Cloud Security Engineer

Peraton•Linthicum, MD

11d•$112,000 - $179,000

About The Position

A Cloud Security Engineer is needed to assist in the planning, building and management of cybersecurity for a federal customer's Cloud Environment. These responsibilities would require a technical understanding and include addressing the cybersecurity of cloud deployments by ensuring the design, configuration, implementation, data controls, monitoring, logging, networking, and general architecture are all compliant with DoD regulations. The Cloud Security Engineer would help configure and build out tooling to scan and remediate vulnerabilities with production deployments and the Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery pipelines used by development teams to deploy solutions. This position would be responsible for applying the proper cybersecurity controls and working with the architecture teams to make sure the build out of the cloud environments is properly hardened and secured.

Requirements

Proficiency in cybersecurity principles and technologies (firewalls, IDS, SIEMs).
Knowledge of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).
Knowledge of the Authorization to Operation (ATO) process and Continuous ATO along with needed documentation.
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure).
Knowledge of cloud networking, storage, and architecture.
Experience with cloud observability toolsets.
Experience with AWS cloud migration.
Understanding of version control systems (Git).
Experience configuring continuous integration/continuously delivery (CI/CD) cybersecurity tools.
Familiarity with Kubernetes environments and container security.
Basic understanding of Linux administration and programming (Java, Python, C#).
Understanding of Infrastructure and Configuration as Code tools (Ansible/Terraform).
Experience with identity and access management (IAM) solutions (Azure Entra ID, AWS IAM, Keycloak).
Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience, or Master’s Degree and 6+ years of experience, or 3+ years with PhD. A degree should be within one of the following fields: Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, or Software Engineering.
In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, an additional 4 years of relevant experience is required and one of the following active certifications: GMON, CASP+, CCSP, CISSO, Cloud+, CSSLP, FITSP-D, GCSA, GSEC, CCNP Enterprise, CISM, CISSP-ISSAP, CISSP-ISSEP, GCIA, GDSA, or GICSP.
Active IAT Level II (Security+) Certification

Responsibilities

Assist in the planning, building and management of cybersecurity for a federal customer's Cloud Environment.
Address the cybersecurity of cloud deployments by ensuring the design, configuration, implementation, data controls, monitoring, logging, networking, and general architecture are all compliant with DoD regulations.
Configure and build out tooling to scan and remediate vulnerabilities with production deployments and the Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery pipelines used by development teams to deploy solutions.
Apply the proper cybersecurity controls and working with the architecture teams to make sure the build out of the cloud environments is properly hardened and secured.

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