Senior AWS Cloud Security Engineer (On-Site)

Isys Technologies; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

I2X Technologies is seeking a Cloud Security Specialist (AWS) to support a federal customer in Washington, DC. The role is on-site and requires deep experience in AWS security, IAM, DevSecOps, and federal cybersecurity practices.

Responsibilities include reviewing security configurations, enforcing security policies, and delivering security playbooks and training to engineering teams. The ideal candidate holds relevant certifications and a strong background in secure cloud architectures.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years hands-on AWS security experience.
• Demonstrated experience implementing secure, scalable AWS cloud architectures and following security frameworks.
• Federal cybersecurity requirements knowledge (NIST, OMB M-22-09, NIST SP 800-53).

Responsibilities

• Conduct regular security reviews of cloud infrastructure deployed by engineering teams.
• Evaluate infrastructure-as-code against security standards.
• Review and validate compliance with security policies and best practices.
• Assess adherence to AWS Well-Architected Framework security pillar.
• Identify and document security misconfigurations and non-compliant controls.
• Develop and maintain security posture dashboards.
• Create or update security configuration guides and playbooks.
• Offer technical consultation to engineering teams on secure implementation.
• Implement AWS security controls and services to ensure proper hardening.
• Develop and update AWS security configuration standards.
• Conduct security training sessions for engineering teams.
• Present findings and recommendations in team meetings.
• Identify opportunities to automate security assessments.

Skills

AWS security

Security engineering

DevSecOps

IAM

Vulnerability management

IaC

Scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Security/CS/related

Tools

AWS

Job description

I2X Technologies is seeking a Cloud Security Specialist (AWS) to support a federal customer in Washington, DC. The role is on-site and requires deep experience in AWS security, IAM, DevSecOps, and federal cybersecurity practices.

Responsibilities include reviewing security configurations, enforcing security policies, and delivering security playbooks and training to engineering teams. The ideal candidate holds relevant certifications and a strong background in secure cloud architectures.