GuidePoint Security
Cybersecurity
PrincipalCloudEngineer
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“Principal Cloud Engineer at GuidePoint Security. Skills: Cloud Engineering, Cybersecurity, DevOps, Infrastructure as Code. Design secure cloud infrastructures. Implement secure cloud infrastructures”
Industry & Context.
Solve technical challenges; Troubleshooting
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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