Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Guidehouse is hiring a Cloud Security Engineer to secure and maintain AWS environments and workloads. The role develops secure architectures, automates compliance controls, supports incident response, and integrates security into CI/CD processes.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain security controls across AWS cloud environments
- Safeguard cloud workloads by applying best practices for identity management, monitoring, threat detection, and secure operations
- Develop secure AWS architectures using services such as IAM, KMS, CloudTrail, Config, and supporting monitoring tools such as Sentry and Datadog
- Implement centralized logging, monitoring, alerting, threat modeling, vulnerability scanning, and penetration testing practices
- Ensure AWS environments align with applicable security and compliance frameworks, including CIS Benchmarks, NIST, HIPAA, FedRAMP, and SOC 2
- Support incident detection, investigation, and response while maintaining audit trails across AWS accounts and services
- Automate security controls and compliance checks using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation
- Integrate security into CI/CD pipelines and collaborate with engineering teams to enable secure build and deployment processes
Skills
- U.S. Citizenship or Green Card required, with the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, cybersecurity, engineering, or a related field; four additional years of relevant experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree
- Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in cloud security, cybersecurity and AWS security
- Strong knowledge of AWS services, including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, ECS/EKS, CloudFront, Route 53, IAM, CloudTrail, Config, and KMS
- Experience supporting secure CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, build troubleshooting, release coordination, and developer enablement
- Hands-on experience with GitHub Actions, AWS CodeBuild, ArgoCD, Helm, Docker, secrets management, environment configuration, and Terraform templates
- Ability to validate account handoffs, review pipeline configurations, verify secrets, support deployment dry runs, and assist with cutover and rollback planning
- Strong scripting or development experience with Python, Bash, or similar languages
- Proven ability to work independently and collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve complex security, operational, and reliability challenges
- AWS Certified Security – Specialty (Highly desirable)
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect or DevOps Engineer certifications
- CISSP, CISM or GIAC certifications
Benefits
- Flexible benefits package
- Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
- Parental Leave
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Group Term Life and Travel Assistance
- Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
- Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities
- Employee Referral Program
- Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
- Care.com annual membership
- Employee Assistance Program
- Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)
- Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
- Remote work (US - Remote (Any location), United States of America)
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