GuidePoint Security

Cybersecurity

PrincipalCloudEngineer

$175–235k ~AI est. United States Remote Friendly
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HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Principal Cloud Engineer at GuidePoint Security. Skills: Cloud Engineering, Cybersecurity, DevOps, Infrastructure as Code. Design secure cloud infrastructures. Implement secure cloud infrastructures”

Industry & Context.

Cybersecurity
Problems you'll solve

Solve technical challenges; Troubleshooting

Eligibility Requirements

Active TS/SCI with Polygraph, Remain stationary 50%, Move about inside office, Security investigation, Eligibility for classified information

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Active TS/SCI with Polygraph, Bachelor's degree or 4+ years IT experience, 5+ years cloud engineering/development, Experience designing/deploying cloud solutions, Experience with IaC tools, Experience automating workflows, Experience meeting security requirements, DoD 8570 IAT Level 2 cert or obtain within 6 months

Nice to Have

Familiarity with Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform experience, Microsoft Azure certifications

What You'll Do.

Design secure cloud infrastructures

Implement secure cloud infrastructures

Manage secure cloud infrastructures

Use Infrastructure as Code tools

Troubleshoot cloud environment issues

Resolve cloud environment issues

Implement cloud security best practices

Leverage Azure data services

Ensure security posture

Write automation scripts

Maintain automation scripts

Execute automation scripts

Configure network security groups

Configure application gateways

Protect cloud resources

Manage cloud compute services

Manage cloud storage services

Manage cloud networking services

Manage cloud database services

Apply security compliance standards

Ensure complete systems

Ensure functioning systems

Meet all requirements

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborating across teams; Working with stakeholders

Communication Scope

Delivering presentations

Process & Methodology

DevOps tools, DevOps practices

Full Job Description

GuidePoint Security provides trusted cybersecurity expertise, solutions and services that help organizations make better decisions and minimize risk. By taking a three-tiered, holistic approach for evaluating security posture and ecosystems, GuidePoint enables some of the nation’s top organizations, such as Fortune 500 companies and U. S. government agencies, to identify threats, optimize resources and integrate best-fit solutions that mitigate risk. About GuidePoint Security GuidePoint Security is a leading cybersecurity solutions and services firm enabling federal government organizations to make smarter security decisions that minimize risk. With more than 800 vetted technology vendor partnerships and deep practitioner expertise across every major cybersecurity domain, GuidePoint serves more than half of the U. S. Government’s cabinet-level agencies across Civilian, DoD, and Intelligence Community segments, as well as Federal System Integrators and major defense prime contractors. We are growing our federal presales engineering team and looking for technically exceptional engineers who thrive at the intersection of federal mission and cybersecurity technology. The Principal Cloud Engineer will leverage their strong technical background and knowledge to design, implement, and manage secure cloud infrastructures in support of mission-critical operations, with a strong focus on security monitoring and threat detection. This role supports complex cloud environments by leveraging modern DevOps tools and practices, collaborating across teams to solve technical challenges. Key Responsibilities Supporting AWS, Azure, Oracle, and GCP cloud services and infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or ARM templates. Troubleshooting and resolving issues related to specific cloud environments while implementing cloud security best practices. Leveraging Azure data services, including Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Microsoft Defender, and Microsoft S

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