AWS Cloud Security Engineer
On-siteMcLean, Virginia, United States
Job Summary
AWS Cloud Security Engineer responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining security controls across AWS cloud environments. Design and implement secure architectures within AWS using services such as IAM, KMS, CloudTrail, Config, and tools like Sentry and Datadog. Implement centralized logging, monitoring, and alerting; conduct threat modeling, vulnerability scanning, and penetration testing. Ensure AWS environments comply with security frameworks (CIS Benchmarks, NIST, HIPAA, FedRAMP, SOC 2) as applicable. Support incident detection, investigation and response; maintain audit trails; automate security controls with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation); integrate security into CI/CD pipelines; collaborate with DevOps/Engineering to embed shift-left security. Requirements include US Citizenship or Green Card, ability to obtain/public-trust adjudication, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent, 8+ years in cloud security with 5+ years AWS-focused, and Python/Bash development skills.
Required Qualifications
- US Citizenship or Green Card is required
- Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, cyber security, engineering or related field
- Minimum EIGHT (8) years of prior relevant experience in cloud security or cybersecurity roles, with Minimum FIVE (5) years focused on AWS security
- Expertise in AWS core services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, ECS/EKS, CloudFront, Route 53, IAM, etc.)
- Strong development background in Python, Bash or similar
- Ability to work autonomously and collaborate, mentor, help, and support other team members
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