Cloud Security Engineer

General Dynamics

Remote

Quick summary

Work type: Remote
Location: Falls Church, VA
Salary: $111,155–$150,385 / yr
Posted: 4 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $168k

This role $131k

$100k most similar roles pay here $216k

This role pays less than 80% of similar roles. Most pay $142,400–$192,644 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $131k versus about $168k for comparable roles.

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About General Dynamics

General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.

General Dynamics currently has 430 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $112,924–$149,500 across 364 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Cloud Security Engineer

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As a Cloud Security Engineer at GDIT’s Advana team, you will play a critical role in advancing national security by managing patch operations across cloud enclaves and validating patch implementations through rigorous testing. You’ll utilize tools like CloudWatch, GuardDuty, Splunk, and Elastic clusters to monitor for configuration drifts and unauthorized changes, ensuring the platform remains secure. Additionally, you will support incident response procedures, contribute to triage efforts, and participate in lessons learned reviews to enhance security measures continuously. This role requires expertise in AWS Security-Specialty certification and a strong background in cloud security practices, including experience with NIPRNet, SIPRNet, and JWICS environments.

Skills

AWS CloudWatch GuardDuty Splunk Elasticsearch SIEM CI/CD Python Kubernetes Terraform PostgreSQL Git NIPRNet SIPRNet JWICS Incident Response Patch Management Vulnerability Scanning

What you'll do

Conducts patch management operations across cloud enclaves, ensuring compliance with DoD directives.
Validates patch implementation through controlled environment testing and configuration baseline reviews.
Supports incident response procedures by executing data collection steps and generating metrics.
Analyzes indicators of compromise for incident triage and prepares status reporting for leaders.
Strengthens defensive posture in NIPRNet, SIPRNet, and JWICS environments to support cyber readiness.

What we're looking for

US citizenship required
Conduct patch management operations across cloud enclaves
Validate patch implementation and monitor for security issues
Support deployment of incident response procedures and contribute to triage
Maintain operational continuity in NIPRNet, SIPRNet, and JWICS environments
Hold Amazon Web Services AWS Security-Specialty certification

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