Cloud Security Engineer: Incident Response & Compliance (TS)

Planet Technologies UG; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Planet Technologies, the Nation’s leading Microsoft services provider to the public sector, seeks a Cybersecurity Engineer to design, develop, and operate secure cloud platforms and lead advanced threat detection initiatives in Washington, DC. The role demands hands-on cloud security expertise, incident response planning, and adherence to federal standards.

The ideal candidate will have 8+ years in cybersecurity with 3+ years in cloud security, strong knowledge of security architecture, and the

Qualifications

• 8+ years of cybersecurity experience, with 3+ years in a cloud security role and cloud environment knowledge.
• Expertise in security architecture, network defense, data protection, and threat modeling.
• Experience in incident response, log correlation, and risk assessments.
• Strong communication and leadership skills; capable of briefing executives and managing cross-functional security efforts.
• Preferred certifications including: CISSP, CCSP, AWS Security, or GCIH strongly preferred.
• The ability and willingness to work onsite 5 days a week in Washington, DC,
• An active Top Secret Clearance

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and operations of secure cloud platforms and advanced threat detection, incident response planning, cyber resiliency strategy, and compliance with enterprise and federal security standards.
• Provide subject matter expertise on cybersecurity and collaborates across teams and with external partners to protect mission-critical applications and infrastructure.
• Lead the development of enterprise-wide cloud security policies, incident response plans, and cyber resiliency strategies.
• Design, implement, and continuously improve secure cloud-based architectures and monitoring systems.
• Analyzes complex security data to detect, remediate, and prevent cyber threats.
• Guides platform and application teams on secure coding and architecture best practice, coordinates vulnerability management activities and provide actionable recommendations.
• Represent the organization in coordination with industry and government security partners.
• Oversees COMSEC operations and crypto key management systems (CKMS).
• Ensures compliance with federal and industry standards, including NIST, CNSSI 4009, and DoD policies.

Skills

Cybersecurity expertise

Cloud security

Incident response

Threat modeling

Security governance

Communication

Job description

Planet Technologies, the Nation’s leading Microsoft services provider to the public sector, seeks a Cybersecurity Engineer to design, develop, and operate secure cloud platforms and lead advanced threat detection initiatives in Washington, DC. The role demands hands-on cloud security expertise, incident response planning, and adherence to federal standards.

The ideal candidate will have 8+ years in cybersecurity with 3+ years in cloud security, strong knowledge of security architecture, and the