Senior Cloud Security Engineer

Steampunk, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Steampunk is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Engineer to advance our DevSecOps practice. You will design secure cloud architectures for migration, optimization and deployment, and work with developers to embed security into CI/CD and IaC pipelines.

The ideal candidate has 5–8 years of cloud security and DevSecOps experience, strong scripting and automation skills, and a focus on risk assessment and compliance with standards. This role is based in Washington, DC.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience architecting, designing, developing, and implementing cloud solutions.

Responsibilities

• Identify and implement secure cloud-based solutions including zero-trust components.
• Understand stakeholder needs and balance security with usability.
• Monitor cloud environments for threats and investigate incidents.
• Analyze risk in infrastructure as code written by others.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards (NIST, ISO 27011, HIPAA, FISMA).
• Perform root cause analysis and implement fixes for vulnerabilities.
• Automate security processes such as vulnerability and patch management.
• Collaborate with developers to ensure security processes are followed.
• Support enterprise cloud security through IaC and large-scale deployments.
• Design and implement data protection/encryption for data at rest and in transit.
• Document current state, perform gap analysis, and produce options/recommendations.
• Identify, analyze, and resolve infrastructure vulnerabilities and deployment issues.
• Provide continuous improvement recommendations and present status updates.

Skills

Cloud security

DevSecOps

Infrastructure as code

Threat modeling

Security monitoring

Risk assessment

POAMs/SSPs

Compliance (NIST/ISO/HIPAA)

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or related field

Tools

Git (GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket)

Concourse

Bash

PowerShell

Python

Groovy

Ruby

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Job description

As a Senior Cloud Security Engineer, you will work within our growing DevSecOps practice delivering features to support developing, testing, and monitoring secure cloud architectures for cloud migration, cloud optimization and cloud deployment. We are looking for candidates with 5-8 years experience with cloud platform services, cybersecurity and DevOps practices such as infrastructure as code and confirmation management automation.

Contributions

• Identify and implement the most secure cloud-based solutions for the customer including components for zero-trust architectures, identity and access management policy, and data privacy
• Understanding the needs of stakeholders and optimizing solutions that marry security with usability
• Monitor cloud environments for suspicious activities with cloud native monitoring or SIEM solutions and investigate security incidents where appropriate
• Examining infrastructure as code written by others and analyzing risk
• Ensuring that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats through risk assessment, threat modeling, and compliance with industry standards ( e.g. NIST, ISO 27011, HIPPA, FISMA, etc.)
• Identifying technical problems, performing root cause analysis, and developing updates and ‘fixes’
• Automate security processes such as vulnerability management and patch management
• Working with software developers and DevSecOps engineers to ensure that development follows established security processes and works as intended
• Supportenterprise cloud security throughinfrastructure as code including any activities around automated server or network configurations, large-scale software deployments, and monitoring and testing
• Ensure effective design and implementation of data protection and encryption mechanisms for data at rest and in transit
• Document as-is state of the environment, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations
• Identify , analyze, and resolve infrastructure vulnerabilities and application deployment issues
• Engineer and implement solutions and provide recommendations for continuous improvement for the services provided
• Present regular status updates and provide cross training to other team members.

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain a U.S. government Security Clearance
• BS Degree in an IT field OR BS in a non-IT field and 2 years related IT experience
• 5 Years of Experience architecting, designing, developing, and implementing cloud solutions
• 5 Years of Experience with one or more clouds ( i.e. AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• 5 Years of Experience with Git SCM providers such as GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket
• 5 Years of Experience with systems development in an Agile environment
• 5 Years of Experience implementing infrastructure as code and orchestration
• 5 Years of Experience providing conducting monitoring, risk assessment, threat modeling and security testing in cloud environments
• 5 Years of Experience documenting POAMs, SSPs, and A&A support documentation

Preferred

• Certifications:
• AWS Certified Security Specialty
• AWS Certified Solution Solution Architect Associate
• Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills
• Experience with documenting an as-is state of the environment, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations preferred
• Experience with scripting in Concourse, Bash, PowerShell, Python, Groovy, or Ruby
• Experience with automation tools, including Pivotal, Chef, Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible

About Steampunk

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $130,000 to $180,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here.

Identity Statement

As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors. Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology, we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges. If you want to learn more about our story, visit http://www.steampunk.com .

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program.