Position Information Position Type Staff Augmentation Hours/Week 40 Billing Type Hourly Shift Day Projected Start Date 09/09/2025 Start Time 8:00 AM Projected End Date/Duration 12 Months from projected start date End Time 5:00 PM Bid Limit Per Vendor 2 Number of Positions 1 Desired Career Level Experienced Non-manager Minimum Education Level Bachelor's Degree Weekend None Position Location ddress 1801 Main Street Suite City Columbi State South Carolin Zip 29201 Country UNITED STATES Requirements Travel Required No Security Required Yes Onboarding Category

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Position Description Please ensure you attach the SC Cover Sheet (attached), a valid Right to Represent, and the candidate's resume with full legal first name, and last name.

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The State of South Carolina is looking for a Network Engineer (Senior Cloud Security Engineer).

Why is this position open: Repost of posting 7354 (new position on the team). DO NOT SUBMIT CANDIDATES THAT WERE SUBMITTED TO 7354 PREVIOUSLY. Feedback from manager: Change in required skills due to lack of expertise in the following areas: -5+ years of experience with FIREWALLS IN AWS AND AZURE. -5+ years of experience with PALO ALTO FIREWALLS Both of these skills are now required for resources.

Will close to submissions on 8/14/2025 at 5:00PM EST. Interview Process: 1 round - virtual Duration of the Contract: 12 months Possibility for Extension: Yes

Work Location: Hybrid (3 days remote, 2 days in office) Candidate location - Candidates local to South Carolina are required. Candidates local to Georgia or North Carolina will be considered if they are willing to relocate to South Carolina at their own expense.

Full job description attached & required/preferred skills are stated below. Required Skills Skill Type Skill Name CertificationEducationLicenseOtherSkill 5-10 YEARS' EXPERIENCE IN INFORMATION SECURITY AND ENGINEERING CertificationEducationLicenseOtherSkill 5+ years of experience designing & maintaining infrastructure in AWS/Azure; Firewalls in AWS & Azure. CertificationEducationLicenseOtherSkill CLOUD SECURITY DESIGN, OPERATIONS, AND AUTOMATION EXPERIENCE CertificationEducationLicenseOtherSkill DOCUMENTATION OF SECURITY TOOLS, DEPLOYMENT CONFIGURATION, INCIDENT REPORTS, ETC. CertificationEducationLicenseOtherSkill MUST HOLD AWS OR AZURE CERTIFICATION CertificationEducationLicenseOtherSkill 5+ years of experience deploying, configuring, and maintaining cloud VM series Palo Alto; Palo Alto Firewalls Preferred Skills Skill Type Skill Name CertificationEducationLicenseOtherSkill PRISMA CLOUD CertificationEducationLicenseOtherSkill FORESCOUT CertificationEducationLicenseOtherSkill CISCO UMBRELLA CertificationEducationLicenseOtherSkill F5 LOAD BALANCING/FIREWALL CertificationEducationLicenseOtherSkill CISSP - CERTIFIED INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROFESSIONAL SC100 CertificationEducationLicenseOtherSkill MICROSOFT CYBERSECURITY ARCHITECT AWS CERTIFIED CLOUD SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT CertificationEducationLicenseOtherSkill PRISMA CERTIFIED CLOUD SECURITY ENGINEER, PCNSA, PCNSE

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Statement of Work (SOW) for Contingent Labor Request Team Size : 20+ Primary Work Location : Columbia, SC # of Openings: 1 Company / Department culture (why do you enjoy working for the company - selling points for potential candidates): Strong, collaborative team environment. New technology provides great learning experiences. Scope of the project: The Senior Cloud Security Engineer will collaborate with Product Owners, Applications Owners, Network and Security teams to design and deliver optimal solutions for large-scale app and infrastructure cloud solutions. Candidates should possess proficiency in both public and hybrid cloud models. Exceptional consulting skills and the ability to clearly derive desired states from customer requests are essential. The role also requires the ability to work with delivery teams. Importantly, this role is hands-on in delivery, requiring active involvement in the implementation and execution of security solutions. This is not a developer role. Position: Senior Cloud Security Engineer Open to visa transfer? • Yes x No Duration: 12 months Possibility of Extension? Yes Public Sector/Gov't Experience Required? No REMOTE WORK POSSIBILITY? Some, yes Pre-employment Checks (drug, credit, criminal, motor vehicle)? Criminal, Credit, E-verify and Confidentiality Form Daily Duties / Responsibilities: Design and deploy highly available, scalable, and secure cloud infrastructure and apps with a focus on AWS and Azure Cloud. Design and develop automation to build cloud security accelerators and IP. Experience with Security Operations teams to build and maintain SIEM, SOAR and XDR technology. nalyze and resolve configuration issues in development, test, and production environments. Familiar with major security compliance frameworks and building effective monitoring, logging, and auditing of production systems to ensure compliance with mandated compliance policies (e.g., NIST, HIPAA, PII, SOX, PCI, CMMC, CUI, etc.). Experience implementing secure (zero trust) infrastructure in cloud. Security experience with state and local government customers Open to Travel as needed to customer engagements Required Skills (rank in order of Importance): 5-10 years' experience in Information Security and Engineering Experience designing and maintaining infrastructure in AWS/AZURE Cloud Security design, operations, and automation experience Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal Documentation of security tools, deployment configuration, incident reports, etc. Preferred Skills (rank in order of Importance):

Experience deploying, configuring and maintaining Cloud VM series Palo Alto Firewalls in AWS and Azure Prisma Cloud Forescout Cisco Umbrella Palo Alto Firewalls F5 Load Balancing/Firewall Required Education/CERTIFICATIONS: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. Must hold AWS or azure certification Preferred Certifications : CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional SC100 - Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect WS Certified Cloud Solutions Architect, Prisma Certified Cloud Security Engineer, PCNSA, PCNSE