Cloud Engineer – Security

WHO WE ARE

Edmentum is a dynamic educator and student-focused company dedicated to tech-enabled learning solutions. Our goal is to ensure that all students have access to flexible learning environments and educators have the tools they need to support their students. We are on a mission to create innovative, proven learning technology, partnering with educators to ignite student potential. We are a Remote First organization with a strong commitment to excellence, innovation, and customer satisfaction.

WHAT IS THE POSITION

At Edmentum we are committed to building the very best products to improve student outcomes through industry-leading, researched based curriculum and assessments coupled with technology that provides actionable data and insights to our teachers and students.

Critical aspects of this mission are the availability and scalability of the infrastructure our products run on, the security of our student and educator’s data and the internal technology that enables our Edmentum team to best serve our district partners.

The Cloud Engineer - Security role is responsible for managing and maintaining cloud infrastructure and services, ensuring security, optimal performance, and scalability. In addition, this role will have a particular focus on security operations and projects including cloud operations governance and compliance to Edmentum policies, industry/compliance standards, customer expectations, threat intelligence, and applicable legislation.

This role will accept work direction from the Manager of Cloud Operations and Information Security Senior Manager for hands on work.

 WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Cloud infrastructure management: design, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure, ensuring optimal security, performance, and scalability.
• Information Security operations: collaborate with systems administration, network operations, and cloud operations to integrate security into all aspects of the business.
• Leverage expertise in Microsoft and AWS technologies to secure cloud services within our IT ecosystem.
• Identify and mitigate vulnerabilities to maintain the security and integrity of cloud services.
• Advise and assist in the implementation of comprehensive information security policies and procedures across cloud environments.
• Secure our cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles. Leverage tools such as Terraform and AWS CloudFormation to automate the provisioning, configuration, and management of cloud resources.
• Oversee the maintenance, troubleshooting, and daily operations of cloud-based systems.
• Collaborate in continuous improvement of the service delivery processes including change management, configuration management, vulnerability management, metrics, and root cause analysis.
• Identify and evaluate new technologies and techniques to best serve our customers.
• Ensure compliance with industry regulations, standards, and best practices (i.e., SOC, GDPR, FERPA).
• Collaborate with development, deployment, maintenance, and enforcement of information security to safeguard data assets and ensure data privacy including on call response to security and availability incidents.

 WHAT IS REQUIRED

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE

• Bachelors’ Degree in Technology related field or equivalent work experience. MBA or other business experience a plus.
• 10+ years of experience in IT, with at least 5 years in cloud operations or a similar role.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and security best practices and standards.
• Experience in a Software as a Service product company highly preferred.
• Experience in K-12 education highly preferred.
• Deep working knowledge of industry, market, and competitive landscape.
• Fosters a culture of inclusion and cross-functional collaboration.
• Demonstrates integrity, ethics, and a commitment to Edmentum’s mission and values.

SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES

• Diverse technical expertise in Information Technology, Information Security, and networking.
• Experience with risk assessment, audit, and IT security assessments.
• AWS, Microsoft, CISA, CISSP, PMP, or oth