Sr Cloud Security Engineer

BeyondTrust; United States; On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in cybersecurity is seeking a Sr Cloud Security Engineer to enhance security in FedRAMP environments. The ideal candidate will design and implement security controls, ensuring compliance and operational readiness. Join a culture of flexibility and trust, where your growth and impact are recognized.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of cloud security engineering experience in a FedRAMP-compliant environment.
• Strong knowledge of AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, or Google Cloud for Government.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement cloud security architecture in compliance with FedRAMP.
• Maintain security monitoring and incident response capabilities for cloud environments.

Skills

Cloud Security Engineering

Incident Response

Scripting

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

SIEM

Job description

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BeyondTrust is a place where you can bring your purpose to life through the work that you do, creating a safer world through our cyber security SaaS portfolio.

Our culture of flexibility, trust, and continual learning means you will be recognized for your growth, and for the impact you make on our success. You will be surrounded by people who challenge, support, and inspire you to be the best version of yourself.

The Role

We are seeking a Sr Cloud Security Engineer with expertise in securing FedRAMP environments to join our security team. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience designing, implementing, and maintaining security controls in cloud-based infrastructures that comply with Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) requirements.

What You’ll Do

• Design and implement cloud security architecture in compliance with FedRAMP Moderate/High and NIST 800-53 controls.
• Maintain and enhance security monitoring, logging, and incident response capabilities for cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Work closely with compliance teams to ensure continuous monitoring and audit readiness for FedRAMP-authorized environments.
• Deploy and manage IAM policies, encryption standards, and secure configurations aligned with FedRAMP security baselines.
• Support continuous ATO (Authorization to Operate) processes, including vulnerability management, SSP (System Security Plan) updates, and security assessments.
• Implement and maintain SIEM, endpoint protection, and cloud security posture management (CSPM) tools.
• Collaborate with DevOps, engineering, and risk teams to embed security in CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code (IaC).
• Conduct cloud security risk assessments, penetration testing, and remediation of security findings.
  
  

What You’ll Bring

• 3-5+ years of cloud security engineering experience in a FedRAMP-compliant environment.
• Strong knowledge of AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, or Google Cloud for Government.
• Experience with FedRAMP Moderate/High, NIST 800-53, and FISMA security controls.
• Hands-on experience with IAM, encryption (KMS, HSMs), VPC security, and SIEM tools.
• Proficiency in Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation for security automation.
• Experience with incident response and forensics in cloud environments.
• Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell) for automation.
  
  

Better Together

Diversity. Inclusion. They’re more than just words for us. They are the guiding values of how we build our teams, cultivate leaders, and create a culture where people feel connected.

We take care of our employees so they can take care of our customers. Customers who come from all walks of life just like us. We hire incredible people from diverse backgrounds because when we are different together, we are stronger together.

About Us

BeyondTrust is the worldwide leader in intelligent identity and access security, enabling organizations to protect identities, stop threats, and deliver dynamic access. We are leading the charge in innovating identity-first security and are trusted by 20,000 customers, including 75 of the Fortune 100, plus a global ecosystem of partners.

Learn more at www.beyondtrust.com.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Software Development

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