Cyber Security Engineer – Cloud Security & Patch Management Lead

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. They are seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to lead the patching team supporting modernization and migration efforts for the DHS Data Center and Cloud Optimization program, ensuring cybersecurity and operational resiliency across enterprise environments.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of Cloud Security Engineers, providing guidance and support in their day-to-day tasks and professional development
• Oversee the implementation and maintenance of security measures across AWS and Azure cloud environments, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and best practices
• Manage the security patching process, ensuring all cloud resources are up to date and vulnerabilities are addressed in a timely manner
• Enforce STIG compliance, ensuring that systems meet the required security configurations
• Coordinate and execute security remediation activities, working to resolve identified security issues and mitigate risks across the cloud environment
• Serve as primary point of contact for cloud security incidents, leading the team in incident response and resolution
• Collaborate with other IT and development teams to intergrade security best practices to enhance security posture of our close infrastructure

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree and 12 years of experience or a Masters degree and 10 years of experience or an Associates degree and 14 years of experience or a High School diploma/equivalent and 16 years of experience
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain/maintain a DHS Public Trust
• 8+ years of experience in cloud security engineering within a cloud environment
• 8+ years of experience with cloud platforms (AWS and Azure) and infrastructure-as-code tools such as terraform and Ansible
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools (Jenkins, GitLab)
• In-depth understanding of security practices, including identity and access management, encryption, and network security
• Expertise with STIGs and their application in securing systems
• Expertise in OS and application patching for Windows and Linux-based systems
• Proficiency in using Nessus for vulnerability scanning and remediation
• Must have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Prior experience supporting federal government contracting environments, with direct experience supporting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or a DHS component highly preferred
• Familiarity with mission critical federal IT operations, government customer engagement, compliance driven environments, and enterprise modernization initiatives is strongly desired