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Senior Engineer, Cloud and System Security

Job in McLean, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
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Full Time, Contract position
Listed on 2026-07-11
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Cybersecurity, IT Consultant, Systems Engineer, Information Security
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 140000 - 200000 USD Yearly USD 140000.00 200000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
# Senior Engineer, Cloud and System SecuritySES Satellites Full Time senior Hybrid Mc Lean , Virginia, USPosted 2 days ago##

Role Overview SES Satellites is hiring a Senior Engineer, Cloud and System Security. This is a full-time hybrid role, based in McLean. posted 2 days ago. Full responsibilities, required qualifications, and the apply link are listed in the description below.## Resume Keywords to Include Make sure these keywords appear in your resume to improve ATS scoring

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Requisition Number: 20098

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McLean, VA, US Betzdorf, LUSenior Engineer, Cloud and System Security The job responsibilities outlined in this document are not exhaustive and may evolve over time and be reviewed according to business needs.

Role Description Summary In this position you will be directly accountable for translating advanced security requirements into comprehensive effective and efficient technical security concepts. You will lead and advise project and Biz Dev Ops  teams to deliver solutions that are resilient against advanced threats. You will autonomously lead and deliver complex cyber security implementation projects and design, implement and automate advanced cloud, system and application security controls leveraging best of breed and cloud native state of the art security technologies.

Primary Responsibilities / Key Result Areas
* Translate advanced security requirements, threats, vulnerabilities and security risks in complex, heterogeneous environments into comprehensive effective and efficient technical security concepts
* Lead and advise architects and Biz Dev Ops  teams on effective and efficient cyber security strategies, architectures and technical security controls to meet advanced security requirements and deliver resilient solutions against advanced threat actors
* Design and document system and application security architectures and concepts in line with industry and governmental security standards that effectively mitigate security related risks, while accommodating complex operational needs in complex hybrid infrastructures
* Autonomously lead complex cyber security implementation projects as laid out in SES’s information security strategy and deliver them within time, cost and scope.
* Design, implement and automate advanced cloud, system and application security controls leveraging best of breed and cloud native state of the art security technologies, including EDR, O365 Security, data leakage prevention and rights management, identification and access management, active directory security, secure software development
* Define policies, processes, procedures, configuration standards and guidelines to ensure appropriate security risk management throughout the system life cycle
* Perform technical security assessments and audits of complex information systems, applications and infrastructures to identify vulnerabilities and non-compliance with established security standards and recommend efficient and effective mitigation strategies
* Evaluate emerging risks and advise on and implement effective risk mitigations and state-of-the-art security concepts
* Support security incident response with a focus on the implementation of effective preventive system security controls as well as containment, eradication and recovery of information systemsCOMPETENCIES
* Highly autonomous and self-motivating with proven ability to deliver on complex and time critical tasks/projects
* Strong project management skills, able to handle multiple projects and lead cross-functional and/or virtual project teams
* Strong analytical skills and stress resistance
* Strong ability to overcome resistance to change, mediate in conflicts and resolve issues, and to secure stakeholder buy-in to the proposed solution
* Strong written and verbal communication skills: ability to explain security rationales and controls to non-technical audiences
* Excellent team player and ability to work in international and interdisciplinary teams
* Ability to learn new technologies quickly

Qualifications & Experience
* Degree in Computer Science and a minimum of 10 years industry related experience in large heterogeneous environments
* Sound, hands-on knowledge of and experience with managing system related security risks, including the assessment of system security risks, specification of security requirements, the definition of security concepts, secure system design, implementation of security controls, specification of secure configuration standards, assessment of security controls and vulnerabilities
* Knowledge of:
* MS Azure, Office 365, Azure Information Protection, Security Center, Cloud App Security, Microsoft Defender for O365, Defender for Identities, Intune, Conditional Access, Identity Protection, Application Gateway, Security and Compliance,
* Azure Dev Ops
*…
Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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