Senior AWS Cloud Security Engineer (FedRAMP/Automation)

Ontic Technologies; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Medical, Vision & Dental Benefits

401k

Stock Options

HSA Contribution

Learning Stipend

Flexible PTO Policy

Quarterly ME days

Generous Parental Leave policy

Home Office Stipend

Mobile Phone Reimbursement

Home Internet Reimbursement for Remote

Anniversary & Milestone Celebrations

Job summary

Ontic is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Engineer to mature our AWS cloud security program. This role focuses on designing scalable security controls, automating security tasks, and enabling continuous compliance, FedRAMP readiness, and secure cloud operations.

You will partner with Engineering and DevOps to embed security into architecture and pipelines, driving security posture improvements across the platform and supporting regulated SaaS environments.

Qualifications

• AWS cloud security expertise is required.
• Direct FedRAMP Moderate or High experience preferred.
• Knowledge and understanding of FedRAMP CR-26 and/or 20x preferred.
• AWS Bedrock experience preferred.
• Terraform IaC experience preferred.
• Security automation and scripting.
• CI/CD security integration.
• Experience supporting regulated SaaS environments and cloud compliance initiatives.
• Occasional travel to Austin TX (Ontic HQ) is required.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement cloud security controls across AWS.
• Build security automation using infrastructure as code, APIs, and scripting.
• Lead cloud security posture management and continuous improvement.
• Integrate security into CI/CD pipelines and engineering workflows.
• Develop continuous evidence collection supporting FedRAMP and other continuous compliance initiatives.
• Partner with engineering teams on secure architecture and cloud best practices.
• Improve cloud monitoring, detection, and security metrics.
• Support customer security requirements and compliance initiatives, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, and FedRAMP.

Skills

AWS security

FedRAMP

Terraform

Automation scripting

CI/CD security

Cloud monitoring

Regulated SaaS

Tools

AWS Bedrock

Job description

Ontic is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Engineer to mature our AWS cloud security program. This role focuses on designing scalable security controls, automating security tasks, and enabling continuous compliance, FedRAMP readiness, and secure cloud operations.

You will partner with Engineering and DevOps to embed security into architecture and pipelines, driving security posture improvements across the platform and supporting regulated SaaS environments.