AWS Cloud Security Engineer (Fully Remote)

Peraton; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking an AWS security-focused engineer to design and implement architecture for AWS workloads aligned with FedRAMP Moderate. You will build guardrails with AWS-native services and enable continuous monitoring, ATO readiness, and incident response.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of AWS engineering and 3+ years in cloud security, with experience in FedRAMP/NIST, IAM, GuardDuty, and Security Hub, plus strong IaC skills in Terraform or CloudFormation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years AWS engineering, 3+ years cloud security.
• Experience with FedRAMP/NIST and IAM, GuardDuty, Security Hub.
• Strong IaC skills in Terraform/CloudFormation.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement security architecture for AWS workloads aligned with FedRAMP Moderate.
• Build and maintain security guardrails using AWS-native services.
• Support continuous monitoring, ATO, and incident response.

Skills

AWS engineering

Cloud security

IAM

GuardDuty

Security Hub

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

• Design and implement security architecture for AWS workloads aligned with FedRAMP Moderate.
• Build and maintain security guardrails using AWS-native services.
• Support continuous monitoring, ATO, and incident response.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years AWS engineering, 3+ years cloud security.
• Experience with FedRAMP/NIST and IAM, GuardDuty, Security Hub.
• Strong IaC skills in Terraform/CloudFormation.

Clearance:

• US citizenship and ability to obtain Top-Secret clearance.

Peraton

Peraton is a next-generation national security company providing mission capability integration and IT solutions to protect the nation and allies. It serves as a valued partner to government agencies and every branch of the U.S. armed forces, with a culture focused on solving daunting customer challenges.