Cloud Security Engineer

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U.S. Citizenship Required | Must Be Eligible to Obtain a Security Clearance

** No C2C***

Our client is a high-growth defense technology company building next-generation, AI-powered systems that protect democratic institutions. They operate at the intersection of advanced software, national security, and ethical innovation — and they move fast.

This is not a legacy defense contractor environment. This is a builder’s environment.

The team is mission-driven, technically elite, and deeply focused on creating secure, sovereign AI infrastructure that ensures open societies remain in control of their most critical systems. If you're energized by solving hard problems, working with cutting‑edge technology, and shaping secure systems from the ground up, this is that opportunity.

We’re hiring a Cloud Security Engineer who wants to build — not just maintain.

As an early member of the U.S. team, you’ll help design and harden the secure cloud foundation powering advanced AI and defense applications. You won’t be stepping into a fully built machine — you’ll be helping architect it.

This role is ideal for someone excited about:

• Emerging cloud and AI infrastructure
• Automating security at scale
• Working shoulder-to-shoulder with elite engineers
• Owning security strategy in a fast‑moving environment

You’ll serve as a critical bridge between engineering and security operations, embedding security into every layer of the stack from day one.

Design and deploy resilient, scalable environments across AWS, Azure, or GCP aligned with modern frameworks (NIST, CIS).

Implement Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Cloud Formation, Ansible) and integrate SAST/DAST tooling directly into CI/CD pipelines to enable secure, rapid development.

Build and optimize logging, alerting, and monitoring systems using SIEM (Splunk, Elastic) and CSPM tools (Wiz, Prisma).

Investigate and respond to security events across containers, serverless workloads, and cloud-native services.

Design and enforce IAM policies, MFA, and least‑privilege access models in a modern Zero‑Trust framework.

Lead vulnerability scanning, audits, and penetration testing efforts across infrastructure and applications.

• 3–5+ years in cybersecurity
• 2+ years focused on cloud security (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

• Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, or Power Shell)
• Hands‑on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, Cloud Formation)
• Deep understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, VPNs, VPCs/Subnets)
• Experience operating in regulated or high‑security environments

• Must be eligible to obtain a Security Clearance in the future

• CCSP, CISSP, or cloud security certifications
• Experience with FedRAMP, CMMC, or NIST 800-53
• Background in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field

• Early‑stage impact with real ownership
• Cutting‑edge AI and cloud technology
• Mission that matters
• Competitive compensation including base salary + equity (RSUs)
• Opportunity to help shape the security architecture of a high‑growth defense tech company

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We won't strive for anything less.

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