Remote AWS Cloud Security Engineer - FedRAMP Ready

Peraton; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% remote

Job summary

Peraton seeks an experienced AWS Cloud Security Engineer to design, build, and operate security controls for a FedRAMP Moderate cloud infrastructure supporting the RDG program. This hands-on role emphasizes secure-by-design cloud architecture, continuous FedRAMP compliance, and ATO activities, with 100% remote work.

The candidate will implement security architecture, harden AWS environments, monitor compliance, and support SSPs/ATOs while collaborating with DevOps to embed security into CI/CD

Qualifications

• 8+ years of overall work experience in computer science or information systems.
• 5+ years of hands-on AWS engineering experience with 3+ years in cloud security roles.
• Experience with FedRAMP Moderate/High, DoD IL4/IL5, or equivalent federal environments.
• Familiarity with SSPs, RMF processes, and ATO activities.
• Experience with AWS GovCloud (US) or equivalent environments.
• Strong knowledge of NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 controls and mapping to implementations.
• 3+ years with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation).
• Scripting in Python or Bash for automation.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement security architecture for AWS workloads per FedRAMP Moderate controls.
• Build guardrails using AWS-native services and IaC security controls.
• Support SSPs, ATO activities, and RMF remediation.
• Perform continuous monitoring, vulnerability scanning, and patch tracking.
• Configure centralized logging, SIEM integration, and audit trails.
• Maintain least-privilege IAM policies and SCPs.
• Oversee encryption at rest and in transit per federal requirements.
• Collaborate with DevOps to embed security in CI/CD pipelines.
• Document control implementations and audit evidence.
• Assist boundary definition and system categorization activities.

Skills

AWS cloud security

FedRAMP

NIST RMF/800-53

cloud security operations

SIEM

Terraform/CloudFormation

Python/Bash scripting

Zero Trust Architecture

A&A/ATO support

Education

BS/BA in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

IAM

GuardDuty

Security Hub

Config

CloudTrail

KMS

WAF

Macie

Inspector

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Peraton seeks an experienced AWS Cloud Security Engineer to design, build, and operate security controls for a FedRAMP Moderate cloud infrastructure supporting the RDG program. This hands-on role emphasizes secure-by-design cloud architecture, continuous FedRAMP compliance, and ATO activities, with 100% remote work.

The candidate will implement security architecture, harden AWS environments, monitor compliance, and support SSPs/ATOs while collaborating with DevOps to embed security into CI/CD