Sr. Cloud Security Specialist (AWS)

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Role: Sr. Cloud Security Specialist (AWS)Work Location: Washington, DC (Onsite)Contract: 6+ months contract (possible to extend)We are seeking a Senior Cloud Security Specialist to support the Security Engineering team within the IT division at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve. This team is responsible for the strategy, design, deployment, and maintenance of effective security solutions in cloud, local, and hybrid environments.

Responsibilities

Conduct regular security reviews of cloud infrastructure deployed by engineering teams

Evaluate infrastructure-as-code against security standards

Review and validate compliance with security policies and best practices

Assess adherence to AWS Well-Architected Framework security pillar

Identify and document security misconfigurations and non-compliant controls

Develop and maintain security posture dashboards

Create or update security configuration guides and playbooks

Offer technical consultation to engineering teams on secure implementation

Implement AWS security controls and services to ensure proper security hardening and other security engineering tasks.

Develop and update AWS security configuration standards

Conduct security training sessions for engineering teams

Present findings and recommendations in team meetings

Identify opportunities to automate security assessments

Recommend security tooling improvements

Qualifications

Required Experience:

Minimum 5 years hands-on AWS security experience

Demonstrated experience implementing secure, scalable AWS cloud architectures following industry best security practices and security frameworks.

Demonstrated federal experience and comprehensive knowledge in adopting and implementing federal cybersecurity requirements, including but not limited to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, OMB Memorandum M-22-09, NIST SP 800-53

Possess deep analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting experience, to independently resolve complex security challenges.

Proven ability to provide technical security consultation and advisory services with a proactive approach to identifying potential issues, raising questions, and engaging in open dialogue with team members and stakeholders to ensure security objectives are met.

Strong understanding of security concepts and technologies related to Identity and Access Management (IAM), security engineering, network security design, security operations, security architecture, general engineering processes, cloud security, data loss protection, zero trust, DevSecOps and vulnerability management.

Technical skills in AWS cloud security, security engineering, DevSecOps, scripting, and Infrastructure-as-code (IaC)

Self-motivated and able to work independently

Certifications:

AWS Certified Security - Specialty (strongly preferred)

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional or Associate

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