AWS Cloud Security & Guardrails Engineer
Virtual Service Operations, Inc.5 hours ago
Herndon, VA, USASenior
Base Salary
$165k - $210k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and improve AWS IAM policies, encryption controls, and centralized logging patterns.
- Review cloud architectures and infrastructure code for security risks.
- Support security assessment documentation and evidence collection.
- Partner with engineering teams to embed reusable security guardrails in deployment workflows.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of engineering experience, including at least 3 years of hands-on AWS experience.
- Strong knowledge of AWS IAM, KMS, logging, and cloud security architecture.
- Experience reviewing technical implementations against security requirements.
- Experience working in highly controlled environments.
- Active TS/SCI clearance and eligibility for applicable SCI read-on/indoctrination and additional program-specific access approvals.
- Residence within commuting distance of Herndon, VA; Washington, DC; Seattle, WA; or Denver, CO.
- U.S. citizenship is required pursuant to a government contract.
- Preferred qualifications include automated policy validation or infrastructure-as-code security experience, formal security authorization experience, and relevant AWS professional or specialty certifications, Security+, or CISSP where applicable.
Benefits
- Full-time, on-site position with regular work at an approved secure facility and occasional work at authorized customer facilities; this is not a remote position.
- Ongoing learning and professional development opportunities.
- Health benefits, retirement benefits, and flexible work arrangements for eligible employees.
- Virtue-centered team environment with regular performance appraisals and career advancement opportunities.
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.