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Peraton · 3 days ago

Cloud Security Engineer

Linthicum, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$112K/yr - $179K/yr

6+ years exp

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe. They are seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to assist in the planning, building, and management of cybersecurity for a federal customer's Cloud Environment, ensuring compliance with DoD regulations and implementing security controls.

Information TechnologyRobotics

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Assist in the planning, building and management of cybersecurity for a federal customer's Cloud Environment

Address the cybersecurity of cloud deployments by ensuring the design, configuration, implementation, data controls, monitoring, logging, networking, and general architecture are all compliant with DoD regulations

Help configure and build out tooling to scan and remediate vulnerabilities with production deployments and the Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery pipelines used by development teams to deploy solutions

Apply the proper cybersecurity controls and work with the architecture teams to make sure the build out of the cloud environments is properly hardened and secured

Qualification

Cybersecurity principlesCloud platforms AWSCloud platforms AzureRisk Management Framework (RMF)Continuous Integration/Delivery (CI/CD)IdentityAccess Management (IAM)Kubernetes environmentsInfrastructure as Code (Ansible/Terraform)Linux administrationProgramming JavaProgramming PythonProgramming C#Cloud observability toolsetsAWS cloud migrationVersion control systems (Git)Security+ Certification

Required

Proficiency in cybersecurity principles and technologies (firewalls, IDS, SIEMs)

Knowledge of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)

Knowledge of the Authorization to Operation (ATO) process and Continuous ATO along with needed documentation

Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure)

Knowledge of cloud networking, storage, and architecture

Experience with cloud observability toolsets

Experience with AWS cloud migration

Understanding of version control systems (Git)

Experience configuring continuous integration/continuously delivery (CI/CD) cybersecurity tools

Familiarity with Kubernetes environments and container security

Basic understanding of Linux administration and programming (Java, Python, C#)

Understanding of Infrastructure and Configuration as Code tools (Ansible/Terraform)

Experience with identity and access management (IAM) solutions (Azure Entra ID, AWS IAM, Keycloak)

Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility

Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience, or Master's Degree and 6+ years of experience, or 3+ years with PhD. A degree should be within one of the following fields: Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, or Software Engineering

In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, an additional 4 years of relevant experience is required and one of the following active certifications: GMON, CASP+, CCSP, CISSO, Cloud+, CSSLP, FITSP-D, GCSA, GSEC, CCNP Enterprise, CISM, CISSP-ISSAP, CISSP-ISSEP, GCIA, GDSA, or GICSP

Required Certifications: Active IAT Level II (Security+) Certification