About the position
The Cybersecurity Cloud Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining secure cloud environments across Quzara’s federal and commercial platforms. This role emphasizes deploying and managing cloud-native security controls, integrating cloud telemetry with security operations tools, and ensuring ongoing compliance with federal standards such as NIST, FedRAMP, and agency-specific policies. The position supports secure architectures in IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS environments, requiring hands-on expertise in cloud security services, strong knowledge of security operations integration, and the ability to drive both engineering and compliance initiatives.
Responsibilities
• Implement and support secure cloud architectures aligned with NIST, FedRAMP, and agency-specific security policies.
• Support the design and maintenance of cloud security reference architectures across platforms such as AWS and Microsoft Azure.
• Configure and maintain cloud-native security services and controls, including identity, logging, monitoring, and threat protection capabilities.
• Integrate cloud telemetry and logging data into SIEM and Security Operations (SecOps) platforms to support monitoring and detection activities.
• Support cloud security incident detection, investigation, and remediation in coordination with SOC and incident response teams.
• Assist in the enforcement of continuous compliance requirements, including validation of control implementation and support for audit readiness.
• Produce and maintain cloud security documentation, including system diagrams, architecture artifacts, and control narratives.
• Collaborate with engineering, DevSecOps, and compliance teams to ensure alignment between cloud implementations and security requirements.
Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 3–5+ years of experience supporting cloud security engineering or cloud infrastructure in regulated environments.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as AWS and/or Microsoft Azure.
• Familiarity with federal cybersecurity frameworks including NIST SP 800-53 and FedRAMP.
• Experience configuring cloud-native security tools (e.g., identity and access controls, logging, monitoring, and threat protection services).
• Experience integrating cloud environments with SIEM or SecOps platforms.
• Ability to produce technical documentation, diagrams, and security artifacts.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to support incident response and remediation efforts.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and eligible to support federal contracting environments.
Nice-to-haves
• Cloud and security certifications such as:
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500)
• CompTIA Security+
• Additional certifications related to cloud security or compliance frameworks are also a plus.