Cloud Security Engineer

ESMWashington, DC
Onsite

About The Position

Enterprise Solutions and Management (ESM) is a rapidly growing government contractor that provides strategic IT services that meet mission needs for Defense and Federal customers. We are hiring a Cloud Security Engineer to support an enterprise-level program within a federal environment.

Requirements

  • Experience with cloud-native architectures and AWS services, including VPCs, Security Groups, IAM, Docker, KMS, S3 and RDS encryption, HTTPS/SSL certificates, API Gateway, Lambda, CloudFormation, CloudFront, Cloudflare, egress proxies, data lake security, application security, domain segmentation, authentication, data protection, and process automation.
  • Experience implementing AWS Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and working across Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) environments.
  • Hands-on experience with security and monitoring tools including Splunk, Nessus, Tenable Security Center, and firewall platforms such as Palo Alto, Imperva, and Fortinet.
  • Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Assurance, Information Systems, Information Technology, or related field.
  • Five (5) years of experience supporting cybersecurity compliance, ISSO functions, information assurance, governance/risk/compliance (GRC), or related security activities.
  • Public Trust Clearance.

Nice To Haves

  • Be a positive, self-motivated, and proactive person with the ability to adapt to change and tolerate stressful situations.
  • Candidate must communicate effectively with team members, team lead, management, and government customer.
  • Must have the ability and desire to research and develop creative solutions to unique problems with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and secure cloud-native AWS environments using technologies and services including VPC, IAM, Security Groups, Docker, Lambda, API Gateway, CloudFormation, CloudFront, CloudFlare, encryption technologies, and data protection controls.
  • Use AWS Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS solutions to support CI/CD pipelines in Linux environments, while applying expertise in application security, authentication, domain segmentation, risk mitigation, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
  • Utilize security monitoring and assessment tools such as Splunk, Nessus, Tenable Security Center, and enterprise firewall platforms including Palo Alto, Imperva, and Fortinet.
  • Research, design, develop, test, and deploy AWS IaaS and PaaS solutions to support continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) in Linux environments.
  • Develop and execute complex AWS security strategies and implementation plans.
  • Support compliance and regulatory requirements within AWS environments.
  • Operate in risk-based environments, including risk assessment, mitigation planning, and security implementation in AWS.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
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