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Cybersecurity Jobs in Rockville, MD

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1d ago

Sr Cloud Security Engineer

General Dynamics Information Technology Rockville, MD

Rockville, MD

1d ago

$124k - $150k/yr Full time Aws Cloud Aws Cloud Security Cloud Network Security

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Job Description

GDIT is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Engineer to design, implement, operate, and continuously improve security infrastructure across on-premises data centers and AWS environments. The position is hands-on, spanning security architecture, implementation, security automation, networking and firewall capabilities, and incident response support.

Responsibilities

Design and implement security controls for AWS multi-account and hybrid-cloud environments.
Deploy and manage AWS security services, including Network Firewall, WAF, Shield, Security Groups and NACLs, GuardDuty, Security Hub, CloudTrail, and AWS Config.
Own identity and encryption controls using IAM/Identity Center and KMS, while managing core network components such as VPC and Transit Gateway.
Design secure connectivity, segmentation, and security boundaries between AWS and on-premises environments.
Design, deploy, manage, and optimize Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls, including security policies, NAT, routing, VPN, application controls, threat prevention, and URL filtering.
Manage firewall high availability, upgrades, lifecycle, capacity, and ongoing policy optimization.
Build secure, resilient architectures across AWS and on-premises infrastructure using defense-in-depth and Zero Trust principles.
Modernize environments to use Infrastructure as Code, including Terraform.
Automate security operations, compliance reporting, configuration management, and policy enforcement through APIs, scripting, DevSecOps tooling, and AI-assisted engineering tools.
Support security controls and evidence mapping aligned with NIST 800-53/800-171, FedRAMP, and FISMA.
Evaluate existing security architectures and recommend improvements in security, resiliency, scalability, performance, and operational efficiency.
Troubleshoot complex cloud, network, firewall, and application connectivity issues.
Support security incidents, production outages, and root-cause analysis.
Create and maintain monitoring, logging, alerting, dashboards, runbooks, and engineering standards.
Perform performance tuning, capacity planning, and security infrastructure lifecycle management.
Participate in on-call or escalation support as required.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of hands-on cloud security engineering experience, or 8+ years of cloud security engineering experience in lieu of degree.
Demonstrated experience designing, deploying, managing, and troubleshooting AWS security services and Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls.
Experience securing hybrid on-premises and AWS environments.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code, scripting, and security automation.
Strong understanding of networking and security fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, network segmentation, VPNs, TLS/PKI, encryption, IAM, Zero Trust, and threat detection/prevention.
Experience troubleshooting complex security and network issues.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.

Core Technology Areas

Amazon Web Services (AWS), including AWS Network Firewall, AWS WAF, AWS Shield, GuardDuty, Security Hub, CloudTrail, and AWS Config
AWS identity and encryption controls: IAM/Identity Center, KMS
AWS networking: VPC, Transit Gateway, Security Groups and NACLs
Palo Alto Networks and Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls
Infrastructure as Code: Terraform
Automation and tooling: APIs, scripting, DevSecOps tooling, AI-assisted engineering tools
Framework alignment: NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171, FedRAMP, FISMA
Fundamentals: TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, VPNs, TLS/PKI, IAM, Zero Trust

Location and Work Model

Rockville, Maryland (Hybrid Workplace). The role is mostly remote, with a requirement to be within commuting distance of Rockville for occasional onsite needs.

Clearance and Authorization

Clearance level: None
Public Trust: NACI (T1)

Additional Information

Requisition type: Regular
Years of experience: 5+ years of related experience (may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree)
Travel required: Less than 10%
Salary range: USD 124,093 - 149,500 per year

Your Impact

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1mo ago

Cybersecurity Manager - AI Trainer

DataAnnotation Rockville, MD 🇺🇸 Remote

Rockville, MD

1mo ago Closed

$50 - $100/hr Contract Manager Ai Security Ai Trainer

This position is no longer accepting applications (closed Sep 25, 2026).

Job Description

DataAnnotation is seeking a Cybersecurity Manager - AI Trainer to support the training of AI chatbots focused on cybersecurity. In this remote contract role, you will review AI-generated cybersecurity content, assess whether it is accurate and actionable, and provide feedback that helps strengthen AI security models over time.

What you’ll do

Evaluate AI-generated cybersecurity content, including threat analysis, vulnerability assessments, and offensive security techniques, with an emphasis on real-world accuracy and validity.
Design and solve security-focused technical problems used to train AI systems.
Write clear technical explanations and security-relevant code.
Provide feedback that directly influences the next generation of AI security models.

What you’ll bring

2+ years of hands-on experience in a cybersecurity role such as penetration testing, red teaming, incident response, detection engineering, DFIR, malware analysis, threat intelligence, or adjacent work, including government or military cyber operations.
Some coding experience, with comfort navigating and patching a codebase.
English fluency at native or bilingual level, along with strong writing skills.
Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Certifications are a plus, such as OSCP, CRTO, GREM, GCFA, CEH, or similar.

Contract details and compensation

This position is a remote contract based in Rockville, MD with hourly pay of USD $50 to $100 per hour. Work is available through a remote contracting platform, and you can take projects that match your schedule.

Fully remote: available to candidates in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
Flexible schedule: choose which projects you take on and when you work, using your own computer.
Competitive hourly rates: $50 to $100 USD per hour.
Higher bonus rates may be available for certain projects.
Impact: contribute to shaping AI technologies built for cybersecurity.

Payment and important notes

Payment method: PayPal.
No fees: the role does not require you to pay anything.
Eligibility: this opportunity is limited to those in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.

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