Senior Cybersecurity & Cloud Automation Engineer

Dark Wolf Solutions; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 155,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Dark Wolf Solutions seeks a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer, Cloud Automation & Security Controls, to assess and validate cloud configurations and best practices across complex systems. The role focuses on advanced evaluations of cloud architecture, aligning with NIST/CNSS controls and ensuring security standards.

Responsibilities include automating risk monitoring, evaluating containerized apps, and guiding engineering teams to remediate deficiencies.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant cybersecurity experience focusing on cybersecurity control assessment or implementation, penetration testing, or QA testing.
• Active IAT Level 2 certification (Security+ CE, CySA+, CND, CCNA Security).
• Experience conducting technical evaluations of information systems design, containerized applications, and cloud architecture.
• Ability to communicate on technical subjects using clear, concise language, including written feedback and briefings.

Responsibilities

• Develop recommendations to remediate cybersecurity program deficiencies and improve client cybersecurity processes, technologies, and configurations.
• Conduct technical evaluations of information systems design, containerized applications, and cloud architecture.
• Validate the efficacy of information system cybersecurity policies and procedures.
• Develop automated methods to monitor and measure risk and security compliance efforts.
• Utilize automated cloud security posture assessment tools to monitor AWS environments for configuration drift.
• Leverage AI-assisted tools to ingest Terraform and system documentation to identify gaps.
• Draft statements of preliminary or residual cybersecurity risks for system operation.
• Assess design and effectiveness of existing security controls and document additional controls as needed.

Skills

Cybersecurity expertise

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science / Cybersecurity

Tools

Terraform

OpenTofu

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

Dark Wolf Solutions seeks a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer, Cloud Automation & Security Controls, to assess and validate cloud configurations and best practices across complex systems. The role focuses on advanced evaluations of cloud architecture, aligning with NIST/CNSS controls and ensuring security standards.

Responsibilities include automating risk monitoring, evaluating containerized apps, and guiding engineering teams to remediate deficiencies.