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The successful candidate will support your team and customer through advanced technical evaluations, detection engineering, and cloud architecture security, ensuring high standards of security and compliance. This position will be based out of the Washington DC Metro area with a hybrid schedule opportunity. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:\nConducting technical evaluations of information systems design, containerized applications, and cloud architecture, ensuring security and operational requirements map directly into the System/Enterprise Architecture.\nValidating the efficacy of log ingestion across IaaS, OS, and application layers (including AWS CloudTrail, VPC Flow Logs, and GuardDuty alerts).\nDeveloping, testing, and deploying custom detection engineering rulesets within the SIEM.\nUtilizing automated cloud security posture assessment tools to continuously monitor the AWS environment for configuration drift, ensuring strict adherence to the provided Security Requirements Guide.\nLeveraging AI-assisted RMF tools to ingest infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform) and system documentation to rapidly identify compliance gaps, accelerating the cATO process.\nSupporting continuous exposure management and cATO workflows to maintain real-time system authorization.\nCoordinating proper security control implementation and detection tuning with system administrators and cloud engineers.\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field.\n10+ years of relevant Cybersecurity experience focusing on SIEM validation, tuning, behavioral analytics (integrated with AWS infrastructure), continuous exposure management, and cATO support.\nHigh level of hands-on knowledge and experience with AWS and Splunk.\nActive IAT Level 2 certification (e.g., Security+ CE, SSCP, CCNA Security), with a strong preference for higher-level certifications.\nDemonstrated experience conducting technical evaluations of information systems design, containerized applications, and cloud architecture.\nExperience utilizing automated tools to monitor cloud environments for configuration drift against Security Requirements Guides.\nAbility to use prior experience and knowledge to address new situations, especially during interactions with clients.\nAbility to communicate on technical subjects using clear, concise, non-technical language to include strong written communications, ability to provide written feedback on documents, and ability to prepare briefings.\nUS Citizenship and an active Top Secret security clearance.\nDesired Qualifications\nIAT Level 3 or higher certifications (e.g., CISSP, CASP+, CISM, GSLC).\nAdvanced technical certifications relevant to the environment (e.g., AWS Certified Security - Specialty, Splunk Enterprise Security Certified Admin).\nHands-on experience using AI-assisted RMF tools to ingest Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform) for automated compliance mapping.\nDeep understanding of container security (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker) and securing DevSecOps pipelines.\nDemonstrated experience giving technical guidance to cloud engineers and system administrators.\nThe salary range for this position is estimated to be between $155,000.00 - $180,000.00, commensurate on experience and technical skillset. We will consider candidates at a Principal or Senior Principal (or equivalent level). \nWe are proud to be an EEO/AA employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories.\nIn compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity, confirm US Citizenship, and complete the required employment eligibility verification upon hire.\nWe are strictly looking for direct, full-time W2 employees. 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