Cloud Security & Compliance Engineer

DecisionPoint seeks a Cloud Security & Compliance Engineer to support cybersecurity compliance, RMF alignment, and IL5 cloud security operations for AWS GovCloud environments supporting a large federal and DoD-aligned mission environment. This role performs impact analysis, updates RMF documentation, maintains STIG compliance, validates security configurations, and ensures IL5 cybersecurity continuity throughout migration and modernization activities.

The Cloud Security & Compliance Engineer works closely with cloud architects, ISSM/ISSO teams, cybersecurity analysts, DevSecOps engineers, and system administrators to maintain a secure, compliant, and continuously monitored cloud ecosystem.

This position is fully remote., The Cloud Security & Compliance Engineer will: Perform RMF impact analysis for system changes affecting cloud security posture.

• Update and maintain RMF documentation including SSPs, POA&Ms, SARs, and control evidence.

• Ensure STIG compliance for cloud services, operating systems, containers, and supporting components.

• Validate encryption configurations, IAM changes, auditing controls, and logging requirements.

• Support continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, and remediation tracking.

• Assist with IL5 migration security validation, ensuring no degradation of compliance during transitions.

• Review configuration baselines, IaC templates, and cloud security policies for alignment with RMF and Zero Trust.

• Conduct log analysis and correlate findings with SIEM outputs for compliance and incident follow-up.

• Support COOP/DR planning from a security controls perspective, ensuring continuity of protections.

• Assist ISSM and ISSO teams during audits, assessments, and ATO-related activities.

• Document security findings, remediation steps, and compliance reports for leadership review.

• Participate in Change Control Board (CCB) meetings to evaluate security impacts of proposed updates.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Systems Administration, or a related field.

Experience (Required)

• Minimum 5 years of experience in cloud security, cybersecurity compliance, or system security engineering.

• Experience performing RMF support activities including SSP updates, POA&M management, and continuous monitoring.

• Experience validating compliance against STIGs, IL5 configurations, and federal security controls.

• Experience troubleshooting cloud security issues in AWS or secure federal environments.

Technical Knowledge (Required)

• Familiarity with AWS GovCloud IL5 security controls, logging, monitoring, and IAM best practices.

• Knowledge of RMF processes, STIG requirements, and federal cybersecurity frameworks.

• Understanding of encryption, auditing, IAM, and boundary defense in cloud environments.

• Familiarity with vulnerability scanning, remediation workflows, and compliance validation.

Technical Knowledge (Preferred)

• Experience with automation for compliance validation or policy-as-code.

• Experience with SIEM platforms, SOAR tools, or security analytics.

• Familiarity with container hardening and cloud-native security architectures.

Certifications

Required:

• CompTIA Security+ or AWS Cloud Practitioner

Preferred:

• ITIL v4 Foundation

• AWS Security Specialty

• CISSP, CCSP, or other advanced cybersecurity certifications

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities for cloud security and compliance issues.

• Excellent communication skills for coordination with cybersecurity and engineering teams.

• High attention to detail in documentation and RMF artifact maintenance.

• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a mission-focused environment.

• Strong understanding of secure cloud operations and IL5 compliance.