Cyber Engineer - Protect (Cloud Security)

Cyber Engineer - Protect (Cloud Security)

Joining Maersk will embark you on a transformational journey with great opportunities for career development within a global organisation. Risk is at the heart of our approach to cyber security in Maersk. We are responsible for ensuring that the Cyber Security risk to Maersk is understood and mitigated effectively, enabling Maersk to deliver on its business outcomes safely and securely. As an Engineer within our Cyber Operations function, you’ll be assigned to one of the Portfolios within Maersk Technology, working as part of a small team providing proactive support reducing risk.

A globally focused shipping and transportation organization continues to drive an ambitious and complex change and transformational programmed to deliver a service of excellence for its customers and clients worldwide. The
Global CTIO has a mandate from the Maersk board to lead the Technology transformation of Maersk, enabling the
Maersk business strategy to become the global integrator of container logistics through digitizing the Maersk business processes and customer engagement.
The Technology Function is fundamental to enabling the company’s transformation. We are recruiting world-class talent to ensure that the technology services are modernized, enabling Maersk to become a logistics integrator leveraging a competitive advantage through technology.

Job Purpose/Summary

Defensive cyber security operations (real time and historical), preventing network intrusion and malicious activity. Deployment, configuration and use of Cyber Security Tooling

Key responsibilities

• Act as a Cyber Engineer in a DevSecOps team collaborating with the Security Operations Centre, Cyber Governance teams and global business unit stakeholders on the design, deployment and management of core security tooling focusing on risk reduction
• Work to implement security tools and capabilities based on the level of risk identified
• Establish clear understanding and documentation of processes related to cyber security tooling
• Leverage security automation tooling and develop playbooks and workflows based on operational use cases
• Support the implementation of security controls for IT platforms and applications to ensure adherence to business objectives, regulatory requirements and cyber security policies
• Ensure the deployment of security tools is achieved with minimum impact to business
• Maintain detailed knowledge of emerging threats, risks, technical innovations and security capabilities
• Implement and manage CWPP and CSPM tools to monitor and enforce security policies across cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP, Alibaba, OCI).
• Conduct risk assessments and vulnerability management for cloud workloads, ensuring proper controls are in place.
• Perform cloud security assessments, identify misconfigurations, and recommend remediation actions.
• Automate security controls and integrate cloud security into CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with DevOps and infrastructure teams to improve cloud security architecture and posture.
• Conduct incident response and troubleshooting for cloud-based security incidents.

Primary internal stakeholders

• Cyber and Technology engineering teams
• Head of Cyber Security Operations
• Head of Cyber Defence Engineering
• Cyber Security Risk/Consultancy
• Enterprise Architecture

Primary external stakeholders

• Regional teams and business units outside Technology (e.g. Legal, HR, Maersk Group Brands)
• Vendors
• Regulators

• Required experience & skills Problem-solving skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and able to be understood by both technical and non-technical personnel
• Able to present technical security information to a non-technical audience
• A well-organised, motivated and self-starting individual
• Experience working in a Security Engineering or Security Operations capacity within a DevOps team in an enterprise organisation
• Knowledge of NIST 800-53, ISO 27001, CIS & SOC 2 security frameworks and standards
• Ability to generate high-quality solution documentation 
• Knowledge of security incident response and ITIL service methodology
• Experience in working in an environment using Agile frameworks
• Minimum of 2-3 years of experience in cloud security, with hands-on experience in CWPP and CSPM tools (e.g., Prisma Cloud, Cloud Conformity etc.)
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, Alibaba, OCI) and cloud-native security controls.
• Experience in cloud security best practices, threat modelling, and risk management.
• Familiarity with automation tools (Terraform, Ansible, etc.) and integration into security workflows.
• Experience with container security and Kubernetes.
• Certifications in cloud security AWS Certified Security Specialty, Certified Cloud Security Professional - CCSP, CCSK etc are desirable

Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.

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