{"id":847,"date":"2025-12-17T11:37:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T11:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skillbasedmatching.com\/jobs\/?post_type=jobpost&#038;p=847"},"modified":"2025-12-17T11:37:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T11:37:09","slug":"cloud-security-analyst-cloud-infrastructure-protection-aws-azure","status":"publish","type":"jobpost","link":"https:\/\/skillbasedmatching.com\/jobs\/current-jobs\/cloud-security-analyst-cloud-infrastructure-protection-aws-azure\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloud Security Analyst \u2013 Cloud Infrastructure Protection (AWS\/Azure)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u200bThis is a full-time, <strong>Fully Remote<\/strong> <strong>Cloud Security Analyst<\/strong> role at KnowBe4, a global leader in security awareness training. The position functions as a &#8220;first responder&#8221; for the cloud ecosystem, focusing on real-time monitoring, incident management, and threat hunting across <strong>AWS and Azure<\/strong> environments. 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