Cloud Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) – Senior Level
Washington, AR - USA
Job Summary
Position Description:
US CITIZENSHIP AND ACTIVE TOP SECRET OR TS/SCI CLEARANCE IS REQUIRED
CGI Federal is seeking a Senior Cloud Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) to provide advanced cloud security engineering expertise for a major federal initiative. The Senior Cloud ISSE leads secure cloud architecture activities ensures NISTaligned control implementation and supports secure integration of enterprise systems across AWS Azure and hybrid environments. This role advises system owners architects and engineering teams on secure cloud design RMF engineering requirements and the protection of highvalue federal workloads.
Your future duties and responsibilities:
Lead design and engineering of secure cloud architectures across AWS Azure and hybrid environments.
Implement and validate NIST 80053 security controls and cloudnative security services (IAM encryption segmentation logging).
Conduct cloud threat modeling risk assessments and architecture reviews.
Oversee cloud configuration baselines using STIGs CIS Benchmarks and SCAP.
Drive cloud vulnerability and compliance efforts using ACAS/Nessus and cloudsecurity posture tools.
Support RMF engineering activities including boundary definition inheritance documentation and authorization packages.
Integrate cloudsecurity capabilities such as Sentinel Splunk and SIEM logging pipelines.
Guide DevSecOps teams on secure CI/CD container security and infrastructureascode validation.
Produce cloud architecture diagrams design documentation and engineering artifacts.
Mentor junior and midlevel ISSEs and act as a technical escalation point for cloud engineering issues.
Required qualifications to be successful in this role:
Bachelors degree in Cybersecurity Information Systems Computer Engineering or related technical field (Masters preferred).
Minimum of 7 years of cybersecurity or secure systems engineering experience including cloud architecture.
Active Top Secret or TS/SCI clearance.
Advanced experience with:
Secure cloud architecture (AWS Azure hybrid)
NIST RMF engineering and NIST 800160 principles
Implementing NIST 80053 controls in cloud environments
Cloud configuration baselines (STIGs CIS SCAP)
Strong ability to lead cloud engineering efforts across large federal programs.
Excellent communication and engineering documentation skills.
Preferred Certifications (Senior Cloud ISSE Level)
Strongly Preferred:
CISSP
CCSP
CASP CE
Cloud Certifications:
AWS Solutions Architect (Associate/Professional)
AWS Security Specialty
Azure Security Engineer (AZ500)
Azure Solutions Architect (AZ305)
Cloud / AWS Cloud Practitioner / Azure AZ900 (baseline validations)
Additional Highly Valuable:
GCIH GCED
CISSPISSAP or ISSEP
DoD 8140/8570 IASAEII/III certifications
Technical Familiarity
AWS and Azure security services (IAM logging encryption segmentation key management).
ACAS/Nessus Tenable and cloudsecurity posture tools.
SIEM platforms (Sentinel Splunk) and cloud log pipelines.
DevSecOps pipelines CI/CD security integration Git/Azure DevOps.
SAST/DAST tools API security and secure system integration patterns.
Ability to review and influence complex cloud architecture and system design decisions.
Due to the nature of this government contract US Citizenship is required.
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Skills:
- Information Security Mgmt
What you can expect from us:
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Senior IC
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