Cybersecurity Engineer — Cloud Security (Onsite)

NextPath Workforce Solutions; Reading (Berks County); On-site; USD 73,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

NextPath Workforce Solutions seeks a Cybersecurity Engineer to join the client’s team in Reading, PA, onsite. The role is a contract-to-hire engagement with a hourly pay rate of $53–$58, depending on experience. Visa sponsorship is not available; U.S. work authorization is required.

Responsibilities include maintaining security controls, conducting reviews, and driving security projects across a broad tech stack, with monthly on-call rotation and mentoring of offshore contractors.

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on cybersecurity engineering experience
• Strong cloud security skills, preferably AWS (Azure/GCP considered)
• Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Participate in approximately once-a-month on-call rotation
• Ability to work across a broad security technology environment
• Demonstrated technical depth and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

• Maintain network, server, and workstation firewall protection
• Conduct security reviews and define security models for new systems
• Analyze, recommend, and implement security products
• Audit access to mission-critical applications and ensure compliance (SOX, PCI)
• Review annual compliance reports
• Collaborate with IT teams to resolve usability issues
• Manage 1-3 mid to large-scale security projects simultaneously
• Mentor cybersecurity team members and offshore contractors
• Define, implement, and update security architecture across platforms
• Develop and enforce security policies and procedures
• Monitor security compliance and detect attempted breaches
• Develop, test, and update disaster recovery plans
• Create security awareness training materials
• Maintain detailed understanding of cloud security fundamentals

Skills

Cybersecurity engineering experience

Cloud security (AWS)

Explain technical concepts

On-call rotation participation

Cross-technology environment

Problem-solving

Communication

Tools

AWS

Job description

NextPath Workforce Solutions seeks a Cybersecurity Engineer to join the client’s team in Reading, PA, onsite. The role is a contract-to-hire engagement with a hourly pay rate of $53–$58, depending on experience. Visa sponsorship is not available; U.S. work authorization is required.

Responsibilities include maintaining security controls, conducting reviews, and driving security projects across a broad tech stack, with monthly on-call rotation and mentoring of offshore contractors.