Cloud Security Engineer

Guidehouse; San Antonio (TX); Presencial; USD 92.000 - 153.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Parental Leave

Tuition Reimbursement, Certifications

Descripción de la vacante

Guidehouse is seeking a security-focused software professional to design and maintain security controls across AWS environments in the United States. You will safeguard cloud workloads, implement centralized logging, and integrate security into CI/CD pipelines using Terraform, CloudFormation, and monitoring tools.

The role requires 6+ years of cloud security experience, strong AWS services knowledge, and the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance. Up to 10% travel is expected.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, cybersecurity, engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in cloud security, cybersecurity and AWS security.

Responsabilidades

• Design, implement, and maintain security controls across AWS cloud environments.
• Safeguard cloud workloads by applying best practices for identity management, monitoring, threat detection, and secure operations.
• Develop secure AWS architectures using services such as IAM, KMS, CloudTrail, Config, and supporting monitoring tools.
• Implement centralized logging, monitoring, alerting, threat modeling, vulnerability scanning, and penetration testing practices.
• Ensure AWS environments align with CIS Benchmarks, NIST, HIPAA, FedRAMP, and SOC 2.
• Support incident detection, investigation, and response while maintaining audit trails across AWS accounts and services.
• Automate security controls and compliance checks using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Integrate security into CI/CD pipelines and collaborate with engineering teams to enable secure build and deployment processes.

Conocimientos

Cloud security

Incident response

Security automation

Cross-functional collaboration

Educación

Bachelor's degree in CS/cybersecurity/engineering

Herramientas

GitHub Actions

AWS CodeBuild

ArgoCD

Helm

Docker

Terraform

Descripción del empleo

Job Family: Software Development & Support Travel Required: Up to 10% Clearance Required: Ability to Obtain Public Trust

What You Will Do:

• Design, implement, and maintain security controls across AWS cloud environments.
• Safeguard cloud workloads by applying best practices for identity management, monitoring, threat detection, and secure operations.
• Develop secure AWS architectures using services such as IAM, KMS, CloudTrail, Config, and supporting monitoring tools such as Sentry and Datadog.
• Implement centralized logging, monitoring, alerting, threat modeling, vulnerability scanning, and penetration testing practices.
• Ensure AWS environments align with applicable security and compliance frameworks, including CIS Benchmarks, NIST, HIPAA, FedRAMP, and SOC 2.
• Support incident detection, investigation, and response while maintaining audit trails across AWS accounts and services.
• Automate security controls and compliance checks using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Integrate security into CI/CD pipelines and collaborate with engineering teams to enable secure build and deployment processes.

What You Will Need:

• U.S. Citizenship or Green Card required, with the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, cybersecurity, engineering, or a related field; four additional years of relevant experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in cloud security, cybersecurity and AWS security.
• Strong knowledge of AWS services, including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, ECS/EKS, CloudFront, Route 53, IAM, CloudTrail, Config, and KMS.
• Experience supporting secure CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, build troubleshooting, release coordination, and developer enablement.
• Hands-on experience with GitHub Actions, AWS CodeBuild, ArgoCD, Helm, Docker, secrets management, environment configuration, and Terraform templates.
• Ability to validate account handoffs, review pipeline configurations, verify secrets, support deployment dry runs, and assist with cutover and rollback planning.
• Strong scripting or development experience with Python, Bash, or similar languages.
• Proven ability to work independently and collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve complex security, operational, and reliability challenges.

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• AWS Certified Security – Specialty (Highly desirable).
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect or DevOps Engineer certifications.
• CISSP, CISM or GIAC certifications.

The annual salary range for this position is $92,000.00-$153,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Group Term Life and Travel Assistance
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
• Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Care.com annual membership
• Employee Assistance Program
• Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)

Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus.

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer-Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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Guidehouse is a global AI-led professional services firm delivering advisory, technology, and managed services to the commercial and government sectors. With an integrated business technology approach, Guidehouse drives efficiency and resilience in the healthcare, financial services, energy, infrastructure, and national security markets.

Built to help clients across industries outwit complexity, the firm brings together approximately 18,000 professionals to achieve lasting impact and shape a meaningful future.

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