Cloud Security and Zero Trust Lead

eTelligent Group LLC • Lanham, MD

7h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Cloud Security and Zero Trust Lead provides leadership for cybersecurity engineering, compliance automation, continuous monitoring, authorization activities, and Zero Trust implementation across the EDP environment. The Security Lead ensures AWS and Databricks platforms operate securely while maintaining compliance with IRS, Treasury, and federal cybersecurity requirements.

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of cybersecurity experience.
• Minimum 5 years securing AWS cloud environments.
• Experience supporting NIST 800-53, FISMA, FedRAMP, and federal security frameworks.
• Experience supporting cloud authorization and compliance efforts.
• US Citizen (MUST)
• Must be eligible to possess MBI (IRS Background Investigation) clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Active IRS MBI clearance is preferred.
• CISSP
• AWS Certified Security Specialty
• Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)

Responsibilities

• Lead cloud security architecture and security engineering activities.
• Implement Zero Trust security controls and least privilege access models.
• Develop and maintain cloud security baselines, security standards, and compliance automation frameworks.
• Support ATO development, authorization packages, continuous monitoring, and audit activities.
• Manage identity and access management, secrets management, encryption, logging, and monitoring capabilities.
• Support Databricks Unity Catalog security controls, data governance, and data protection initiatives.
• Coordinate vulnerability management, remediation tracking, and security reporting activities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed