Senior Cloud Security Engineer – Cleared (Polygraph)

Reston, VA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 17 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Company Description

TrueTandems mission is to be a trusted information technology solutions provider committed to the success of our customers communities and employees. To enable this mission we listen to our customers needs empower our dedicated and talented employees envision success together and deliver innovative cost-effective solutions. For our customers we aim to deliver more power to meet their business outcomes through technology implementation integration optimization and customization. We enable some of the most well-known companies nonprofits and federal agencies in the United States to intelligently plan and develop their applications modernize their infrastructure and manage their data.

TrueTandem is seeking experienced skilled and passionate Senior Cloud Security Engineers to support enterprise-wide cybersecurity modernization initiatives for large U.S. Federal government agencies. Ideal candidates will possess deep expertise in Microsoft Azure cloud security with a focus on proactive monitoring threat detection and security analytics. This role requires a strong ability to configure optimize and sustain advanced cloud security capabilities such as Microsoft Sentinel and Azure Monitoring while ensuring compliance with Zero Trust and federal cybersecurity requirements.

Role and Responsibilities:

Architect deploy and sustain cloud security solutions aligned with the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) Zero Trust and TIC 3.0 security principles.

Configure manage and optimize Microsoft Sentinel for enterprise-wide security operations including incident detection investigation and response.

Implement and maintain Azure Monitoring solutions enabling proactive identification of performance security and compliance risks.

Detect analyze and investigate threats across cloud and hybrid environments; support incident triage and response activities.

Develop custom KQL (Kusto Query Language) queries to create reports dashboards and alerts that enhance visibility into security posture.

Collaborate with cross-functional IT DevSecOps and mission teams to strengthen security monitoring and governance.

Document cloud security architectures standard operating procedures detection use cases and runbooks.

Provide subject matter expertise in advanced cloud security features (e.g. Defender for Cloud Entra ID Conditional Access Identity Protection) to elevate enterprise resilience.

Required Skills

An active TS/SCI with polygraph.

Minimum of five (5) years of Tier II or three (3) years of Tier III cloud security or cybersecurity operations experience.

Proven ability to design deploy and sustain enterprise cloud security solutions in Azure environments.

Expertise with Microsoft Sentinel Azure Monitoring and security threat detection/analysis.

Strong knowledge of KQL to develop security reports dashboards and detection rules.

Solid understanding of Zero Trust security concepts cloud security baselines and federal cybersecurity compliance requirements.

Strong troubleshooting diagnostic and investigative skills across security monitoring platforms.

Preferred Skills

Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator Microsoft Security Operations Analyst (SC-200) Azure Security Engineer (AZ-500) or equivalent certifications.

Experience with Microsoft Defender for Cloud Microsoft Entra Identity Protection and enhanced security features.

Familiarity with security automation and orchestration (SOAR) workflows in Sentinel.

Experience supporting large-scale federal security operations centers (SOCs) or cybersecurity modernization initiatives or Azure Security Engineer certifications.

Experience with Microsoft Entra Permissions Management Privileged Identity Management (PIM) and Identity Governance.

Knowledge of integrating IAM with Power Platform and enterprise applications.

Familiarity with AOAI embedded features and Copilot capabilities for identity workflows.

Additional Information

TrueTandem is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and affords equal opportunity to all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to protected veteran status qualified individuals with disabilities and all individuals without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age or any other status protected under local state or federal laws.

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans

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Required Experience:

Senior IC

Company DescriptionTrueTandems mission is to be a trusted information technology solutions provider committed to the success of our customers communities and employees. To enable this mission we listen to our customers needs empower our dedicated and talented employees envision success together and ...