[Hiring] Cloud Security & Compliance Engineer @DecisionPoint | Cortek

Role Description

DecisionPoint seeks a Cloud Security & Compliance Engineer to support cybersecurity compliance, RMF alignment, and IL5 cloud security operations for AWS GovCloud environments supporting a large federal and DoD-aligned mission environment. This role performs impact analysis, updates RMF documentation, maintains STIG compliance, validates security configurations, and ensures IL5 cybersecurity continuity throughout migration and modernization activities. The Cloud Security & Compliance Engineer works closely with cloud architects, ISSM/ISSO teams, cybersecurity analysts, DevSecOps engineers, and system administrators to maintain a secure, compliant, and continuously monitored cloud ecosystem. This position is fully remote.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Perform RMF impact analysis for system changes affecting cloud security posture.
• Update and maintain RMF documentation including SSPs, POA&Ms, SARs, and control evidence.
• Ensure STIG compliance for cloud services, operating systems, containers, and supporting components.
• Validate encryption configurations, IAM changes, auditing controls, and logging requirements.
• Support continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, and remediation tracking.
• Assist with IL5 migration security validation, ensuring no degradation of compliance during transitions.
• Review configuration baselines, IaC templates, and cloud security policies for alignment with RMF and Zero Trust.
• Conduct log analysis and correlate findings with SIEM outputs for compliance and incident follow-up.
• Support COOP/DR planning from a security controls perspective, ensuring continuity of protections.
• Assist ISSM and ISSO teams during audits, assessments, and ATO-related activities.
• Document security findings, remediation steps, and compliance reports for leadership review.
• Participate in Change Control Board (CCB) meetings to evaluate security impacts of proposed updates.

Qualifications

• Must hold an active Top Secret clearance, supported by a Tier 5 background investigation.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Systems Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in cloud security, cybersecurity compliance, or system security engineering.
• Experience performing RMF support activities including SSP updates, POA&M management, and continuous monitoring.
• Experience validating compliance against STIGs, IL5 configurations, and federal security controls.
• Experience troubleshooting cloud security issues in AWS or secure federal environments.
• Familiarity with AWS GovCloud IL5 security controls, logging, monitoring, and IAM best practices.
• Knowledge of RMF processes, STIG requirements, and federal cybersecurity frameworks.
• Understanding of encryption, auditing, IAM, and boundary defense in cloud environments.
• Familiarity with vulnerability scanning, remediation workflows, and compliance validation.
• Experience with automation for compliance validation or policy-as-code (preferred).
• Experience with SIEM platforms, SOAR tools, or security analytics (preferred).
• Familiarity with container hardening and cloud-native security architectures (preferred).
• CompTIA Security+ or AWS Cloud Practitioner (required).
• ITIL v4 Foundation, AWS Security Specialty, CISSP, CCSP, or other advanced cybersecurity certifications (preferred).

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities for cloud security and compliance issues.
• Excellent communication skills for coordination with cybersecurity and engineering teams.
• High attention to detail in documentation and RMF artifact maintenance.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a mission-focused environment.
• Strong understanding of secure cloud operations and IL5 compliance.