SAIC

Mid-Level Cloud Security Engineer

SAIC$80K — $120K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related field preferred (4 years experience accepted in lieu)
  • 5+ years in cybersecurity, network engineering, cloud security, or related tech field
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust requiring U.S. Citizenship
  • 1+ year hands-on experience with SASE/SSE technologies like Netskope or Zscaler
  • Proven experience in O&M operations, ticket management, and incident troubleshooting
  • Skills in analyzing network traffic and security logs
  • Strong communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences

Responsibilities

  • Provide daily support for cloud and network security, proxy, and SASE/SSE solutions
  • Investigate and resolve O&M tickets, service requests, and technical issues
  • Modify and troubleshoot proxy security policies and rules
  • Engage directly with customers to understand requirements and provide status updates
  • Analyze logs and traffic flows to diagnose security and connectivity issues
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve technical problems
  • Document operational processes, troubleshooting guides, and configurations
  • Support implementation and testing of new security technologies

Benefits

  • Ongoing application acceptance with no deadline
  • Supportive work environment fostering professional growth
Full Job Description
Job Description

Description

SAIC is seeking a skilled Mid-Level Cloud Security Engineer to support the operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of cloud security and network security capabilities supporting complex enterprise and federal government environments.

The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in networking, cloud security, proxy technologies, SASE/SSE, and cybersecurity operations, with hands-on experience troubleshooting and maintaining proxy policies and resolving operational security and connectivity issues.

This position requires an engineer who is comfortable working in a customer-facing operational environment, managing O&M tickets, investigating technical issues, communicating effectively with customers, collecting system diagnostic logs/packet captures and escalating complex issues to senior engineering staff when appropriate.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide day-to-day support for cloud security, network security, proxy, and SASE/SSE capabilities.
  • Receive, investigate, troubleshoot, document, and resolve O&M tickets, incidents, service requests, and customer-reported technical issues.
  • Modify, implement, and troubleshoot proxy security policies and rules in accordance with approved security requirements and operational procedures.
  • Interface directly with customers and stakeholders to understand requirements, provide status updates, explain technical issues, and coordinate resolutions.
  • Analyze traffic flows, logs, alerts, and other technical information to identify the root cause of security and connectivity issues.
  • Work with network, cloud, cybersecurity, application, infrastructure, and service desk teams to resolve technical issues.
  • Develop and maintain technical documentation, including standard operating procedures, troubleshooting guides, configuration documentation, ticket documentation, and knowledge articles.
  • Support and conduct implementation and testing of new security capabilities, technologies, and configuration changes.

Qualifications

Experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related technical discipline preferred (4 years experience in lieu of degree)
  • 5+ years of professional experience in cybersecurity, network engineering, cloud security, proxy administration, network security, or a closely related technical field.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust requiring U.S. Citizenship.
  • Minimum 1 year+ hands-on experience configuring and maintaining, SASE, or SSE technology such as Netskope, Blue Coat, Zscaler, or comparable platforms.
  • Demonstrated experience supporting O&M operations, including ticket management, incident troubleshooting, service requests, configuration changes, and issue resolution.
  • Experience analyzing network traffic, logs, alerts, and system information to troubleshoot technical and security issues.
  • Experience working with customers or stakeholders in a customer-facing technical support or engineering role.
  • Ability to communicate technical issues clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Experience documenting technical issues, troubleshooting activities, resolutions, and configuration changes.
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision on assigned technical tasks while collaborating effectively with senior engineers, architects, and cross-functional teams as needed.
  • Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and technical issues in an operational environment.

Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

Overview

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

About SAIC

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) is a technology integrator in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC has approximately 26,000 employees and operates in more than 70 countries. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. SAIC provides services to the U.S. government, including the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, and civilian agencies. The company also serves commercial customers in the healthcare, energy, and financial services sectors.
Learn more about SAIC
Size
26,000 employees
Market Cap
$6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$206 million
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+10.7%
Revenue
$6.8 billion
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