Cloud Security Engineer — TS/SCI

Nightwing Group; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401k plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Nightwing Group in Arlington, VA is seeking an Information Security Engineer to ensure security, compliance, and resilience of cloud engagement kits. The role involves implementing security controls, monitoring, vulnerability management, and adherence to federal security requirements.

Required TS/SCI clearance and 5+ years in information security, with strong knowledge of AWS security services, SIEM tools, and encryption technologies.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of information security experience, preferably in cloud environments.
• Experience with AWS security services and best practices.
• Familiarity with federal security requirements (FISMA/NIST 800-53) and security monitoring tooling.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain security controls for cloud engagement infrastructure.
• Enforce encryption standards and hardened cloud configurations (TLS 1.2/1.3).
• Conduct continuous security monitoring and threat detection.
• Manage vulnerability assessment and remediation processes.
• Coordinate incident response activities for security events.
• Develop and maintain security documentation and standard operating procedures.

Skills

InfoSec experience

Cloud security

Threat detection

Security automation

Security governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity or CS

High School diploma + 7+ years related experience

Tools

AWS security services

Nmap

Nessus

Splunk

CloudTrail

CloudWatch

EC2/S3/VPC

Job description

Nightwing Group in Arlington, VA is seeking an Information Security Engineer to ensure security, compliance, and resilience of cloud engagement kits. The role involves implementing security controls, monitoring, vulnerability management, and adherence to federal security requirements.

Required TS/SCI clearance and 5+ years in information security, with strong knowledge of AWS security services, SIEM tools, and encryption technologies.