Remote FedRAMP/DoD Cloud Security Engineer

SMX; San Juan (PR); Remote; USD 103,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid leave

Retirement

Job summary

SMX is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to provide security engineering, compliance, and risk management for cloud-based systems aligned with NIST SP 800-53, FedRAMP, and DoD IL4–6. The role supports authorization, audit readiness, and continuous monitoring while improving efficiency through automation.

This remote position serves a Herndon, VA based team and collaborates with cloud engineering and DevOps teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in information security, cybersecurity, or computer science.
• At least 5 years of cybersecurity experience with 3+ years in federal cloud security engineering, information assurance, RMF, or ISSO functions.
• Experience with NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5, DoD IL4–6 overlays, and FedRAMP Moderate/High.

Responsibilities

• Provide security engineering and compliance support for FedRAMP and DoD-authorized cloud environments (IL4–6).
• Advise partners and customers on federal security requirements and audit readiness.
• Develop and maintain authorization artifacts (SSPs, POA&Ms, SARs, policies).
• Support authorization planning, gap assessments, and remediation activities.
• Automate compliance workflows using GRC platforms, APIs, and scripting.

Skills

Security engineering

RMF & FedRAMP

Cloud security

GRC automation

Policy & documentation

Stakeholder management

U.S. citizenship

Secret clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Security/Cybersecurity/CS

Tools

eMASS

Paramify

Nessus/Tenable

Splunk

Prisma Cloud

Job description

SMX is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to provide security engineering, compliance, and risk management for cloud-based systems aligned with NIST SP 800-53, FedRAMP, and DoD IL4–6. The role supports authorization, audit readiness, and continuous monitoring while improving efficiency through automation.

This remote position serves a Herndon, VA based team and collaborates with cloud engineering and DevOps teams.