Oracle Cloud Security Engineer

MANTECH•McLean, VA

9d•$141,500 - $236,000•Onsite

About The Position

MANTECH is seeking a highly technical Oracle Cloud Security Engineer to join its cybersecurity team in Herndon, Virginia. The role supports a customer’s cloud incident response posture and focuses on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), cyber defense operations, scripting and automation, and SIEM tools. The engineer provides technical expertise to the customer and helps improve enterprise-scale cloud security monitoring and response capabilities.

Requirements

At least 7 years of experience with cloud security, cloud engineering, or cyber operations.
At least 7 years of experience with operating systems, network infrastructure, security principles, or system architecture.
At least 3 years of experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
At least 3 years of experience coding and scripting in Python.
Active/current TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field.
Experience with automation and SOAR platforms.
Experience in incident response, threat hunting, or detection engineering.
Relevant certifications, such as OCI Security Professional, OCI Networking Professional, or OCI Architect.

Responsibilities

Consult on the design, architecture, and implementation of enterprise-scale OCI security monitoring systems and promote OCI security best practices.
Develop and maintain scripts and automation tools using OCI CLI, SDKs, and REST APIs.
Design and implement automated incident-response and security-validation tools using OCI Resource Manager, Events, and Functions.
Provide technical expertise and mentorship to junior staff; assist teams with OCI security investigations; prepare incident-response reference and training materials; and provide subject-matter expertise to the customer.
Keep current with cybersecurity trends, threats, technologies, and relevant AI tools, and identify ways to apply them for the customer’s benefit.
Identify opportunities for process improvement and implement best practices.
Assist in developing and optimizing OCI-specific detection rules in Splunk.
Provide subject-matter expertise on OCI security services and tools, including OCI Audit, CloudGuard, VCN Flow Logs, OCI WAF/Network Firewall, and OCI Bastion.