AWS Cybersecurity Engineer (Washington, DC)
Virtual Service Operations, Inc.9 hours ago
Washington, DC, USASenior
Base Salary
$165k - $205k/yr
Responsibilities
- Administer secure artifact repositories, access permissions, and vulnerability scanning workflows.
- Build and tune centralized security monitoring, logging, alerting, and dashboards using AWS-native and compatible tools.
- Implement security controls, document remediation, and support security assessments and authorization activities.
- Partner with infrastructure and application teams to resolve findings and improve incident readiness.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of cybersecurity experience, including at least 3 years securing AWS environments.
- Hands-on experience implementing security controls, remediating vulnerabilities, and managing security logging.
- Experience with formal security assessment and authorization processes in regulated or classified environments.
- Active TS/SCI clearance and eligibility for applicable SCI read-on/indoctrination and additional program-specific access approvals.
- U.S. citizenship is required under the government contract.
- Must reside within commuting distance of Herndon, VA; Washington, DC; Seattle, WA; or Denver, CO.
- Preferred qualifications include Nexus Repository, OpenSearch, SIEM tooling, security automation, NIST 800-53, STIG-aligned hardening, POA&M remediation, and AWS or security certifications such as Security+ or CISSP.
Benefits
- Full-time, on-site position with regular work at an approved secure facility and occasional work at authorized customer facilities; it is not remote.
- Ongoing learning and professional development opportunities.
- Health, retirement, and other benefits for eligible employees.
- Flexible work arrangements and a virtue-centered team environment.
About Virtual Service Operations, Inc.
Virtual Service Operations (VSO) is a privately held IT services firm founded in 2017 and headquartered in Manassas, Virginia. It delivers managed IT and hybrid-cloud operations, cloud migration, end-user services, network consulting, and IT financial management, anchored by its FogLifter platform. VSO serves large commercial enterprises and U.S. federal and defense customers, including projects in classified DoD environments, providing cybersecurity support and TBM/IT financial management advisory.