Cloud Security Engineer

Job Family:

Software Development & Support

Travel Required:

Up to 10%

Clearance Required:

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

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, Cloud Trail, 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 Cloud Formation.

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.

Bachelor’s 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, Cloud Front, Route 53, IAM, Cloud Trail, Config, and KMS.Experience supporting secure CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, build troubleshooting, release coordination, and developer enablement.

Collaborate Hands-on experience with Git Hub Actions, AWS Code Build, 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 Dev Ops Engineer certifications.

CISSP, CISM or GIAC certifications.

The annual salary range for this position is $92,000.00-$. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

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  annual membership

Employee Assistance Program Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and  protection, etc.)Position may be eligible for a discretionary…