Cloud & Container Security Specialist

Prudential Financial

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Hybrid

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Newark, NJ
Salary: $96,200–$158,800 / yr
Posted: 81 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $128k

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About Prudential Financial

Prudential Financial is a global financial services leader and premier active global investment manager.

Prudential Financial currently has 32 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $123,700–$202,050 across 32 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Cloud & Container Security Specialist

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As a Cloud & Container Security Specialist on the Attack Surface Management team, you will drive global cloud security efforts by supporting implementation best practices and managing project workstreams focused on security maturity. Your daily responsibilities include designing and enhancing monitoring capabilities, triaging misconfigurations, validating mitigating controls, and providing expert guidance to stakeholders on risk remediation. You will proactively identify improvements in the environment while developing policies based on industry standards like NIST, SOC2, and PCI/DSS. The role requires expertise in Docker, Kubernetes, EKS, and ECS, along with familiarity with CSPM tools and CI/CD pipelines. Technical skills include scripting in Python, PowerShell, or Bash to support SecDevOps initiatives. You will solve complex problems regarding cloud workload vulnerabilities and ensure the security of products by managing risk posture across multiple platforms.

Skills

Docker Kubernetes EKS ECS Python PowerShell Bash CI/CD SecDevOps CSPM NIST CIS SOC2 PCI/DSS DORA Cloud Security Container Security Attack Surface Management

What you'll do

Design, develop, and enhance cloud and container monitoring and assessment capabilities.
Triage, prioritize, and drive remediation for cloud and container misconfigurations.
Implement security improvements to prevent and validate risks in the environment.
Provide subject matter expertise on remediation, exception requests, and risk mitigation to stakeholders.
Report compliance and risk status across multiple platforms and groups to leadership.
Develop security policies and compliance initiatives based on industry standards like NIST and SOC2.
Improve processes, metrics, and documentation to mature the organization's security posture.
Collaborate with engineering teams to identify vulnerabilities in cloud and container workloads.

What we're looking for

Demonstrated expertise in cloud and container security.
Expertise in container technologies including Docker, Kubernetes, EKS, and ECS.
Skilled in correlating compliance posture to risk and threat.
Familiarity with compliance frameworks, security posture management tools, and common vulnerability data sources.
Experience improving cloud compliance posture management processes and assessing risks for container environments.
Ability to collaborate with engineering teams as a subject matter expert on cloud and container workload vulnerabilities.
Preferred experience with CI/CD, SecDevOps, and scripting in Python, PowerShell, or Bash.
Knowledge of industry security standards such as CIS, NIST, SOC2, PCI/DSS, and DORA.

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