Sr Cloud Security Engineer - Remote | United States

BeyondTrust Corporation; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in cyber security is seeking a Sr Cloud Security Engineer to enhance cloud security compliance for FedRAMP environments. This role involves designing security architecture, managing IAM policies, and ensuring regulatory readiness in a dynamic remote work culture.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Continuous learning opportunities

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in cloud security engineering.
• Strong familiarity with AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, or GCP.
• Hands-on experience with IAM, encryption technologies (KMS, HSMs).

Responsibilities

• Design and implement cloud security architecture compliant with FedRAMP.
• Maintain security monitoring, logging, and incident response for cloud environments.
• Collaborate with compliance teams for continuous monitoring and audits.

Skills

Cloud Security Engineering

FedRAMP Compliance

Incident Response

Security Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

SIEM Tools

Job description

Office of the CISO; Remote | United States

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.

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 whocome 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.

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