Remote AWS Cloud Security Consultant: IAM & Governance

VSO Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

VSO Inc. is seeking an AWS Cloud Security Consultant (Identity & Governance) to help federal and defense customers control who can do what across their AWS environments.

This role emphasizes IAM, multi-account governance, data protection, and ATO/RMF packages to support authorization and audit readiness. The consultant will design IAM architectures, build guardrails with Organizations and Control Tower, and lead or support RMF/DoD compliance efforts while collaborating with enterprise identity

Qualifications

• 3+ years in AWS security engineering or consulting.
• Experience implementing IAM across multi-account AWS environments.
• Familiarity with RMF, NIST 800-53, and DoD security requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement identity and access controls across AWS environments.
• Build governance guardrails using Organizations, Control Tower, and SCPs.
• Lead or support ATO packages and RMF/DoD documentation.
• Perform Well-Architected Security reviews and remediation planning.
• Coordinate with enterprise identity providers (AD, Entra ID, Okta).

Skills

AWS Security Certifications

IAM & governance

RMF/NIST/DoD

Security frameworks

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

CDK

AWS Config

KMS

Job description

VSO Inc. is seeking an AWS Cloud Security Consultant (Identity & Governance) to help federal and defense customers control who can do what across their AWS environments.

This role emphasizes IAM, multi-account governance, data protection, and ATO/RMF packages to support authorization and audit readiness. The consultant will design IAM architectures, build guardrails with Organizations and Control Tower, and lead or support RMF/DoD compliance efforts while collaborating with enterprise identity