AWS Cloud Systems Security Engineer (AE26091225)

Advantage Engineering & IT Solutions Inc • Annapolis Junction, MD

2d • Onsite

About The Position

AEITS, a GTSC company, is seeking a Senior AWS Cloud Systems Security Engineer for on-site work in Annapolis Junction, MD. The mission involves the management, sustainment, and security of NSANet AWS infrastructure. This role requires an active Top Secret SCI clearance with an appropriate polygraph. While no specific certifications are required, the position demands expertise in designing, implementing, and managing security platforms, operating as a lead SOC analyst, developing signatures, administering endpoints, and creating visibility dashboards and data ingest pipelines. The role also includes responsibilities as a Vulnerability Manager, focusing on implementing and managing Tenable Security Center, developing scan profiles and rules, monitoring scans, and reporting findings for remediation. Maintaining communication with infrastructure teams and ISSOs for ATO maintenance is also crucial.

Requirements

• Active Top Secret SCI with appropriate polygraph.
• Bachelors Degree with 20 years experience in cloud operations and security; OR, HS with 25 years of experience.
• Five (5) most recent years cloud experience must be with AWS in the national security (IC) environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, integrate and manage multiple security sensor platforms: EDR, XDR, NDR.
• Implement and manage kernel integrity monitoring software onto all endpoints.
• Write detection endpoint and network signatures.
• Operate as the lead Security Operations Center analyst to monitor for threats to the system.
• Monitor for threats.
• Develop reports on any identified threats.
• Implement security validation platforms to test all Security Sensors.
• Administer endpoints running Red Hat and Ubuntu images.
• Develop visibility dashboards and custom data ingest pipelines in the SIEM for each of the security sensor platforms.
• Develop custom pipelines for data from the security sensor platform.
• Develop microsegmentation rules within VMWare NSX-T for secure communications across the enterprise.
• Implement Tenable Security Center into the enterprise.
• Develop Scan profiles.
• Develop Scan Rules.
• Schedule Scans of the entire enterprise.
• Monitor scans for erroneous data and adjust them accordingly.
• Monitor scan results for findings and report them to the infrastructure team for remediation.
• Maintain levels of communication with both the infrastructure team and the ISSOs for maintenance of ATO.

Benefits

• 401K with employer contribution. Fully vested at 1 year anniversary.
• Five (5) weeks comprehensive annual leave (25 workdays).
• Additional leave can be earned in lieu of overtime.
• 11 Paid Federal Government Holidays.
• Up to $5,000 annually for individually tailored education / training program.
• Life Insurance at 1x annual salary with employee option to purchase additional coverage for self and dependents.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Generous contribution towards the cost of monthly medical plans for any of the three medical, 1 dental and 1 vision plan provided by CareFirst.
• Generous incentives and performance bonuses.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior