Security Engineer (Cloud Security)

Location: On-site in Washington, DC, United States; active TS/SCI security clearance required.

Salary: $125,000–$140,000 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global provides IT services and technology solutions to the Federal Government and commercial customers, including cybersecurity, cloud migration, data analytics, applications, infrastructure, and software development.

What you will do

• Lead enterprise-wide cloud security policies, incident response plans, and cyber resiliency strategies.
• Design, implement, and improve secure cloud architectures and monitoring systems.
• Analyze security data to detect, remediate, and prevent cyber threats.
• Advise platform and application teams on secure coding and architecture practices.
• Coordinate vulnerability management and provide actionable recommendations.
• Oversee COMSEC operations and crypto key management systems while representing the organization with government and industry security partners.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI security clearance.
• 8+ years of cybersecurity experience, including 3+ years in a cloud security role.
• Deep knowledge of cloud security across cloud environments.
• Expertise in security architecture, network defense, data protection, and threat modeling.
• Experience with incident response, log correlation, and risk assessments.
• Strong communication and leadership skills, including executive briefings and management of cross-functional security efforts.
• Ability to mentor junior engineers and lead security-related projects from concept to deployment.

Nice to have

• Certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, AWS Security, or GCIH.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employee position with a stated salary range of $125,000–$140,000 USD annually.
• Benefits package available through hirify.global.
• Work supports a federal government contract and requires on-site presence.
• hirify.global promotes diverse perspectives and supports veterans, transitioning service members, military spouses, and dependents.