Senior Cybersecurity Engineer, Cloud Automation & Security Controls

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

Job summary

Dark Wolf Solutions, LLC in Arlington, VA seeks a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer specializing in Cloud Automation & Security Controls. You will assess and validate cloud configurations, implement security controls, and drive compliance with NIST/CNSS standards onsite at customer locations in the DC metro area.

You will develop automated methods to monitor risk, leverage IaC tools like Terraform/OpenTofu, and provide clear written briefs on residual risks for engineering and product teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in cybersecurity, focusing on control assessment or implementation.
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Responsibilities

• Assess cybersecurity configurations and best practices for complex cloud-based systems.
• Develop automated methods to monitor risk and compliance.
• Review information system design, cloud architectures, and security controls.
• Provide guidance to cloud engineers and system admins.

Skills

Penetration testing

Cloud security

Security assessment

Written communications

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science / Cybersecurity / related field

Tools

Terraform

OpenTofu

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

Senior Cybersecurity Engineer, Cloud Automation & Security Controls

Arlington, VA

Dark Wolf is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer, Cloud Automation & Security Controls to join a collaborative team to assess and validate cybersecurity configurations and best practices of complex, cloud-based systems. The successful candidate will support both the Dark Wolf team and customer through advanced technical evaluations of cloud cybersecurity architecture best practices, ensuring high engineering standards of security and compliance. This position will be based out of the Washington DC Metro area and is onsite at customer locations. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• 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, ensuring security and operational requirements align with NIST and CNSS controls.
• 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 continuously monitor the AWS environment for configuration drift, ensuring strict adherence to the Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide.
• Leverage AI-assisted tools to ingest infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform) and system documentation to rapidly identify cybersecurity and compliance gaps.
• Draft and brief statements of preliminary or residual cybersecurity risks for system operation.
• Assess the design and effectiveness of existing security controls and work with solution and product development teams to identify, define, and document additional controls based on solution-specific or product-specific requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
• 5+ years of relevant Cybersecurity experience focusing on cybersecurity control assessment or implementation, penetration testing, or quality assurance testing.
• Demonstrated experience conducting technical evaluations of information systems design, containerized applications, and cloud architecture.
• Ability to communicate on technical subjects using clear, concise, non-technical language to include strong written communications, ability to provide written feedback on documents, and ability to prepare briefings.

US Citizenship and an active Top Secret security clearance.

Desired Qualifications

• IAT Level 3 or higher certifications (e.g., CISSP, SecurityX, CCNP, CISA).
• Experience with Terraform, OpenTofu, or other declarative IaC tools.
• Understanding of container security (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker) and securing DevSecOps pipelines.
• Demonstrated experience giving technical guidance to cloud engineers and system administrators.

The salary range for this position is estimated to be between $155,000.00 - $180,000.00, commensurate on experience and technical skillset. We will consider candidates at a Principal or Senior Principal (or equivalent level).

As set forth in Dark Wolf Solutions’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

As set forth in Dark Wolf Solutions’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.