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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Cloud Security Engineer - **Company:** Connected Logistics - **Location:** Springfield, VA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $120,000.0 - $130,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Cloud Engineering, Cyber Security, Information Systems, Identity and Access Management, IT Management, Information Systems Security Architecture Professional, Network Security, Software Engineering, Systems Architecture, Software Vulnerability Management, Data Logging, Cloud Platform System, Software Security, HybridCloud, Information Technology, Devsecops, Security Orchestration, Automation & Response - **Published:** September 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/88386225/1 ## About the Role * Public Trust: T4 or T5 (TS) * Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline or an Associate's degree in the above discipline with an additional 2 years of experience. * Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in cybersecurity, security engineering, security architecture, information technology, or a closely related field. * Demonstrated experience analyzing and defining security requirements for complex IT systems or applications. * Experience evaluating security technologies and incorporating security capabilities into technical solutions. * Experience designing, engineering, or implementing cybersecurity solutions. * Experience performing cybersecurity risk analysis and risk assessments. * Ability to analyze technical, mission, and security requirements and translate those requirements into implementable security solutions. * Ability to communicate complex cybersecurity concepts and technical recommendations to engineering teams, technical leadership, and other stakeholders. * Experience providing technical direction, oversight, or supervision to technical personnel. Preferred Qualifications: * Experience designing and securing cloud-based, hybrid-cloud, or enterprise IT environments. * Knowledge of cloud security architecture, security engineering principles, and security control implementation. * Experience integrating cybersecurity capabilities into cloud platforms, applications, infrastructure, and DevSecOps environments. * Experience supporting complex security architectures, including multilevel security (MLS) environments or systems with multiple security classifications or access requirements. * Familiarity with identity and access management, data protection, encryption, network security, application security, logging, monitoring, vulnerability management, and security automation. * Experience assessing security architectures and recommending technical controls or mitigation strategies to reduce identified risks. * Experience working across cybersecurity, cloud engineering, application development, infrastructure, DevSecOps, and enterprise architecture teams. * Experience producing cybersecurity architecture documentation, security engineering artifacts, risk assessments, technical analyses, and implementation recommendations. * Strong technical leadership, mentoring, problem-solving, and written and verbal communication skills. ## Description * Analyze and define cybersecurity requirements for high-level, mission-critical applications, systems, and cloud environments. * Evaluate approved security products, platforms, services, and capabilities against technical and mission security requirements. * Design, develop, engineer, and implement cybersecurity solutions supporting complex system and multilevel security requirements. * Analyze MLS requirements and develop appropriate technical security solutions and architectural approaches. * Assess system and cloud architectures to identify security vulnerabilities, control gaps, threats, and technical risks. * Perform cybersecurity risk analysis activities, including risk assessments, identification of potential security impacts, and development of recommended mitigation strategies. * Gather, analyze, and organize technical information concerning mission objectives, organizational requirements, existing security products, system architectures, and ongoing cybersecurity programs. * Develop security architecture recommendations that align cybersecurity controls with system, application, data, and mission requirements. * Incorporate security engineering principles throughout system and application design, development, implementation, and operational activities. * Collaborate with cloud, infrastructure, application, DevSecOps, cybersecurity, and enterprise architecture teams to integrate security requirements into technical solutions. * Provide subject matter expertise to technical teams and stakeholders regarding cybersecurity architecture, system security engineering, cloud security, and risk reduction. * Review proposed architectures and technical solutions to identify security implications and recommend appropriate safeguards. * Support the implementation and validation of security controls and security technologies within complex IT and cloud environments. * Develop and maintain cybersecurity engineering documentation, technical recommendations, risk assessments, architecture artifacts, and supporting security documentation. * Provide technical leadership and guidance to cybersecurity engineers, system engineers, developers, and other technical personnel. * Provide daily supervision, task direction, quality oversight, and technical mentoring to assigned staff. * Coordinate cybersecurity engineering activities to ensure technical solutions are implemented consistently with established security requirements and mission objectives. ## Related Videos - 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