AWS Cloud Security Engineer

System One

Full-time other-general
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Location
Mclean, VA, United States
Posted
June 27, 2026

Job Description

AWS Cloud Security Engineer
Remote

What You Will Do

We are seeking an AWS Cloud Security Engineer to support a large-scale cloud modernization effort for a federal client. This role will focus on securing AWS environments, strengthening cloud security operations, automating compliance controls, and partnering with engineering teams to ensure secure application delivery.

Responsibilities include:

• Design, implement, and maintain security controls across AWS cloud environments.
• Help safeguard cloud workloads through strong identity management, monitoring, threat detection, and secure operations practices.
• Develop and support secure AWS architectures using services such as IAM, KMS, CloudTrail, AWS Config, and related monitoring tools.
• Implement centralized logging, monitoring, alerting, threat modeling, vulnerability scanning, and penetration testing practices.
• Support alignment with security and compliance frameworks such as C...