Cloud Application Security Analyst

Akumen, Inc.; Camp Springs (MD); On-site; USD 115,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Akumen, Inc. is seeking a Cloud Application Security Analyst to safeguard mission-critical web, mobile, API, and cloud-based applications. You will partner with software engineering, DevOps, QA, infrastructure, and cybersecurity teams to identify vulnerabilities and strengthen secure engineering practices.

You will apply Zero Trust principles, automate security validation in CI/CD pipelines, and help development teams remediate security risks before production deployment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, CS, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or equivalent relevant experience.
• At least three years of experience in network engineering, cloud networking, network security, application security, or cloud security infrastructure support.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the OWASP Top 10, web application architecture, HTTP, APIs, REST, and GraphQL.
• Hands-on experience with SAST/DAST tools, vulnerability triage, manual code review, and secure SDLC or CI/CD workflows.
• Working knowledge of at least one programming or scripting language, such as Python, JavaScript, Java, or C#, with strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform static application security testing (SAST), dynamic application security testing (DAST), and targeted manual security reviews for web and mobile applications.
• Review source code, APIs, application architectures, and cloud designs to identify security weaknesses before production release.
• Triage, prioritize, document, and support remediation of vulnerabilities, including issues aligned with the OWASP Top 10.
• Integrate automated security scanning and validation into CI/CD pipelines using platforms such as GitHub, GitLab, or Jenkins.
• Conduct threat modeling for new features, applications, APIs, and microservices, and maintain supporting security evidence and diagrams.
• Protect public-facing applications, internal services, APIs, and cloud resources through appropriate network security controls, segmentation, traffic inspection, and secure configuration.
• Deploy and manage cloud networking and security controls using Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, or comparable Infrastructure as Code tools.
• Maintain repeatable secure configuration templates, technical baselines, controlled changes, and automated validation procedures.
• Partner with application, cloud, infrastructure, QA, and engineering teams to eliminate unnecessary exposure and overly permissive configurations.
• Research emerging application-layer and cloud threats, update internal security guidance, and promote secure coding and DevSecOps practices.

Skills

SAST/DAST tools

OWASP Top 10

Threat modeling

CI/CD security

Vulnerability triage

Scripting: Python/JS

Code reviews

Cloud security

CI/CD pipelines

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Cybersecurity

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub

GitLab

Jenkins

Job description

Akumen, Inc

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Cloud Application Security Analyst

Akumen, Inc. is seeking an experienced Cloud Application Security Analyst to support the security of mission-critical web, mobile, API, and cloud-based applications. This role partners with software engineering, DevOps, quality assurance, infrastructure, and cybersecurity teams to identify vulnerabilities, integrate security controls into the software development lifecycle, and strengthen secure engineering practices across the organization.

Position Overview

The Cloud Application Security Analyst performs application security testing, secure design and code reviews, vulnerability triage, threat modeling, and cloud security configuration support. The successful candidate will apply Zero Trust and defense-in-depth principles, automate security validation within CI/CD pipelines, and help development teams remediate application and cloud security risks before production deployment.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform static application security testing (SAST), dynamic application security testing (DAST), and targeted manual security reviews for web and mobile applications.
• Review source code, APIs, application architectures, and cloud designs to identify security weaknesses before production release.
• Triage, prioritize, document, and support remediation of vulnerabilities, including issues aligned with the OWASP Top 10.
• Integrate automated security scanning and validation into CI/CD pipelines using platforms such as GitHub, GitLab, or Jenkins.
• Conduct threat modeling for new features, applications, APIs, and microservices, and maintain supporting security evidence and diagrams.
• Protect public-facing applications, internal services, APIs, and cloud resources through appropriate network security controls, segmentation, traffic inspection, and secure configuration.
• Deploy and manage cloud networking and security controls using Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, or comparable Infrastructure as Code tools.
• Maintain repeatable secure configuration templates, technical baselines, controlled changes, and automated validation procedures.
• Partner with application, cloud, infrastructure, QA, and engineering teams to eliminate unnecessary exposure and overly permissive configurations.
• Research emerging application-layer and cloud threats, update internal security guidance, and promote secure coding and DevSecOps practices.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• At least three years of experience in network engineering, cloud networking, network security, application security, or cloud security infrastructure support.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the OWASP Top 10, web application architecture, HTTP, APIs, REST, and GraphQL.
• Hands-on experience with SAST/DAST tools, vulnerability triage, manual code review, and secure SDLC or CI/CD workflows.
• Working knowledge of at least one programming or scripting language, such as Python, JavaScript, Java, or C#, with strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience securing cloud environments in Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Experience with container and orchestration security, including Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates to deploy and validate security controls.
• Experience configuring enterprise or cloud-native firewalls, integrating third-party network security appliances, and troubleshooting complex cloud connectivity, application, firewall, and API issues.
• Relevant certifications such as Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP), CompTIA Security+, or an ethical hacking certification.

Clearance Requirement

• Active Secret security clearance or higher.

Salary Range:

• Minimum $115,000 - Maximum $135,000 annually

The salary range listed for this position reflects Akumen, Inc.'s current estimate of the expected compensation for this role at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on a variety of factors, including a candidate's experience, education, certifications, technical skills, security clearance status, geographic location, and alignment with contract, labor category, and customer requirements. Compensation decisions may also be influenced by contract award status and available funding

Akumen, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made based on qualifications, merit, and business needs, and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We are committed to a respectful and inclusive workplace where all individuals have the opportunity to succeed. Akumen, Inc. maintains a drug-free workplace consistent with applicable local, state, and federal laws.

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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