Secure Cloud Sandbox Lead (FedRAMP/NIST)

imagineeer LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Imagineeer LLC seeks a Cloud Environment Lead to build and secure a contractor-provided sandbox for integration, data-movement, and security testing of federal civilian tools. The sandbox runs in a FedRAMP-authorized cloud region, uses synthetic data, and is delivered as infrastructure-as-code to stand up in the agency's own account.

You will own the environment and hosting checkpoint in the firm's decision methodology: does the sandbox meet agency security standards, and can it be handed over

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
• 10 or more years of systems engineering experience, including at least 5 years building secure cloud environments in AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, Bicep).
• Experience implementing NIST SP 800-53 controls and CIS benchmarks in FedRAMP-authorized cloud regions.
• Experience supporting federal security assessments or ATO efforts.
• Ability to pass the client's contractor security vetting and obtain and maintain a PIV credential; this role may carry a higher position risk designation.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and secure the sandbox aligned to NIST SP 800-53 Moderate, agency OCIO standards, and CIS benchmarks.
• Author and maintain the environment as infrastructure-as-code and hand the blueprint to the client at transition.
• Support security reviews of the sandbox and contribute to authorization packages.
• Support candidate tool assessments for hosting and integration requirements.
• Lead the Cloud Operations Engineer in day-to-day sandbox operations.
• Work with The contractor-provided sandbox in a FedRAMP-authorized cloud region, with mock AMS/PRISM, FPDS-NG, and SAM.gov interfaces and synthetic data
• Infrastructure-as-code tooling (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation)

Skills

Systems engineering

Cloud security

FedRAMP experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Bicep

Job description

Imagineeer LLC seeks a Cloud Environment Lead to build and secure a contractor-provided sandbox for integration, data-movement, and security testing of federal civilian tools. The sandbox runs in a FedRAMP-authorized cloud region, uses synthetic data, and is delivered as infrastructure-as-code to stand up in the agency's own account.

You will own the environment and hosting checkpoint in the firm's decision methodology: does the sandbox meet agency security standards, and can it be handed over