Cloud Security Engineer: DoD RMF & Zero Trust Expert

Koitecc Solutions; Seaside (CA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave

Retirement

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer in Seaside, CA to safeguard cloud infrastructure, apps, and data within a DoD testing environment. You’ll support RMF activities, ATO processes, and continuous monitoring while aligning with NIST, DISA, and FedRAMP requirements.

The role focuses on Zero Trust, DevSecOps, secure cloud modernization, and collaboration with engineers to embed security into design and deployment. U.S. citizenship is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Cybersecurity/IT or related field.
• 10+ years designing, implementing, and managing cloud security programs.
• Experience with RMF, ATO processes, and NIST 800-series frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain security architectures for cloud-based systems.
• Ensure RMF, NIST SP 800-53, and DISA SRG compliance.
• Develop SSPs, POA&M, security assessments, and continuous monitoring.

Skills

Cloud security

RMF

NIST SP 800-53

Security architecture

DevSecOps

Zero Trust

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity

Master’s degree in related field

Tools

eMASS

Fortify

Sonatype

Kubernetes

Docker security

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer in Seaside, CA to safeguard cloud infrastructure, apps, and data within a DoD testing environment. You’ll support RMF activities, ATO processes, and continuous monitoring while aligning with NIST, DISA, and FedRAMP requirements.

The role focuses on Zero Trust, DevSecOps, secure cloud modernization, and collaboration with engineers to embed security into design and deployment. U.S. citizenship is required.