Cloud Security Engineer (Cloud Engineer 3)

About the role

HII’s Mission Technologies division is seeking an Intermediate-level Cloud Security Engineer to support the DoD/DoW Advana War Data Platform. This position is contingent on contract award.

Responsibilities

• Conducts patch management operations across Advana cloud enclaves by operating vulnerability scanning workflows, identifying required updates, tracking patch applicability, and automating deployment actions aligned with Department of Defense patching directives supporting Joint Staff elements and mission-owner communities.
• Validates patch implementation in controlled environments by executing test sequences, reviewing system behavior, and confirming compliance with configuration baselines across virtual machines, containerized services, Infrastructure as Code modules, and platform services.
• Operates cloud logging and monitoring mechanisms using CloudWatch, GuardDuty, Splunk, Elastic clusters, and integrated SIEM pipelines to detect configuration drift, unauthorized change activity, and misconfigurations affecting Advana readiness.
• Supports deployment and evaluation of incident response procedures by executing data collection steps, performing event correlation, documenting operational impact, and generating incident response metrics such as mean time to detect, mean time to respond, containment intervals, and recovery validation results.
• Contributes to incident triage by analyzing indicators of compromise, correlating system logs, validating remediation actions, and preparing status reporting for senior operational leaders.
• Participates in lessons learned reviews by identifying root causes, proposing corrective actions, and incorporating process improvements into standardized runbooks, intelligence feeds, and automated control mechanisms.
• Strengthens defensive posture across NIPRNet, SIPRNet, and JWICS environments by maintaining operational continuity, supporting cyber readiness objectives, and contributing to mission-aligned cloud security modernization efforts.

Requirements

• 5 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 3 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 0 years experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 9 years relevant experience.
• Ambitious Amazon Web Services AWS Security-Specialty certified.
• Must have an active Top Secret/SCI eligible clearance to be considered.
• US Citizenship.

Preferred Requirements

• Familiarity with Advana architecture, Palantir Foundry, or similar data integration platforms.
• Experience with data governance frameworks and metadata management.
• Agile/SAFe delivery experience in secure environments.

Physical Requirements

May require working in an office, industrial, shipboard, or laboratory environment. Capable of climbing ladders and tolerating confined spaces and extreme temperature variances.

Pay

Anticipated Salary Range: $115,199.00 - $164,570.00

Schedule

Full Time/Salaried/Exempt