Type of Requisition:Pipeline
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:Top Secret/SCI
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:Top Secret/SCI
Public Trust/Other Required:None
Job Family:Cyber and IT Risk Management
Job Qualifications:Skills:Computer Security, Information Systems, Security Information
Certifications:None
Experience:3 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:Yes
Job Description:Advance your career while impacting our national security in cyber as Cloud Security Engineer at GDIT. Here, technologists have many paths to grow a meaningful career supporting cyber missions and operations across the federal government.
The Advana team is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to join their programAdvana is the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office's (CDAO) enterprise-wide, multi-domain data, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) platform that provides all DoD military and civilian decision makers, analysts, and builders with unprecedented access to enterprise data, tools, and capabilities.
Cloud Security Engineer - Conducts patch management operations across Advana cloud enclaves by operating vulnerability scanning workflows, identifying required updates, tracking patch applicability, and automating deployment actions aligned with Department of Defense patching directives supporting Joint Staff elements and mission-owner communities.
- Validates patch implementation in controlled environments by executing test sequences, reviewing system behavior, and confirming compliance with configuration baselines across virtual machines, containerized services, Infrastructure as Code modules, and platform services. Operates cloud logging and monitoring mechanisms using CloudWatch, GuardDuty, Splunk, Elastic clusters, and integrated SIEM pipelines to detect configuration drift, unauthorized change activity, and misconfigurations affecting Advana readiness.
- Supports deployment and evaluation of incident response procedures by executing data collection steps, performing event correlation, documenting operational impact, and generating incident response metrics such as mean time to detect, mean time to respond, containment intervals, and recovery validation results.
- Contributes to incident triage by analyzing indicators of compromise, correlating system logs, validating remediation actions, and preparing status reporting for senior operational leaders. Participates in lessons learned reviews by identifying root causes, proposing corrective actions, and incorporating process improvements into standardized runbooks, intelligence feeds, and automated control mechanisms.
- Strengthens defensive posture across NIPRNet, SIPRNet, and JWICS environments by maintaining operational continuity, supporting cyber readiness objectives, and contributing to mission-aligned cloud security modernization efforts.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED
• Education: Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree
• Experience: 3+ years of related experience
• Certification: Amazon Web Services AWS Security-Specialty
• Security clearance level: TS/SCI
The likely salary range for this position is $111,155 - $150,385. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Scheduled Weekly Hours:40
Travel Required:None
Telecommuting Options:Onsite
Work Location:USA VA Falls Church
Additional Work Locations:Total Rewards at GDIT:Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
