equivalent.
- Additional cybersecurity certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, or equivalent are preferred.
- Strong understanding of security and compliance frameworks such as NIST, SOC 2, CIS, CSA, GDPR, and how they map to cloud environments.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES (KSAs)
- Deep knowledge of cloud-native security service offerings across EntraID, Azure, AWS, and GCP.
- Experience with hybrid and multi-cloud architectures and the challenges of implementing Zero Trust in such environments.
- Familiarity with container and microservices security (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and security for containerized workloads.
- Hands-on experience with cloud security automation, including Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.
- Experience with DevSecOps practices and integrating security into CI/CD pipelines.
- Familiarity with CSPM, CNAPP and CWPP tools and SIEM solutions.
- Experience with Prisma Cloud and other CSPM platforms in general to manage and improve cloud security posture.
- Familiarity with CIEM tools
- Familiarity with SSE (Security Service Edge) technologies, including Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASB) and Data Loss Prevention (DLP), for protecting cloud-based data, applications, and user access.
Pay Range: $145,000- $193,300 Annually
This hiring range is a reasonable estimate of the base pay range for this position at the time of posting. Pay is based on a number of factors which may include job-related knowledge, skills, experience, business requirements and geographic location.
** Note that the following statements only apply to candidates who will be working from an unincorporated area within Los Angeles County. **
First American will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws (e.g., the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act).
First American intends to conduct a review of an applicant’s criminal history in connection with a conditional offer. First American reasonably believes that a criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following material job duties for this position potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: handling of confidential, proprietary or trade secret information belonging to First American or its customers, administrating or facilitating financial transactions, and the ability to meet customer-imposed criminal history requirements.
Based on eligibility, First American offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO/paid sick leave and other great benefits like an employee stock purchase plan.Top Skills
What We Do
First American provides financial services through its Title Insurance and Services segment and its Specialty Insurance segment. The First American Family of Companies’ core business lines include title insurance and closing/settlement services; title plant management services; title and other real property records and images; valuation products and services; home warranty products; property and casualty insurance; and banking, trust, and investment advisory services.
First American Title Insurance Company provides comprehensive title insurance protection and professional settlement services for homebuyers and sellers, real estate agents and brokers, mortgage lenders, commercial property professionals, homebuilders and developers, title agencies and legal professionals to facilitate real estate purchases, construction, refinances or equity loans.
First American's thorough title searches, title clearance and title insurance policies help to produce clear property titles and enable the efficient transfer of real estate.
As one of the largest title insurance companies in the nation, First American offers title insurance and settlement services through its direct operations and an extensive network of agents throughout the United States and internationally.
First American Title Insurance Company traces its history to 1889 and is the largest subsidiary of First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF).
