Senior Cloud Functional Consultant

Summary

Join Coalfire as a Senior Cloud Services Consultant and play a pivotal role in driving customer growth by understanding client needs and leveraging your cloud expertise. You will lead large-scale cloud engagements, design FedRAMP compliant infrastructure, and collaborate with technical teams. This position requires strong communication, problem-solving skills, and 5+ years of relevant experience in cloud architecture and systems engineering. You will mentor staff, manage projects, and contribute to cloud program strategy. Coalfire offers a flexible work model, competitive benefits, and a supportive team environment.

Requirements

• BS or above in related Information Technology field or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• 5+ years of directly relevant systems engineering and architecture experience including requirements definition, architecture development, development of use cases and stories, and systems integration & test
• 5+ years of experience supporting cloud architecture, design, implementation, operations and automation in AWS, Azure or GCP
• Strong experience with AWS, Azure or GCP platform capabilities and services (Associate Cloud Architect, Cloud DevOps Engineer, or Cloud Security Engineer)
• Critical thinking, and ability to balance security requirements with mission needs
• Ability to work quickly, efficiently and accurately in a dynamic and fluid environment

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale cloud engagements
• Provide both subject matter expertise and project management experience to serve as the “point person” for engagement teams
• Participate in the design and operation of related compliance monitoring and improvement activities to ensure compliance both with internal security policies etc. and applicable laws and regulations
• Contribute to cloud program management, service delivery model and strategy planning
• Develop and review reports and presentations for both technical and executive audiences
• Assist staff by providing mentorship and coaching to grow their technical and consulting skills
• Monitor progress and manage risk while ensuring stakeholders are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes
• Leverage knowledge of industry trends to identify engagement and client service issues; communicate this information to the engagement team through written correspondence and verbal presentations
• Work closely with engagement manager to co-lead and own multiple parts of the engagement delivery
• Deliver quality client services. Drive high-quality work products within expected timeframes and on budget
• Engage in development of client cloud and security strategies, vision-state architectures, roadmap, and planning activities
• Engage with clients to perform cloud configuration and maturity reviews
• Document requirements and ensure clear communication to the technical teams
• Assist in designing FedRAMP compliant cloud infrastructure and solutions based on client requirements
• Translate client requirements to the engineering team for execution
• Advise across a myriad of technology stacks in the leading cloud providers like AWS, Azure, and GCP
• Work with prospective clients to identify opportunities, scope engagements, and build relationships

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience supporting clients from within a professional services organization
• Project management experience for individual and team projects(ability to track detailed tasks and ensure timely delivery)
• Cloud-based networking experience (Palo Alto, CheckPoint, Cisco ASAv, F5, etc....)
• Expertise with serverless, microservices, and other modern application architectures
• PMP, CISSP, CISM, or CISA certifications
• Familiarity with configuration baseline standards such as CIS Benchmarks & DISA STIG
• Proven expertise in the implementation of encryption technologies (SSL, encryption, PKI)
• Strong experience with Visio and Jira or MS Project
• Familiarity with frameworks such as FedRAMP, FISMA, SOC, ISO, HIPAA, HITRUST, PCI, etc

Benefits

• Flexible work model
• Paid parental leave
• Flexible time off
• Certification and training reimbursement
• Digital mental health and wellbeing support membership
• Comprehensive insurance options