Cloud Security Engineer (Cloud Engineer 3)

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. • Fairfax, VA

16h • $115,199 - $164,570

About The Position

HII - Mission Technologies is currently seeking an Intermediate-level Cloud Security Engineer to work out of Fairfax, VA in support of the DoD/DoW Advana War Data Platform designed to aggregate operational, intelligence, logistics, and sensor data from multiple domains, enable Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) by providing a common data fabric, and support AI/ML applications for predictive analytics, targeting, and mission planning. This position is contingent on contract award

Requirements

• 5 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 3 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 0 years experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 9 years relevant experience.
• Amazon Web Services AWS Security-Specialty certified
• Must be Top Secret/SCI eligible
• US Citizenship

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with Advana architecture, Palantir Foundry, or similar data integration platforms
• Experience with data governance frameworks and metadata management
• Agile/SAFe delivery experience in secure environments

Responsibilities

• Conducts patch management operations across Advana cloud enclaves by operating vulnerability scanning workflows, identifying required updates, tracking patch applicability, and automating deployment actions aligned with Department of Defense patching directives supporting Joint Staff elements and mission-owner communities.
• Validates patch implementation in controlled environments by executing test sequences, reviewing system behavior, and confirming compliance with configuration baselines across virtual machines, containerized services, Infrastructure as Code modules, and platform services.
• Operates cloud logging and monitoring mechanisms using CloudWatch, GuardDuty, Splunk, Elastic clusters, and integrated SIEM pipelines to detect configuration drift, unauthorized change activity, and misconfigurations affecting Advana readiness.
• Supports deployment and evaluation of incident response procedures by executing data collection steps, performing event correlation, documenting operational impact, and generating incident response metrics such as mean time to detect, mean time to respond, containment intervals, and recovery validation results.
• Contributes to incident triage by analyzing indicators of compromise, correlating system logs, validating remediation actions, and preparing status reporting for senior operational leaders.
• Participates in lessons learned reviews by identifying root causes, proposing corrective actions, and incorporating process improvements into standardized runbooks, intelligence feeds, and automated control mechanisms.
• Strengthens defensive posture across NIPRNet, SIPRNet, and JWICS environments by maintaining operational continuity, supporting cyber readiness objectives, and contributing to mission-aligned cloud security modernization efforts.

Benefits

• We offer competitive benefits such as best-in-class medical, dental and vision plan choices; wellness resources; employee assistance programs; Savings Plan Options (401(k)); financial planning tools, life insurance; employee discounts; paid holidays and paid time off; tuition reimbursement; as well as early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships.

What This Job Offers

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