Cloud Security Engineer, AWS GovCloud
Apex SpaceSatellite Manufacturing company
Los Angeles, United StatesSenior
Andreessen Horowitz
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About the role
TL;DR
Engineer secure cloud environments for government missions, ensuring compliance with federal standards.
- •We are seeking a Cloud Security Engineer, AWS GovCloud to design, implement, maintain, and optimize secure cloud environments supporting U.S. government, DoD, and intelligence community missions.
- •This role plays a critical part in protecting classified and sensitive data in AWS, Azure, and hybrid/multi-cloud infrastructures while ensuring full compliance with federal standards such as NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, RMF, and DoD Impact Levels (IL-4/IL-5).
- •Key Responsibilities Design and implement secure cloud architectures and configurations across AWS GovCloud, Azure, and/or Google Cloud.
- •Implement and maintain cloud security frameworks, ensuring ongoing compliance with NIST 800-53 Rev. 5, FedRAMP, DoD IL-2/4/5, RMF, and SCCA requirements.
- •Configure and manage Identity and Access Management (IAM), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), and Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) principles.
- •Engineer, deploy, and optimize cloud-native security tools for threat detection, monitoring, and response.
- •Conduct vulnerability assessments, penetration testing simulations, and security configuration reviews.
- •Requirements Must be a U.S. citizen.
- •Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Assurance, Computer Science, or a related field (or 5+ years equivalent professional experience). 5–9+ years in cloud security engineering, with hands-on work in AWS GovCloud, Azure, Google GCP, or multi-cloud environments.
- •Deep knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, etc.), IAM/RBAC, encryption, network security, and cloud-native security services.
Required skills
IAMPythonTerraformAWSAzureGoogle Cloud
Nice-to-have skills
CloudFormation
Domain expertise
aerospacedefensegovernmentcybersecurity
Benefits & perks
Equity, 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents, 100k life insurance at no cost, 15 days vacation, 10 paid holidays, Competitive 401(k) plan with generous matching, 8 weeks paid parental leave, Childcare reimbursement, Daily catered lunch, Unlimited snacks, Monthly office socials, Pickleball tournaments, Run club, Your dream desk setup, World-class Playa Vista office
Tech stack
AWSAzureGoogle CloudIAMElasticsearchGDPRTerraformCloudFormationPython