Cloud Security Engineer

About the role

Quantum Sky is searching for 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.

Responsibilities

• 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

Requirements

• 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
• Active Top Secret Clearance with SCI Eligibility is required

Qualifications

• Advance level Cloud Security certifications are strongly preferred (e.g., AWS Security Specialty certification)
• CISSP, GCIH, and similar certifications are a plus

Pay

The salary range for this position is typically between $140,000-$150,000. This does not guarantee a specific salary as compensation is based upon multiple factors such as education, experience, certifications, and other requirements, and may fall outside of the above-stated range.

Benefits

• Health/Dental/Vision
• 401(k) match
• Paid Time Off
• STD/LTD/Life Insurance
• Referral Bonuses
• Professional development reimbursement
• Parental leave

Quantum Sky engineers the advantage across cyber, networks, software, and quantum because the mission demands dominance, not parity. We foster a collaborative, innovative, and mission-driven environment where every team member plays a critical role in shaping the future of technology.