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Cloud Security Engineer with Security Clearance

EverforthSterling, VA🇺🇸United StatesPosted Sep 30, 2026

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Temporary/Casual
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Sterling, VA, United States
Posted
23 hours ago
Encryption

Job Description

Brief description of the project and what this person will be doing – day to day responsibilities:

  • Reviewing Audit logs and creating mitigation and corrective action plans.
  • Using forensic tools for attack reconstructions, determine how to correct vulnerabilities.
  • Working with development teams to create, maintain, and monitor data connections, NPE security certificates, firewall connection requests.
  • Applying cloud, network, and security best practices to ensure that all requests meet the application goals while minimizing security risk.
  • Continually implement and improve DevSecOps process maintained in Linux/Cloud based development environment.
  • Applying best practices and processes to capture, refine, and assist in the prioritization of requirements based on risk, engineering principles, and mission requirements.
  • Architect security infrastructure as needed to protect against cyber attacks. Providing enhanced security architectures, development tools, and information systems to facilitate secure missions.
  • Information System Owners (ISOs) guidance, requirements understanding, and options to support technical security engineering.
  • Capability based security analysis of system security architectures, identifies vulnerabilities, and provides suggested mitigation alternatives.
  • Participates in design, development, and implementation of information systems to ensure these systems are in compliance with required security features and safeguards.
  • Security planning, assessment, risk analysis, risk management, certification and awareness activities for system and networking operations.
  • Evaluates scan results and works with system developers and system administrators to eliminate or mitigate findings.
  • Generates certification and accreditation (C&A) documentation and artifacts (ie. System Security Plans, Network Interface Planning Documents, etc.) for import / upload to the SNOW tool.
  • Proposes categorization of information systems based on types of information processed, in conjunction with DAO Representatives and ISOs.
  • Coordinates with appropriate Security Control Assessors (SCAs) early in engineering design phase for ongoing coordination, understating in development and application of security controls, and security tradeoffs and other decisions. Must have skills/technologies & what will they be doing with them:
  • An active TS/SCI clearance with Poly
  • Bachelor's degree in information systems, systems engineering, electrical engineering, information technology, or related field
-3+ years of relevant experience (or 5 + years without related degree)
  • IAT II Cert
  • Entry level documenting process
  • Navigating Linux Systems
  • Accrediation processes -Writing security controls
  • Tools: Trellix (used to be Mcafee), RMF frameworks & processes, ServiceNow
  • Understanding of engineering in development and operational environment
  • Understanding of IA principle and organizational requirements
  • Experience with DOD/IC System Security control requirements
  • Understanding of information security systems engineering principles and IT security technologies (e.g. firewalls, encryption, proxies)
  • Experience with security Nice to have skills/technologies & what will they be doing with them:
  • Previous military experience Work Authorization:
  • US Citizen Clearance/Certifications:
  • TS/SCI w/ Poly
  • IAT II cert

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