Cloud Security Engineer — AWS

Job overview

The Cloud Security Engineer role is onsite in Washington, DC. Compensation is not specified. Enterprise Solutions and Management provides strategic IT services for Defense and Federal customers; this role supports an enterprise-level program in a federal environment. The engineer designs, implements, and secures AWS cloud environments, supporting infrastructure, applications, and CI/CD workflows. The role applies security controls, monitoring, risk mitigation, and compliance practices to help protect federal program systems.

What you'll do

• Design, implement, and secure AWS cloud environments using services and tools including VPC, IAM, Docker, Lambda, API Gateway, CloudFormation, and CloudFront
• support IaC and CI/CD in Linux environments
• apply encryption, data protection, application security, and compliance controls
• use security monitoring and assessment tools including Splunk, Nessus, and Tenable Security Center.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

cloud security engineer

aws

cloud security

infrastructure as code

ci/cd

linux

cybersecurity compliance

public trust

washington dc

onsite

federal it

splunk

nessus

esm

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Public Trust clearance is required; the posting requires a bachelor’s degree and five years of related security experience.

About the employer

ESM is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.