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Cloud Security Engineer

Guidehouse Digital, LLC San Antonio, TX

San Antonio, TX

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$92k - $153k/yr Full time Aws Cloud Security Aws Cloudformation Cloud Platforms

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Job Description

The Cloud Security Engineer will design, implement, and maintain security controls for AWS-based environments, with a focus on embedding security into CI/CD and operational workflows. The role also supports incident detection, investigation, and response while ensuring alignment with relevant security and compliance requirements.

Location

San Antonio, TX (onsite)

Compensation

USD 92,000 - 153,000 per year

Experience and Education

Minimum experience: 6 years of relevant cloud security, cybersecurity, and AWS security experience
Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, cybersecurity, engineering, or a related field
Substitution: Four additional years of relevant experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain security controls across AWS cloud environments
Protect cloud workloads using best practices for identity management, monitoring, threat detection, and secure operations
Develop secure AWS architectures using services such as IAM, KMS, CloudTrail, Config, and monitoring tools including Sentry and Datadog
Implement centralized logging, monitoring, alerting, threat modeling, vulnerability scanning, and penetration testing
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

Required Qualifications

Eligibility: U.S. Citizenship or Green Card required, with ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance
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 collaboration 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 address complex security, operational, and reliability challenges

Technologies

AWS, IAM, KMS, CloudTrail, Config
Sentry, Datadog
Infrastructure as Code, Terraform, CloudFormation
CI/CD pipelines
GitHub Actions, AWS CodeBuild, ArgoCD, Helm
Docker
Python, Bash
EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, ECS/EKS, CloudFront, Route 53

Clearance and Travel

Clearance required: Ability to obtain Public Trust
Travel required: Up to 10%

Benefits

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

Additional Information

Job family: Software Development & Support

Nice to Have

AWS Certified Security – Specialty (highly desirable)
AWS Certified Solutions Architect or DevOps Engineer certifications
CISSP, CISM or GIAC certifications

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