Information Security Analyst

What You Need To Know

Open the door to a groundbreaking tech career with an industry leader. Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits is North America’s preeminent wine and spirits distributor, as well as a family-owned, privately held company with a 50+ year legacy of success. To create a new era in alcohol beverage sales and service, we’re heavily invested in the most transformative new technologies – and the most brilliant tech professionals. Southern Glazer’s was named by Newsweek as a Most Loved Workplace and is included on the Forbes lists for Largest Private Companies and Best Employers for Diversity.

As a full-time employee, you can choose from a full menu of our Top Shelf Benefits, including comprehensive medical and prescription drug coverage, dental and vision plans, tax-saving Flexible Spending Accounts, disability coverage, life insurance plans, and a 401(k) plan. We also offer tuition reimbursement, a wellness program, parental leave, vacation accrual, paid sick leave, and more.

We offer continuous learning and career growth in a fast-paced environment where you are respected, your voice is heard, and technology is part of our strategy for success. If you’re looking to fill your glass with opportunity, come join our FAMILY.

Overview

The Cloud Security Analyst is responsible for supporting the security and improvement of cloud infrastructure, applications, and data. This role involves monitoring changes to existing cloud infrastructure to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of cloud resources while identifying vulnerabilities and mitigating risks. The analyst will work closely with cross-functional teams to embed security into cloud projects and address security challenges. 

Specialized Skills and Technologies

• Solid knowledge of current and emerging technologies
• Proficient in monitoring tools, access control and threat detection
• Hands on management of a WAF in an enterprise environment
• In-depth understanding and extensive hands-on management of major cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, and Google Cloud Platform
• Willingness to mentor, train, and share knowledge with peers
• Excellent teaching and problem solving
• Deep understanding of security frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, etc.
• An understanding of practices integrating security into the continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipeline. 
• Knowledge of containerization technologies, such as Dockers and/or Kubernetes, and how to secure applications within those environments
• Able to perform incident response within cloud platforms
• Ability and desire to lead combined with the flexibility to share the duties of the technical team
   

Primary Responsibilities

• Conducts assessments of all cloud environments to identify vulnerabilities and security risks
• Makes recommendations on where improvements can be made to continue strengthening our security posture
• Works with outside teams to develop cloud-specific security policies, procedures, and standards
• Monitor and respond to security events related to cloud environments
• Works with outside teams to assess third-party cloud service providers to ensure alignment with our security standards
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to integrate security into the CI/CD pipeline and ensure continuous security throughout the software development lifecycle
• Utilize a Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) solution to monitor and manage the configuration of infrastructure-as-code (IaC) frameworks, ensuring strict adherence to established security standards and policies
• Regularly review CSPM findings to identify and address security vulnerabilities proactively
• Produces and maintains documentation of all cloud-related security controls
• Analyzes activities and documented resolutions 
• Implementing, managing, and maintaining a WAF to protect web applications from a variety of online threats
• Participates in Information Security projects and supports team efforts for day-to-day operations
• Remains current on cloud-security trends while integrating best practices into our security strategy
• Communicates and acts as liaison with a variety of teams
• Serves as a subject matter expert inside of SGWS and assists with complex issues pertaining to cloud security as needed
• Occasional after-hours participation may be required in the event of emergencies or critical situations

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree 
• Active CISSP or other relevant security-related certification

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 2 or more years of work experience in IT
• 1 or more years of hands-on experience in developing and maintaining cloud environments
• Relevant industry experience with a technical background
• Adaptability and ability to manage change
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
• Ability to assess security risks associated with cloud environments
• Ability to analyze complex security issues, troubleshoot, and develop solutions
• Superior interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
• Critical, creative, and strategic thinker
• Problem Solver
• Excellent presentation and facilitation skills
• Excellent customer service skills in all interactions with internal and external customers, including but not limited to partners from other divisions, vendors, and suppliers across all areas of the business
• Strong planning and organizational skills to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities

Agile Delivery Values

• Openness – Team and stakeholders agree to be open about all work and challenges 
• Commitment – Personally commit to achieving the goals of the team 
• Respect – Respect your team members to be capable and independent 
• Courage – You have courage to do the right thing and work on tough problems 
• Focus – Everyone focus on the work in the sprint and the goal of the scrum team.  Rise and fall as a team 

Physical Demands

• Physical demands include a considerable amount of time sitting and typing/keyboarding, using a computer (e.g., keyboard, mouse, and monitor), or mobile device
• Physical demands with activity or condition may occasionally include walking, bending, reaching, standing, squatting, and stooping
• May require occasional lifting/lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 20lbs

EEO Statement

Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, an Affirmative Action/EEO employer, prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. SGWS complies with all federal, state and local laws concerning consideration of a qualified applicant's arrest and/or criminal conviction records. Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits provides competitive compensation based on estimated performance level consistent with the past relevant experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education of employees. Unless otherwise expressly stated, any pay ranges posted here are estimates from outside of Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits and do not reflect Southern Glazer's pay bands or ranges.