Information Security Engineer III

About the Opportunity

As an Information Security Engineer III, you will play a critical role in ensuring cloud environments remain secure, resilient, automated, and compliant throughout the system lifecycle in a remote and on-site work environment. In this role, you will integrate security into every stage of cloud deployment and operations, helping protect mission-critical systems, applications, and data within complex AWS environments.

Your work will directly support mission success by strengthening cybersecurity posture, reducing operational risk, and ensuring cloud services remain reliable, scalable, and aligned with federal security and compliance requirements.

• Engineer and maintain secure AWS cloud environments supporting mission-critical systems
• Implement Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Cloud Formation and automation tools
• Configure and manage AWS security controls including IAM, VPCs, KMS, encryption, and network security services
• Support secure cloud services such as API Gateway, Lambda, Cloud Front, and containerized workloads
• Perform vulnerability management and risk remediation using tools like Splunk, Nessus, and Tenable
• Monitor and respond to security events using enterprise security and firewall tools (e.g., Palo Alto, Imperva, Fortinet)
• Ensure compliance with federal cybersecurity requirements and support continuous security monitoring
• Collaborate with engineering and security teams to deploy and operationalize secure cloud solutions

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, IT, Computer Science, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in AWS cloud-native and cloud security environments
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS services (IAM, VPC, KMS, encryption, API Gateway, Lambda, Cloud Front, etc.)
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and secure cloud automation
• Experience with security and monitoring tools such as Splunk, Nessus, and Tenable
• Understanding of cloud security principles including encryption, IAM, segmentation, and application security
• Experience supporting compliance and risk-based AWS environments
• Must hold at least one of the following certifications: CISA, CRISC, CISM, CGEIT, CISSP, or CAP.

This position is contingent upon contract award and funding
. No employment relationship exists unless and until a formal written offer of employment is extended following contract award.

• Ability to obtain a security clearance.

GAMA-1 also offers a variety of benefits, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, 401(k) savings plan, training and career development opportunities, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO - to cover vacation, illness or disability, appointments, emergencies or other situations that require time off from work). For more GAMA-1 Corporate benefits information.

GAMA-1 is a rapidly growing technology business that is based in Greenbelt, Maryland. GAMA-1 Technologies provides strategic information assurance, information security, and business enterprise and networking solutions to the Federal Government. Our success is based on using industry and agency standards, establishing and performing with standardized processes, and IT Services expertise. At GAMA-1, we believe employees should grow, achieve, and develop just as the company grows, achieves, and develops.

GAMA-1 is committed to providing our employees with opportunities for career advancement throughout their employment. For more information, visit

GAMA-1 is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to: veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin or ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), domestic violence victims, political orientation, status as a smoker or tobacco user, hairstyle, use of a service animal, education status, familial status, HIV/AIDS status, height, weight, reproductive healthcare decisions or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.