Cloud Security Engineer

Location: Reston, Virginia

Clearance Requirement: TS/SCI clearance with willingness to obtain polygraph

Employment Type: Full Time

About Company Disruptive Solutions, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) delivering mission-focused cybersecurity and technology solutions for federal and commercial clients. We specialize in advanced cybersecurity operations, AI/ML integration, cloud modernization, data governance, and risk management. With a proven track record supporting agencies like the Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Department of Treasury, we deliver innovative solutions that maximize efficiency and strengthen cyber resilience. At our core, we are dedicated partners committed to securing the mission with innovation, integrity, and measurable impact.

Job Summary The position involves evaluating security documentation, supporting accreditation, implementing cloud security architectures, working with IC clients, and leveraging cloud technologies to improve security.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate and support documentation, validation, assessment, and accreditation processes for IT systems.
• Assist in defining desired state and risk thresholds, analyze actual state information for compliance.
• Advise on codifying strategic objectives into doctrine and procedures.
• Evaluate computer applications, software, or specialized utility programs for software assurance best practices.
• Recommend tools and capabilities based on research of current environment and knowledge of on-premise, cloud-based, and hybrid resources.
• Implement cloud security architectures, tools, and processes.
• Work with IC clients to ensure standards are met with security requirements.
• Collaborate with cloud security experts to secure environments using latest cloud technologies.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience building and administering cloud environments, utilizing cloud-native functionality as well as COTs, GOTS, and open source tools.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure code concepts such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Bicep.
• Experience with developing and evaluating security documentation, including system security plans, contingency plans, security procedures, and continuity of operations plans.
• Experience with security architecture evaluations, guidance development, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with the Risk Management Framework (RMF).
• Experience working in an Agile development environment.
• HS diploma or GED and 7+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, or Associate’s degree and 5+ years, or Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years, or Master’s degree and 1+ years.
• Ability to obtain a DoD 8570.01-M Cybersecurity Service Provider - Infrastructure Support (CSSP-IS) Certification, including CEH, CySA+, GICSP, SSCP, CHFI, CFR, Cloud+, or CND within 30 days of offer accept.
• Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 IAT Level III Certification such as SecurityX (formerly CASP+), CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP (or Associate), GCED, GCIH, CCSP within 45 days of CSSP-IS date or offer accept if already certified.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with the software development life cycle (SDLC).
• Possession of excellent team leadership, development, and client relationship skills.
• Possession of excellent interpersonal skills.
• Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Equal Opportunity Statement Disruptive Solutions, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.