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# Security Tool Engineer-Cloud Security Engineer

- **Company:** Boston Government Services
- **Location:** Oak Ridge, TN, United States
- **Salary:** $142,418.0 - $167,550.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Systems Engineering, Audit Trail, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing Security, Cyber Security, Intrusion Detection Systems, Microsoft Security Essentials, Performance Tuning, Security Software, Security Information and Event Management, Software Vulnerability Management, Data Logging, Firewalls (Computer Science), Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, Splunk
- **Published:** July 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9048210/security-tool-engineer-cloud-security-engineer

## About the Role

* Bachelor's Degree or equivalent.
 * Experience in cybersecurity engineering, cloud security, security tool administration, systems engineering, or security operations support.
 * Familiarity with cloud security concepts, logging, identity, endpoint protection, vulnerability tooling, and monitoring platforms.
 * Ability to troubleshoot technical issues and document configuration changes.
 * Knowledge of secure system hardening, patching, availability, monitoring, and operational procedures.
 * Must be a U.S. citizen.
 * Successful drug screening.
 * Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a security or clearance badge., * Security+, Azure Security Engineer, AWS Security Specialty, CCSP, Splunk, Microsoft Security, Palo Alto/Fortinet, or equivalent.

## Description

The Security Tool Engineer-Cloud Security Engineer supports the operation, maintenance, deployment, tuning, and continuous improvement of cybersecurity tools and cloud/on-premise security capabilities within the client environment.

 * Operate, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot cybersecurity tools and cloud security capabilities.
 * Support deployment, tuning, patching, monitoring, backup verification, and availability of security platforms.
 * Assist with SIEM, EDR, DLP, IDS/IPS, firewall, WAF, PAM, cloud security, vulnerability management, and endpoint security integrations.
 * Review audit logs, identify suspicious activity, and coordinate with SOC/IR teams as needed.
 * Support tool configuration documentation, maintenance logs, change records, gap remediation reports, and availability reporting.
 * Provide engineering support for monitoring, alerting, visibility improvements, and process optimization.
 * Assist with data protection, endpoint controls, and security infrastructure tasks in hybrid environments.


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