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Cloud Security Engineer Senior

Leesburg, VAFull-time$102k2026-10-13 → 2026-11-10
No visa sponsorship

Core

Architect, deploy, and sustain secure baselines and configurations for cloud, hybrid-cloud, and on-premise environments while ensuring compliance with federal security standards.

Role type

Senior Cloud Security Engineer (IC)

Builds

Secure cloud/hybrid-cloud/on-premise applications and systems

Domain

US Federal Government / Cloud Security

Required skills

Cloud security engineering, secure baseline development, continuous monitoring, cost optimization, audit support, change management, incident reporting, access management, root cause analysis, market research on security solutions

Preferred skills

AWS Certified Security – Specialty, AWS Certified SysOps Administrator, AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional, AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty

Technologies

AWS, hybrid-cloud, on-premise systems, monitoring tool suites

Responsibilities

Architect and deploy secure cloud/hybrid-cloud/on-premise applications; develop and maintain secure baselines; create and maintain SOPs, policies, and architectural diagrams; ensure comprehensive log collection and monitoring; monitor cloud expenditures and provide cost-optimization recommendations; conduct market research on new security solutions; support audits and deliver training; manage access requests and change-impact analysis

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC