On-Site AWS Cloud Security & Guardrails Engineer

VSO Inc.; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

VSO Inc. is seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Security & Guardrails Engineer to join a highly skilled team delivering advanced cloud engineering capabilities for a mission-critical, security-sensitive initiative.

You will help shape the security architecture of sophisticated AWS platforms and translate security requirements into practical identity, encryption, and observability guardrails for engineering teams to build on with confidence.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in engineering with cloud experience.
• 3+ years hands-on AWS experience.
• Experience with AWS IAM, KMS, logging and security architecture.

Responsibilities

• Design and improve AWS IAM policies, encryption controls, and centralized logging patterns.
• Review cloud architectures and infrastructure code for security risks.
• Support security assessment documentation and evidence collection.
• Partner with engineering teams to embed reusable security guardrails in deployment workflows.

Skills

Engineering experience

AWS experience

IAM

KMS

Logging

Security architecture

Tools

CloudFormation

Terraform

Job description

VSO Inc. is seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Security & Guardrails Engineer to join a highly skilled team delivering advanced cloud engineering capabilities for a mission-critical, security-sensitive initiative.

You will help shape the security architecture of sophisticated AWS platforms and translate security requirements into practical identity, encryption, and observability guardrails for engineering teams to build on with confidence.