Cybersecurity Cloud SME

ESM • Richmond, VA

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About The Position

Enterprise Solutions and Management (ESM), a rapidly growing government contractor providing strategic IT services to Defense and Federal customers, is hiring a Cybersecurity Cloud SME to support an enterprise-level program in a federal environment. The role ensures cloud-hosted IT systems are architected and deployed in accordance with Department of Defense (DoD) cybersecurity requirements. It applies cloud security engineering knowledge to improve security policies and capabilities, support secure deployment, and advise teams assessing cloud-hosted environments. The position requires a Secret clearance and a cloud security certification from OCI, AWS, Azure, or GCP.

Requirements

• Two years of experience achieving ATOs in a cloud environment (OCI, AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Five years of experience achieving ATOs for compartment DoD IT systems.
• Cloud Security Certification in OCI, AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Secret clearance.
• Knowledge of cloud security architecture and engineering principles and DoD cybersecurity requirements.
• Ability to review cloud security policies, identify gaps, and recommend improvements to security controls and cloud security posture.
• Knowledge of cloud security threats, vulnerabilities, and emerging technologies.
• Ability to assess and support security capabilities for protecting, detecting, monitoring, and responding to threats affecting cloud-hosted systems and data.
• Skill in providing cybersecurity guidance throughout the system deployment lifecycle to support compliance with DoD security standards, policies, and requirements.
• Ability to support and advise assessment teams conducting CVAs of cloud-hosted environments and recommend corrective actions.
• Ability to stand, walk, sit, communicate verbally in person and by telephone, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects or controls, and reach with hands and arms.
• Regularly able to stoop, kneel, bend, crouch, and lift up to 25 pounds; extensive walking, including stairs, throughout offices and between buildings is required.
• May need to use public transportation, a personal vehicle, or a Government vehicle to travel to local or remote office locations.
• Vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

• Positive, self-motivated, and proactive approach, with the ability to adapt to change and tolerate stressful situations.
• Ability to communicate effectively with team members, team lead, management, and government customers.
• Ability and desire to research and develop creative solutions to unique problems with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the architecture and design of cloud-hosted IT systems meet DoD cybersecurity requirements.
• Review cloud security policies and recommend improvements to strengthen security and support protection, detection, monitoring, and response capabilities for systems and data.
• Apply current knowledge of cloud security engineering practices and emerging threats to support secure deployment of programs and applications.
• Provide cybersecurity guidance throughout deployment to help ensure systems comply with DoD standards and requirements.
• Advise assessment teams on conducting Cybersecurity Vulnerability Assessments (CVAs) for cloud-hosted environments.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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