What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior AWS Cloud Security & Automation Engineer position at The Planet Group?
Charlotte, NC / Malvern, PA
Duration : 6 months plus goes long term
Candidates must be capable of operating in high-impact, high-scale environments where changes can affect thousands of production databases and systems.
Need over all 8-12 years of relevant work experience
AWS Security Engineering
- IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, SCPs (hands-on)
- Multi-account AWS environment exp
- Platform-level (not application-only AWS)
Infrastructure & Automation
- Strong CloudFormation experience (primary IaC)
- AWS Lambda Step Functions automation
- Python (senior-level coding required)
Security & Vulnerability Management
- Experience with Wiz or equivalent cloud security tools
- SAST / Snyk / vulnerability scanning tools
- Ability to triage remediate findings at scale
Engineering Depth
- Senior-level hands-on engineer (NOT advisory)
- Ability to design implement fixes in production systems
- Comfortable with high-risk enterprise environments
Salary : $75 - $80