Senior Cloud Security Engineer

Job overview

The Senior Cloud Security Engineer role is hybrid in Mechanicsville, VA. The posting lists a pay rate of $122.87 per hour. The engineer will support VDOT’s enterprise Azure migration and secure cloud infrastructure. The role provides technical leadership to design, implement, monitor, and improve cloud security. It reduces risk and supports compliance through architecture reviews, security controls, vulnerability remediation, monitoring, and incident response in collaboration with cloud, infrastructure, application, and governance teams.

What you'll do

• Design, implement, secure, monitor, and improve enterprise cloud infrastructure
• lead cloud security initiatives and mentor junior engineers
• assess vulnerabilities and risks and track remediation
• review architectures and recommend controls
• implement deployment-pipeline security gates
• develop Azure Policies and Automation runbooks
• configure Azure network security
• monitor SIEM events and coordinate with the SOC
• lead incident investigations and remediation
• maintain security documentation and audit evidence.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior cloud security engineer

hybrid

mechanicsville va

vdot

microsoft azure

cloud security

zero trust

incident response

siem

splunk

azure firewall

$122.87/hr

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Hybrid contract assignment from November 9, 2026, through June 30, 2027; requires at least eight years of enterprise cloud experience and five years of enterprise cloud security experience. Required certifications: Azure Security Engineer Associate, CompTIA Security+, and CCSP.

About the employer

TOMORROW HIRE is hiring for this role. Industry: Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services. Sector: 51.