Cloud Security Engineer — AI & Government Cloud

Amentum; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with matching

Paid time off and holidays

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to implement and maintain security controls across Microsoft 365 Commercial and GCC High, Azure, AWS, and hybrid environments. You’ll help translate governance frameworks into concrete guardrails, automation, and evidence.

The role emphasizes hands-on cloud engineering and collaboration with risk, compliance, and platform teams. You will contribute to risk assessments, control testing, remediation, and audit readiness, supporting government and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a cybersecurity/IT/engineering field.
• Minimum five years of related cloud security experience.
• Experience implementing controls via cloud policy, scripting, automation, or IaC.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain security controls across Microsoft 365 Commercial and GCC High, Azure, AWS, and hybrid services.
• Configure policies, IaC controls, deployment automation, and integrations with owners.
• Review findings, troubleshoot failures, and propose practical changes to reduce risk.

Skills

Cloud security

Automation & IaC

Risk assessment

Troubleshooting

cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, information technology, computer science, engineering, or related field

Tools

Microsoft 365 GCC High

Azure

AWS

Job description

Amentum is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to implement and maintain security controls across Microsoft 365 Commercial and GCC High, Azure, AWS, and hybrid environments. You’ll help translate governance frameworks into concrete guardrails, automation, and evidence.

The role emphasizes hands-on cloud engineering and collaboration with risk, compliance, and platform teams. You will contribute to risk assessments, control testing, remediation, and audit readiness, supporting government and