Cloud Security Engineer

Job Family:

Travel Required:

Clearance Required:

What You Will Do:

• Design implement and maintain security controls across AWS cloud environments.
• Safeguard cloud workloads by applying best practices for identity management monitoring threat detection and secure operations.
• Develop secure AWS architectures using services such as IAM KMS CloudTrail Config and supporting monitoring tools such as Sentry and Datadog.
• Implement centralized logging monitoring alerting threat modeling vulnerability scanning and penetration testing practices.
• Ensure AWS environments align with applicable security and compliance frameworks including CIS Benchmarks NIST HIPAA FedRAMP and SOC 2.
• Support incident detection investigation and response while maintaining audit trails across AWS accounts and services.
• Automate security controls and compliance checks using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Integrate security into CI/CD pipelines and collaborate with engineering teams to enable secure build and deployment processes.

What You Will Need:

• U.S. Citizenship or Green Card required with the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance.
• Bachelors degree in computer science cybersecurity engineering or a related field; four additional years of relevant experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in cloud security cybersecurity and AWS security.
• Strong knowledge of AWS services including EC2 S3 RDS Lambda ECS/EKS CloudFront Route 53 IAM CloudTrail Config and KMS.
• Experience supporting secure CI/CD pipelines deployment automation build troubleshooting release coordination and developer enablement.
• Collaborate Hands-on experience with GitHub Actions AWS CodeBuild ArgoCD Helm Docker secrets management environment configuration and Terraform templates.
• Ability to validate account handoffs review pipeline configurations verify secrets support deployment dry runs and assist with cutover and rollback planning.
• Strong scripting or development experience with Python Bash or similar languages.
• Proven ability to work independently and collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve complex security operational and reliability challenges.

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• AWS Certified Security Specialty (Highly desirable).
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect or DevOps Engineer certifications.
• CISSP CISM or GIAC certifications.

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical Rx Dental & Vision Insurance

• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

• Parental Leave

• 401(k) Retirement Plan

• Group Term Life and Travel Assistance

• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance

• Health Savings Account Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

• Tuition Reimbursement Personal Development Certifications & Learning Opportunities

• Employee Referral Program

• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

• annual membership

• Employee Assistance Program

• Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care Hospital Indemnity Accident Insurance Legal Assistance and ID theft protection etc.)

• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity EmployerProtected Veterans Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law ordinance or regulation.

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