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This role is primarily focused on day-to-day security engineering, including system hardening, vulnerability remediation, cloud operations, and security tool management across AWS & GCP environments.\nIn addition to regular business-hours responsibilities, engineers participate in a structured after-hours 24×7 on-call rotation (primary or backup) to support response to incidents, alerts, and escalations for customers operating under FedRAMP, FISMA, and NIST 800-53 frameworks.\nResponsibilities:\nPerform systems administration and maintenance including patching, vulnerability scanning, compliance scanning and remediation, backups, and recovery for cloud workloads. \nSupport AWS & GCP environments, including Windows and Linux virtual machines, container workloads, and cloud services such as EC2, EBS, S3, RDS, WorkSpaces (AWS), Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL (GCP), and Active Directory or equivalent identity services.\nConfigure, update, and maintain security tools for endpoint protection, log collection, vulnerability scanning, and compliance monitoring. \nTroubleshoot issues across network, compute, application, and identity layers by reviewing logs, collecting data, and analyzing system behavior. \nImplement hardening and compliance controls using CIS Benchmarks, DISA STIGs, and FedRAMP requirements. \nRemediate vulnerabilities identified by tools such as Tenable, Trivy, OpenSCAP, Anchore, Twistlock, and others. \nProvide quality assurance feedback during system deployments to ensure architecture meets compliance and operational requirements. \nCollaborate with Security Analysts to ensure uninterrupted delivery of security services to customers. \nCreate and maintain documentation including network diagrams, dataflow diagrams, SOPs, and security tool configuration guides. \nSupport client communications, deliverables, and issue resolution with strong verbal and written communication skills. \nSupport and mentor junior engineers as and when required.\nAfter-Hours 24×7 On-Call Rotation:Serve as primary or backup on-call engineer during assigned rotation.\nRespond to after-hours security alerts, infrastructure incidents, outages, and ConMon events. \nPerform initial triage, containment, and stabilization using established runbooks.\nInvestigate and respond to alerts generated. \nEscalate complex issues to senior engineers, architects, or compliance teams. \nDocument incidents, actions taken, and recommended improvements. \nContribute to automation improvements and runbook enhancements. \n\nQualifications\nRequired:\nSix (6) or more years of IT engineering and/or cybersecurity experience, with at least three (4) years working in a dedicated cloud security engineering or similar position.\nHands-on experience with both AWS and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). \nAbility to diagnose and resolve issues across Linux and Windows systems, network infrastructure, and cloud services. \nGeneral systems administration and vulnerability management experience, including system patching and hardening, identity and access management (IAM), and related tasks.\nExperience working in a DevSecOps environment, integrating security practices into cloud and infrastructure workflows.\nFamiliarity with ITSM ticketing systems such as Gitlab (preferred), Jira, ServiceNow, etc. \nAbility to work independently during both business hours and on-call periods. \nStrong written and verbal communication skills for customer interaction and incident documentation. \nHands-on experience with one or more of the following tools:Splunk Enterprise \nTenable Security Center/Nessus \nInvicti/Acunetix \nAppgate \nOkta \nGitLab \nPalo Alto Networks Firewalls \nTrendMicro Deep Security \nTrivy \nAnchore \nTerraform \nCloudFormation \nAnsible\n\nDesired:\nBachelor's Degree in Computer Science or other relevant field.\nExperience supporting federal/government-facing customers or consulting engagements, ensuring compliance and operational requirements.\nExperience with FedRAMP, FISMA, or NIST 800-53 compliance frameworks. \nPrior on-call, SRE, SOC, or incident response experience. \nRelevant AWS or Google Cloud Platform certifications.\nSecurity+ or other relevant industry security certification.\nExperience with infrastructure-as-code or automation tooling.\nExperience with Kubernetes is highly desirable. \nLocation:\nRemote (US)\nClearance:\nMust be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain a security clearance\nAbout Quantum Sky\nCompensation:\nCompensation is unique to each candidate and relative to the skills and experience they bring to the position. The salary range for this position is typically between $135,000-$160,000 This does not guarantee a specific salary as compensation is based upon multiple factors such as education, experience, certifications, and other requirements, and may fall outside of the above-stated range.\nBenefits:\nHighlights of our benefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k) match, Paid Time Off, STD/LTD/Life Insurance, Referral Bonuses, professional development reimbursement, and parental leave.\nThe world the mission operates in is going post-quantum, contested, and machine-speed. Quantum Sky engineers the advantage across cyber, networks, software, and quantum because the mission demands dominance, not parity. We don't follow the map. We draw it.\nAt Quantum Sky, we believe that success starts with our people. We foster a collaborative, innovative, and mission-driven environment where every team member plays a critical role in shaping the future of technology. 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