Senior AWS Cloud Security Engineer — DevSecOps (Contract)

Randstad Digital; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 103,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Prescription coverage

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

AD&D

Job summary

Randstad Digital in Washington, DC is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Engineer to design and safeguard robust AWS environments for a top-tier client. You will architect secure, multi-account solutions and lead DevSecOps integration while mentoring junior engineers.

The role emphasizes threat modeling, CSPM, incident response, and regulatory alignment with NIST/CIS/ISO SOC 2/PCI/HIPAA. Strong IaC experience with Terraform/CloudFormation and IAM is required.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of IT experience across infrastructure, networking, and OS management.
• At least 5 years hands-on AWS cloud infrastructure and application security.
• Deep knowledge of AWS security services and container security (ECS, EKS).
• Experience with IAM/IAM Identity Center and least-privilege design.
• Familiarity with NIST, CIS, ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI, HIPAA compliance.

Responsibilities

• Architecture & Strategy: Design secure, multi-account AWS architectures and landing zones using IAM and least-privilege principles.
• Security Guardrails & Governance: Define standards, governance, automated guardrails, threat modeling, risk assessments, and reviews.
• Network & Perimeter Defense: Configure VPCs, segmentation, private connectivity, AWS WAF, and security groups.
• Automation & DevSecOps: Drive IaC automation with Terraform/CloudFormation and embed DevSecOps in CI/CD.
• Posture Management & Operations: Manage CSPM, vulnerability management, and security tooling (Security Hub, GuardDuty, Config, CloudTrail).
• Compliance & Leadership: Align with NIST/CIS/ISO SOC 2/PCI/HIPAA; mentor engineers and lead cross-functional initiatives.

Skills

AWS Security

Terraform

CloudFormation

Python

PowerShell

Bash

Zero Trust

CSPM

SIEM

Multi-account AWS

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

AWS IAM

Job description

Randstad Digital in Washington, DC is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Engineer to design and safeguard robust AWS environments for a top-tier client. You will architect secure, multi-account solutions and lead DevSecOps integration while mentoring junior engineers.

The role emphasizes threat modeling, CSPM, incident response, and regulatory alignment with NIST/CIS/ISO SOC 2/PCI/HIPAA. Strong IaC experience with Terraform/CloudFormation and IAM is required.