Sr. Cloud Security Engineer, Automation & Controls

Socket.dev; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Dark Wolf in the Washington DC metro area is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer, Cloud Automation & Security Controls to assess cloud security configurations and drive secure design practices. The role is onsite at customer locations with a focus on advanced evaluations and rapid remediation guidance.

Responsibilities include evaluating containerized apps and cloud architectures, validating policies, and developing automated monitoring for risk and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, cybersecurity, or related field.
• 5+ years in cybersecurity with a focus on control assessment, testing, or QA.
• Active IAT Level 2 certification (Security+ CE, CySA+, CND, CCNA Security).
• Experience evaluating systems, containers, and cloud architectures.
• Clear written communication and ability to brief on technical topics.

Responsibilities

• Develop remediation recommendations for cybersecurity program gaps.
• Evaluate information systems design, containerized apps, and cloud architecture.
• Validate effectiveness of cybersecurity policies and procedures.
• Create automated methods to monitor risk and compliance.
• Use cloud security tools to monitor AWS configuration drift.
• Leverage IaC tools to identify cybersecurity gaps from infrastructure docs.
• Draft statements of residual cybersecurity risks for operations.
• Assess security controls and document additional controls for requirements.

Skills

Cybersecurity control assessment

Technical evaluations

Written communication

Client-facing

Risk & compliance monitoring

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in CS/Cybersecurity

Tools

Terraform

OpenTofu

Kubernetes

Docker

IaC tooling

Job description

Dark Wolf in the Washington DC metro area is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer, Cloud Automation & Security Controls to assess cloud security configurations and drive secure design practices. The role is onsite at customer locations with a focus on advanced evaluations and rapid remediation guidance.

Responsibilities include evaluating containerized apps and cloud architectures, validating policies, and developing automated monitoring for risk and compliance.