Senior Security Engineer

Senior Security Engineer

Location

Remote

Clearance

Public Trust (U.S. Citizenship required)

Position Summary

The Senior Security Engineer will serve as a senior cybersecurity resource supporting a federal multi-cloud environment. This position will focus on cloud security architecture, NIST compliance, IAM, vulnerability management, security monitoring, incident response, automation, and Cloud Security Posture Management. This position will work across AWS, Azure, and related enterprise environments to strengthen the agency's security posture while supporting regulatory compliance and operational resilience.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable security architectures for complex multi-cloud environments.
• Ensure cloud security solutions comply with agencies policies, government regulations, and applicable NIST security controls.
• Support security audits, assessments, compliance reviews, and remediation activities.
• Use FAA security tools such as CSAM to support compliance tracking, documentation, and security authorization activities.
• Develop, track, and remediate Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms).
• Implement and maintain security monitoring capabilities across multiple cloud platforms to identify threats, vulnerabilities, and anomalous activity.
• Develop and maintain incident response procedures and support the investigation and remediation of cybersecurity incidents.
• Design and maintain Identity and Access Management (IAM) strategies, policies, and controls across cloud environments.
• Regularly review permissions, roles, and access policies to ensure least privilege and regulatory compliance.
• Develop security automation using Terraform, Ansible, cloud-native automation tools, or scripting technologies.
• Implement and maintain cloud security platforms such as Prisma Cloud CSPM to improve visibility, compliance, and overall cloud security posture.
• Conduct and support vulnerability asses