Cloud Security Engineer

Guidehouse Inc.; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 92,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental & Vision

401(k)

Parental Leave

Holidays

Life Insurance

Transit Benefits

Tuition Reimbursement

Learning Opportunities

Employee Assistance Program

Bonus Potential

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Engineer to design and implement security controls across AWS environments in San Antonio, TX. You will safeguard cloud workloads and enable secure CI/CD pipelines with Terraform and CloudFormation.

Responsibilities include aligning AWS deployments with CIS, NIST, HIPAA, FedRAMP, and SOC 2, and supporting incident detection, investigation, and response while maintaining audit trails. U.S. citizenship or clearance ability required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS / cybersecurity / engineering; four additional years of relevant experience may substitute for the degree.
• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in cloud security and AWS security.
• Strong knowledge of AWS services (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 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 security, operational, and reliability challenges.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain security controls across AWS 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 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.

Skills

AWS security

CI/CD security

Scripting (Python/Bash)

Cloud architecture

Threat modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS / Cybersecurity / Engineering

Tools

GitHub Actions

AWS CodeBuild

ArgoCD

Helm

Docker

Terraform

Job description

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.
• Collaborate 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.

Salary

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.

• 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.

If you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities, or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1-571-633-1711 or via email at [e-mail] . All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.