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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cloud Security Engineer - **Company:** Tyto Athene - **Location:** Washington, DC, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $140,000.0 - $150,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing Security, Cyber Security, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PAAS), Cloud Services, Security Information and Event Management, Cloud Platform System, Office365 - **Published:** July 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9067252/cloud-security-engineer ## About the Role Required: * Able to work normal business hours (core) and occasional/limited on-call hours as requested by the client and/or as required by operational demands (e.g., during major incidents) * Willingness to work at the client site in Washington DC at least part of the time is required (hybrid/telework) * Eight (8) years of cyber security experience, with at least six (6) of those years working as a Cloud Security Engineer in an enterprise SOC environment * Demonstrated expertise in performing cyber threat hunting activities in cloud environments (e.g., SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, including O365, SIEM, EDR, and other cloud-based applications) is critically important * Demonstrated experience leading incident response activities when cloud-based tools and systems are involved * Experience across all major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, Google), with a focus on AWS * Bachelor's degree required OR additional relevant experience * Ability to work as an integral part of a high-performing SOC team is required * Effective verbal and written communication skills that include the ability to describe highly technical concepts in non-technical terms * Understanding of recent cybersecurity policies and mandates such as EO 14028, M-21-31, NSM-8, and their impact on SOC activities Desired: * Advance level Cloud Security certifications are strongly preferred (e.g.., AWS Security Specialty certification) * CISSP, GCIH, and similar certifications are a plus Clearance: * Active Top Secret Clearance with SCI Eligibility is required ## Description Tyto Athene is seeking an enthusiastic Cloud Security Engineer to help our largest Federal client monitor and secure their rapidly expanding cloud footprint against would-be attackers. The successful candidate will have a passion for and experience with being the foremost Cloud Security expert in a large, enterprise SOC environment and augment the team's knowledge and skills regarding AWS to develop alerting and response procedures for cloud events and perform cloud hunting, monitoring, and incident response., * Perform cloud hunting and identify embedded threats effectively and efficiently * Review and analyze cloud logs to bring relevance and context to the data * Lead cloud incident response activities as they occur * Develop a full set of cloud incident response playbooks * Work with stakeholders to ensure full visibility into workloads running in the cloud * Ensure all cloud logs are onboarded to the SIEM tool and the correct events are logged * Develop and implement a full set of monitoring use cases to enable DOJ security tools to immediately and automatically detect cloud threats * Continuously tune security tools for optimization, i.e., maximum blocking with minimal false positives * Devise and implement additional KPIs and metrics that help DOJ monitor the overall health of this function * Ensure and enable DOJ's participation in threat information-sharing initiatives across the USG * Assist the engineering team with the deployment, configuration, and maintenance of cloud-based SOC tools, technologies, applications, and solutions * Perform research and lead proof of concept efforts to determine where additional technologies may be necessary ## Related Videos - [You can’t hack what you can’t see](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/41-you-can-t-hack-what-you-can-t-see) - [Leverage Cloud Computing Benefits with Serverless Multi-Cloud ML ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/78-leverage-cloud-computing-benefits-with-serverless-multi-cloud-ml) - [Thinking Differently - How to Make Money from Cyber Attacks & Cheats](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/745-thinking-differently-how-to-make-money-from-cyber-attacks-cheats) - [What makes Cybersecurity different for critical infrastructure?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/571-what-makes-cybersecurity-different-for-critical-infrastructure) - [ZEISS & Microsoft - Building the Next Generation Medical Ecosystem in the Cloud](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/424-zeiss-microsoft-building-the-next-generation-medical-ecosystem-in-the-cloud) - [Cyber Security: Small, and Large!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/259-cyber-security-small-and-large) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [9 Ways to Make Money Hacking](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/333-9-ways-to-make-money-hacking) - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology) - [7 Cloud Computing Trends Coming in 2025 for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/412-7-cloud-computing-trends-coming-in-2025-for-developers) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Events like RSAC Get You CISOs. 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