What does a cloud security engineer do? | Cybersecurity Career Series

27/01/2022 13 min
What does a cloud security engineer do? | Cybersecurity Career Series

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Cloud security engineers design, develop, manage and maintain a secure infrastructure leveraging cloud platform security technologies. They use technical guidance and engineering best practices to securely build and scale cloud-native applications and configure network security defenses within the cloud environment. These individuals are proficient in identity and access management (IAM), using cloud technology to provide data protection, container security, networking, system administration and zero-trust architecture.– Start learning cybersecurity for free: https://www.infosecinstitute.com/free– Learn more about the role of cloud security engineer: https://www.infosecinstitute.com/skills/train-for-your-role/cloud-security-engineer/0:00 - Intro 0:25 - What does a cloud security engineer do? 1:55 - How to become a cloud security engineer? 2:55 - How to gain knowledge for the role4:43 - Skills needed for cloud security engineers6:00 - Common tools cloud security engineers use7:43 - Job options available for this work8:35 - Types of jobs9:16 - Can you pivot into other roles? 11:03 - What can I do right now?12:33 - Outro About InfosecInfosec believes knowledge is power when fighting cybercrime. We help IT and security professionals advance their careers with skills development and certifications while empowering all employees with security awareness and privacy training to stay cyber-safe at work and home. It’s our mission to equip all organizations and individuals with the know-how and confidence to outsmart cybercrime. Learn more at infosecinstitute.com.

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