Cyber Security Cloud Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide cybersecurity and architecture expertise for a modern cloud computing environment.
• Build new cloud-based environments for DoD cloud initiatives.
• Guide legacy systems migration to a modern platform and assisting with the adoption.
• Design enterprise and systems security throughout the development life cycle; translate technology and environmental conditions into security designs and processes.
• Design and develop security requirements that mitigates risk while maintaining operational capability.
• Verify architecture against program requirements and goals. This includes participating in technical discussions, trade studies and working groups, and conducting research on industry best practices for potential implementation.
• Interface with program managers to explain security goals and mitigations relative to their priorities of cost and schedule.

Required Skills and Experience: 

• 6+ years' of related technical implementation experience.
• In-depth knowledge of cloud computing environments (AWS, Azure, OpenStack)
• Technical expertise in securing virtual private clouds (VPCs), encrypting data at rest/in transit, securely onboarding external interfaces, and hardening/building applications/containers within a cloud environment
• Firm understanding of modern processes and frameworks (DevSecOps, CI/CD, Zero Trust, etc.)
• Demonstrated knowledge of cybersecurity principles used to manage risks related to the use, processing, storage, and transmission of information or data.
• Demonstrated history finding unique mitigations to varied systems’ security challenges.
• Strong research skills and a desire to learn new (emerging OR existing but unfamiliar) technologies.
• Strong communication skills, written and oral.
• Able to travel ~25% of time for program meetings.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
• Cloud Certification (CCSP, AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator, etc)
• Current TS (SCI & SAP eligibility required); an active TS/SCI clearance is desired.  Subject to a Counterintelligence (CI) polygraph.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Experience with: Special Access Programs, software engineering, system administration, system security engineering, JSIG, NIST 800-53, ICD 503, RMF
• CISSP

Why LinQuest?

LinQuest Corporation has a stellar 40-year track record of providing end-to-end system-of-systems (SoS) architecture definition, engineering design, integration and test, and operations expertise to enable full lifecycle development and deployment of pre-eminent Space, Air, Land, Sea, Ground, and Cyberspace game-changing capabilities across US DOD and IC Customers’ portfolios.   Unique combination of in-depth domain knowledge, lessons learned-honed best practices, and mission-specific applications of principles, tools, and techniques of Digital Engineering (DE), DE Ecosystem (DEE), and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) set LinQuest apart from the competition to consistently deliver stellar high-value results for our customers.  LinQuest’s corporate vision and values place the employee at the center of utmost customer satisfaction, strategic business growth, and tactical execution excellence.  Our employees’ creative and inspirational drive, sense of fulfillment of personal and professional growth, and tightknit camaraderie within and across lines of business are essential in gaining and maintaining exceptional LinQuest corporate-wide results of new business awards and renewed contracts.