Cloud Cyber Security Engineer

Base-2 Solutions; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Cloud Cyber Security Engineer in Bethesda, MD, on-site, to support accreditation of a state-of-the-art technology stack. The role focuses on cloud, AI/ML, and cross-domain transfer systems for OSINT across defense and intelligence communities.

The candidate will collaborate with government and technical teams to ensure regulatory compliance, design secure architectures, and improve security posture. Top Secret/SCI clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, or related field.
• Experience applying RMF and vulnerability testing with industry tools.
• Hands‑on with security tools (ACAS, Prisma Cloud, Splunk/Elastic).
• Knowledge of Kubernetes and container security architectures.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical security expertise to secure, harden, and maintain compliant cloud platforms and infrastructure.
• Collaborate with compliance, engineering, and government counterparts to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Validate security requirements and designs for large-scale systems within a distributed network.
• Develop technical solutions and standards based on current security architectures.
• Design security architectures spanning AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI.
• Evaluate impact of new development on security posture and drive remediation.

Skills

Security RMF

Cloud security

Vulnerability management

SIEM (Splunk/Elastic)

Kubernetes security

Networks security architecture

Threat analysis

Education

Bachelor of Science in CS/IS/Engineering

Tools

ACAS

Prisma Cloud

STIG/SCAP tools

Splunk

Job description

• Required Security Clearance: Top Secret/SCI
• Location: Bethesda, MD
• Work Type: On-Site
• Shift: First
• Sign-On Bonus:

• Requisition ID: 5536
• Standard Title:
• Required Security Clearance: Top Secret/SCI
• Location: Bethesda, MD
• Work Type: On-Site
• Shift: First
• Referral Eligibility: Eligible
• U.S. Citizenship Required? Yes
• Sign-On Bonus:

Position Summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Cloud Cyber Security Engineer to play a critical role in the accreditation of a state-of-the-art technology stack under the DOMEX Technology Platform (DTP), where the role supports the client's mission to centralize and standardize Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination (TCPED) of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) across the Defense and Intelligence Community enterprises. The role supports cloud-based computing, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and cross-domain transfer systems that provide cutting edge data exploitation, enrichment, triage, and analytics capabilities to the Defense Intelligence Enterprise. This is an on-site role in Bethesda, MD.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Provide technical security expertise in securing, hardening, and maintaining compliance of cloud-based software platforms and infrastructure across multiple secure networks.
• Collaborate closely with compliance personnel, software engineers, system engineers, system architects, and Government counterparts to perform the full spectrum of systems and cyber security engineering tasks to ensure system regulatory compliance and security posture.
• Validate and verify system security requirements and establish system security designs for large-scale systems, major system elements, and interfacing systems that are part of a large complex network environment with geographically distributed components.
• Recommend and develop technical solutions, products, and standards based on current and desired system security architecture.
• Effectively collaborate with other internal technical experts on a day-to-day basis.
• Communicate with Program Managers and POCs from customer organizations when necessary, regarding Security issues of significant importance.
• Participate in Program Increment Planning and related agile team activities.
• Work closely with System Engineering, Test Engineering, and Integration teams to ensure that the hardware and software architecture and implementation meets security requirements.
• Evaluate the impact of new development on the operational security posture of the system.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in security architecture to include providing advice to Program Managers, Customer technical experts, and internal program teams.
• Continuously improve engineering processes, documentation standards, implementation playbooks, migration runbooks, technical standards, and execution models to accelerate delivery, reduce rework, improve operational handoff, and lower sustainment burden.
• Design security architectures and solutions spanning AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI, identifying common architectural patterns while accounting for CSP-specific capabilities and limitations.
• Architect integrations between native security services and enterprise security platforms, including vulnerability management products, Stig evaluation, and SIEM.
• Design, engineer, and implement enterprise network security architecture spanning next-generation firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention, web and TLS proxies, VPN and encryption services, network access control, DNS security, and east-west security controls.
• Evaluate the current network security architecture, identify gaps and improvement opportunities, estimate level of effort, assess implementation risk, and develop practical engineering plans to strengthen enterprise security capabilities.
• Provide specifications for network security architecture, evaluate and recommend emerging security technologies, and perform needs assessments to inform design and investment decisions.
• Tune and optimize security controls to reduce false positives, close coverage gaps, and improve detection and enforcement without degrading network performance or availability.
• Monitor system security status, identify risks and vulnerabilities, and coordinate remediation efforts with system owners, engineers, and other stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited university ideally in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security System Engineering or related field.
• Meet the applicable education and experience requirement in the Required Education and Experience Equivalency section.
• You will lean on your experience with security technologies, industry best practices, vulnerability management, and risk management frameworks (RMF) to employ effective security solutions.
• Must have a solid understanding of security practices and policies and hands‑on vulnerability testing experience using Customer tools.
• Must have experience applying Risk Management Framework.
• Must have demonstrated knowledge of and experience with common security tools, such as ACAS, Prisma Cloud, and Splunk/Elastic.
• Experience with SCAP or STIG based tools and specifications.
• Extensive experience designing enterprise security solutions and translating security requirements into implementable technical architectures.
• Knowledge of Kubernetes and container security architectures, including image security, admission controls, secrets, identity, network policies, software supply chain security, security scanning, and runtime protection.
• Experience designing solutions involving SIEM, vulnerability management, identity security, network security, secrets management, container scanning, and data protection technologies.
• Experience with data modeling and mapping system data flows for the purpose of cybersecurity analysis.
• Understanding of microservices architecture and service mesh.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with polygraph.
• Experience with Commercial Cloud Services (C2S) and cloud-based enterprise services, preferably AWS.
• Five (5) years of experience with Defense in Depth Principals/technology (including access control, authorization, identification and authentication, public key infrastructure, network and enterprise security architecture) and applying risk assessment methodology to system development.
• DoD 8570 compliance with IASAE Level 2 or 3.
• Experience installing, configuring, testing, deploying, operating, and maintaining enterprise network based scanning and reporting tools such as Trellix/ESS, ACAS, Evaluate STIG, SteelCloud ConfigOS, Prisma Cloud and STIG Manager.
• Extensive experience hardening modern operating systems, such as Oracle Linux and RHEL, as well as Microsoft Windows environments using Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).
• Information Systems Security Engineering Professional (ISSEP) Certification.
• Computer Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Certification.
• Design and Architecture: Design, implement, and maintain Splunk environments including forwarders, indexers, search heads, and deployment servers.
• Hands‑on experience with two or more of the following technologies: Palo Alto Prisma Cloud, Splunk, Elastic, or Evaluate Stig.

Required Education and Experience Equivalency

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited university ideally in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security System Engineering or related field with minimum of 12 years of experience as an Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) or System Engineer on programs and/or contracts with the customer space.

Required Certifications

• At least one IAT and one IAT Level II or higher certification e.g., CCNA Security, CySA+, Security+ CE, CISSP (or Associate) and the ability to obtain Privileged User Account (PUA)/elevated access per DoD policy.

Required Security Clearance

• Active Top Secret/SCI
• Must obtain a CI polygraph after start; Top Secret/SCI required to start.
• U.S. citizenship is required

Equal Employment Opportunity

Base-2 Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Learn more: base-2solutions.com/eeo

Pay & Benefit Highlights

Compensation

• Competitive fixed salary or hourly pay (based on experience, skills, location, and internal equity).
• Employee referral bonuses up to $10,000 per hired referral.
• Additional bonus opportunities for exceptional performance and contributions to business development and company growth (role-dependent).

Health

• 100% company-paid medical premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
• Choose from multiple plan options with CareFirst, Kaiser, and UnitedHealthcare, including PPO, POS, HMO, and HSA-compatible plans.
• 100% company-paid dental premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
• 100% company-paid vision premiums for employees and eligible dependents.

Income Protection

• 100% company-paid premiums for short-term disability.
• 100% company-paid premiums for long-term disability.
• 100% company-paid premiums for accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D).
• 100% company-paid premiums for life insurance up to $200,000.

Retirement

• 401(k) with immediate vesting: 4% company match plus a 4% non-elective company contribution (8% total).
• 401(k) pre-tax and Roth options.

Leave

• Up to 20 days of flexible paid time off (PTO).
• 11 paid floating holidays.

Work-Life Balance

• Flexible work schedules, including flex time and compressed work periods (contract and project-dependent).