Cybersecurity Specialist Cloud Engineer

Job ID: 2618119
Location: Remote Work, VA, US
Date Posted: 2026-11-10
Category: Cyber
Subcategory: Cybersecurity Spec
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: No
Minimum Clearance Required: None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Public Trust
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_REMOTE
Description
SAIC has an opening for a Cybersecurity Specialist in the Solutions and Technology Group. SAIC provides advanced cybersecurity monitoring and engineering support to government customers in a multi-tenant MSS environment. Our 24/7 operations are centered on Azure, Microsoft Sentinel, and Torq for security automation. The Cybersecurity Specialist/Cloud Engineer will design, implement, and optimize cloud-based security monitoring and automation, serving as a primary engineer for Azure and Sentinel and building Torq workflows to streamline SOC response.
This role is aligned to the NICE Framework (Strategic Planning & Management and Digital Forensics support). U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance are required. For the right candidate, this position may be remote anywhere in the United States.
Key Responsibilities:

• Administer and optimize Microsoft Sentinel as the core SIEM (analytics rules, incidents, hunting, workbooks).
• Engineer and manage log ingestion and telemetry from Azure and hybrid sources into Sentinel.
• Build and maintain Torq automation playbooks for alert enrichment, routing, and incident response.
• Implement additional automation using Azure Logic Apps and related Azure services.
• Design and support secure Azure cloud architectures aligned with enterprise security policies and compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, CJIS).
• Support incident response and digital forensics by enabling effective logging, querying (KQL), and event reconstruction.
• Research and recommend new security tools and techniques in Azure/Sentinel/Torq and contribute to strategic security planning.
• Produce clear technical and non-technical documentation on configurations, assessments, and remediation activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, IT, or related field 2+ years of related cybersecurity and/or cloud engineering experience (strong focus on Azure and Microsoft Sentinel); or a Master's degree in a related field. An additional 4+ years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Hands-on experience with Sentinel (rules, incidents, hunting) and Azure security/logging services.
• Proficiency with KQL and JSON-based detections; scripting in PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
• U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• Must hold an active CompTIA Security+ certification.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Microsoft certifications (e.g., SC-200, AZ-500, AZ-104/AZ-305).
• Experience with AKS/container security and multi-tenant MSSP or government environments.
• Familiarity with LLM/GenAI use cases in cybersecurity (e.g., enrichment, reporting, detection support).
• Experience with Torq or similar SOAR platform (building and maintaining workflows).

Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC's approximately 15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see .