AWS Cloud Security Engineer

Location: AWS IAD21 – Herndon, Virginia; Customer Site – Springfield, Virginia; Denver, Colorado; Seattle, Washington. Work split: approximately 80 % low‑side / 20 % high‑side. Remote work is acceptable, but candidates must be willing and able to work from AWS SCIFs as required. Active TS/SCI clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement intelligent model‑routing logic using ML‑based classification to route requests to appropriate LLMs based on conversational context, task complexity, and performance requirements.
• Build and maintain orchestration layers using AWS Bedrock, LangChain, or custom frameworks to support multi‑model workflows.
• Train, evaluate, and iterate on classification models using evaluation frameworks and feedback loops.
• Architect conversation‑context analysis, retrieval, and embedding strategies to interpret user intent across multi‑turn interactions.
• Develop prompt‑engineering standards and context‑window management techniques supporting intent classification and routing.
• Architect enterprise‑scale GenAI solutions with high availability, performance optimization, and cost management.
• Apply GenAI platform practices including observability, model evaluation, guardrails, responsible AI controls, and versioning.
• Design and maintain data extraction and transformation pipelines supporting model training, evaluation, and enterprise application integration.
• Engage with customer stakeholders and technical counterparts to gather requirements, validate solutions, and participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies.
• Collaborate with the Engagement Manager to track progress and risks and produce technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and handoff artifacts.

Minimum Requirements

• Develop reusable Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and cross‑account integrations to standardize and centralize security services across a complex, multi‑vendor environment with distributed AWS accounts under an externally managed organization.
• Assess current security posture and drive vendor alignment with organizational standards.
• Help shape government security processes and support the production of compliance artifacts, including IATTs and ATOs.
• Integrate distributed logging to a centralized reviewer (C5ISR).

Desired Skills

• Active TS/SCI clearance required.
• Willing and able to work from AWS SCIFs as required.
• Candidates must be local to Herndon, Virginia; Denver, Colorado; or Seattle, Washington.

Benefits

• 100 % employer‑paid medical coverage (optional plan).
• Competitive options for medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Employer‑paid short‑term and long‑term disability coverage.
• Employer‑paid life insurance.
• $5,000 annually for education, training, certifications, and professional development.
• Career advancement through the structured iQTouch Program.
• Up to 6 % 401(k) match.
• Additional 4 % profit‑sharing contribution, at company discretion.

Why Join Quevera?

Quevera was recognized as a Top Workplace in the Washington, DC/Baltimore region for 2025—its fifth consecutive year receiving this distinction based on employee feedback. The company invests heavily in its people, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence while offering structured career growth and a highly competitive benefits package.