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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cloud Security Engineer * - Suitland, MD - **Company:** FGS, LLC - **Location:** Suitland-Silver Hill, MD, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $153,717.0 - $166,217.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Cloud Engineering, Configuration Management, Cyber Security, Information Systems, Continuous Integration, Data as a Services, Data Centers, Multi-Factor Authentication, Identity and Access Management, Key Management, Ansible, Zero Trust Network Access, Security Content Automation Protocol, Security Information and Event Management, Software Vulnerability Management, Policy as Code, SSL Certificate Management, Data Logging, Cloud Platform System, Delivery Pipeline, HybridCloud, Gitlab, Cloudformation, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, Bicep, Nessus, Terraform, Devsecops, Security Orchestration, Automation & Response, Vulnerability Analysis - **Published:** September 23, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9186045/cloud-security-engineer-suitland-md ## About the Role * U.S. Citizenship. * Active TS/SCI security clearance at the time of hire. * Minimum eight years of relevant cybersecurity experience. * At least five years supporting complex Government information systems. * Demonstrated technical depth in cloud security, system security engineering, vulnerability mitigation, or a comparable cybersecurity specialization. * Experience implementing cloud-security controls for identity, networking, encryption, logging, monitoring, vulnerability management, and secure configuration. * Experience assessing cloud architectures and technical implementations, documenting security gaps, and developing actionable remediation plans. * Experience developing security documentation and supporting risk management, security-control assessment, system authorization, or continuous-monitoring activities. * Experience integrating security requirements into engineering, development, Infrastructure as Code, DevSecOps, or automated deployment workflows. * Knowledge of applicable NIST, DoD, Department of the Navy, and Intelligence Community cybersecurity standards and guidance. * Strong technical writing, analytical, problem-solving, collaboration, and verbal communication skills. Desired Qualifications: * Professional cloud-security certification, such as CCSP, AWS Certified Security - Specialty, Microsoft Certified Cybersecurity Architect Expert, or comparable certification. * CISSP, CASP+, CISM, Security+ CE, or another certification appropriate to the assigned DoD 8140 work role. * Experience with AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, or other accredited Government cloud environments. * Experience with cloud-security posture management, cloud workload protection, containers, Kubernetes, and runtime security. * Experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, Bicep, Ansible, GitLab, or comparable Infrastructure as Code and automation technologies. * Experience with SIEM integration, security orchestration and automation, endpoint protection, network detection, and cloud-native security services. * Experience with cryptographic key management, secrets management, certificate services, data protection, and policy as code. * Experience implementing Zero Trust security principles in cloud and hybrid-cloud environments. Education Requirements: * Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline. Additional relevant experience may be considered in lieu of education when permitted by applicable contract requirements. Security Clearance Requirements: * U.S. citizenship and an active TS/SCI clearance are required at the time of hire. The employee must maintain clearance eligibility throughout employment., * Work is performed in a professional office, secure-facility, and occasional data-center or equipment-room environment. * Must be able to use standard office and information-technology equipment and work at a computer for extended periods. * Must be able to communicate effectively with technical, mission, program, and senior leadership stakeholders. * Occasional schedule flexibility or limited travel may be required to support security assessments, integration, or deployment activities. ## Description FGS, LLC is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to engineer, implement, assess, and improve cybersecurity capabilities for secure cloud and hybrid-cloud solutions supporting the Office of Naval Intelligence in Suitland, Maryland. The selected candidate will integrate security requirements into cloud platforms, applications, data services, networks, and automated delivery pipelines throughout the system lifecycle., * Engineer and implement cloud-security controls for identity, access management, segmentation, encryption, logging, monitoring, vulnerability management, and configuration management. * Assess cloud and hybrid-cloud architectures, services, configurations, and workloads for security gaps, vulnerabilities, threats, and compliance risks. * Develop prioritized remediation plans and coordinate corrective actions with cloud, systems, network, application, data, and cybersecurity teams. * Integrate security into Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, DevSecOps, container, platform, and application-development workflows. * Develop and maintain secure cloud baselines, configuration standards, hardening guidance, reusable security patterns, and implementation procedures. * Implement and validate least privilege, role-based and attribute-based access, privileged-access controls, multifactor authentication, federation, and service identities. * Design and implement security logging, telemetry, alerting, audit, and SIEM integration for cloud platforms and workloads. * Support vulnerability scanning, secure configuration assessment, patch and remediation tracking, and validation using ACAS, Nessus, STIG, SCAP, cloud-native, and related tools. * Apply NIST SP 800-53, CNSSI 1253, DoD Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide, DISA STIGs, and applicable Department of the Navy and Intelligence Community requirements. * Support risk assessments, security-control implementation, system authorization, continuous monitoring, and development of required cybersecurity artifacts. * Evaluate cloud-native and third-party security technologies and conduct technical trade studies, proofs of concept, and implementation reviews. * Implement security automation, policy as code, secrets management, cryptographic key management, certificate management, and automated compliance checks. * Investigate security events and technical findings, determine root cause and mission impact, and coordinate containment, remediation, and lessons learned. * Review implementation artifacts and delivered capabilities for conformance with approved architectures, security requirements, and technical baselines. * Brief Government and program leadership on cloud-security posture, technical risks, remediation status, dependencies, and recommended decisions. ## Related Videos - [Back(end) to the Future: Embracing the continuous Evolution of Infrastructure and Code](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/440-back-end-to-the-future-embracing-the-continuous-evolution-of-infrastructure-and-code) - [WeAreDevelopers LIVE - Modern DevOps for IoT Devices and More](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1805-wearedevelopers-live-modern-devops-for-iot-devices-and-more) - [Security Pitfalls for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/726-security-pitfalls-for-software-engineers) - [Enabling automated 1-click customer deployments with built-in quality and security](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/83-enabling-automated-1-click-customer-deployments-with-built-in-quality-and-security) - [What makes Cybersecurity different for critical infrastructure?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/571-what-makes-cybersecurity-different-for-critical-infrastructure) - [Are Code Reviews Worth It? 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