HUD - Cloud Security Engineer
Remote
Full Time
HUD - SOC
Experienced
cFocus Software seeks a Cloud Security Engineer to join our program supporting Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This position is remote. This position requires a Public Trust clearance.
Qualifications:
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
- 3+ years of experience in cloud security engineering or cybersecurity engineering.
- Hands-on experience with AWS (preferably GovCloud) and cloud security services.
- Strong knowledge of federal cybersecurity frameworks (NIST SP 800-53, RMF, FISMA).
- Design, implement, and maintain cloud security controls across AWS GovCloud and integrated cloud platforms.
- Support cloud security architecture validation, ensuring alignment with Zero Trust principles and federal mandates.
- Implement and manage cloud-native security tools (AWS Shield, GuardDuty, logging, etc.) and third-party tools (SIEM, SOAR, EDR).
- Perform continuous monitoring of cloud, network, and endpoint environments to detect and respond to threats in real-time.
- Support Security Operations Center (SOC) activities including incident detection, response, and mitigation.
- Conduct vulnerability assessments and manage remediation efforts, including tracking CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEVs).
- Implement log aggregation, analysis, and security event monitoring using SIEM platforms such as Splunk.
- Support threat detection, threat hunting, and integration of threat intelligence feeds.
- Perform fit/gap analysis of cloud security posture and recommend improvements or new solutions.
- Configure and maintain identity and access management (IAM), privileged access management, and authentication systems.
- Support data protection strategies including encryption, DLP, and secure data handling.
- Implement and maintain security automation and orchestration (SOAR) for incident response.
- Support audit readiness, compliance reporting, and adherence to NIST, FISMA, FedRAMP, and RMF requirements.
- Collaborate with architects, engineers, and SOC analysts to ensure secure integration across systems.
- Maintain documentation of cloud security configurations, processes, and procedures.
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