Senior Cloud Security Engineer (AWS) - Hybrid/Remote

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; Rockville (MD); Hybrid; USD 124,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Hybrid work environment

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. seeks a Senior Cloud Security Engineer to design, implement, and operate security across on-premises data centers and AWS environments.

The role blends architecture and implementation, from policy definition to automation, with emphasis on Zero Trust and IaC. The position is mostly remote, but candidates must be within commuting distance to Rockville, MD for occasional onsite requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of hands-on cloud security engineering experience (or 8+ years in lieu of degree)
• Demonstrated experience designing, deploying, managing, and troubleshooting AWS security services and Palo Alto Networks firewalls
• Experience securing hybrid on-premises/AWS environments
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, scripting and security automation
• Strong understanding of networking and security fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, VPNs, TLS/PKI, IAM, Zero Trust)
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement security controls for AWS multi-account and hybrid-cloud environments
• Deploy and manage AWS security capabilities (Network Firewall, WAF, Shield, Security Groups/NACLs, GuardDuty, Security Hub, CloudTrail, Config, IAM/Identity Center, KMS, VPC, Transit Gateway)
• Design secure connectivity and security boundaries between AWS and on-premises environments
• Design, deploy, manage, and optimize Palo Alto Networks firewalls and policies
• Automate security operations, compliance reporting, configuration management, and policy enforcement
• Support security controls and evidence mapping with NIST 800-53/800-171, FedRAMP, and FISMA

Skills

AWS security

Palo Alto firewalls

hybrid-cloud security

Infrastructure as Code

security automation

Zero Trust

network security

troubleshooting complex issues

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Python

Bash

APIs

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. seeks a Senior Cloud Security Engineer to design, implement, and operate security across on-premises data centers and AWS environments.

The role blends architecture and implementation, from policy definition to automation, with emphasis on Zero Trust and IaC. The position is mostly remote, but candidates must be within commuting distance to Rockville, MD for occasional onsite requirements.