Cyber Security Engineer – Cloud Security & Patch Management Lead

About this role

## Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer (Cloud Patching Team Lead) to lead our patching team supporting modernization and migration efforts for the DHS Data Center and Cloud Optimization (DCCO) program. This position supports a complex government multi cloud environment with more than 70 customer tenants and growing, helping to strengthen cybersecurity, system modernization, and operational resiliency across enterprise environments.

The applicant must have multi-platform (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI) patching experience and extensive cloud knowledge and experience with integration, system analysis or programming experience, including developing cloud systems requirements and design specifications. A passion for performance, strong desire for quality conformance, and attention to detail are prerequisites for this position.

The Patching Team Lead will collaborate closely with our customers, internal teams, and ISSOs/ISSMs to ensure that security best practices are integrated into the build and maintenance processes.

Location: Remote (but must reside and perform all work within the United States)

Work hours: This position requires working online from 8:00 AM Eastern to 5:00 PM Eastern

Day to Day Roles and Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of Cloud Security Engineers, providing guidance and support in their day-to-day tasks and professional development
• Oversee the implementation and maintenance of security measures across AWS and Azure cloud environments, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and best practices
• Manage the security patching process, ensuring all cloud resources are up to date and vulnerabilities are addressed in a timely manner
• Enforce STIG compliance, ensuring that systems meet the required security configurations
• Coordinate and execute security remediation activities, working to resolve identified security issues and mitigate risks across the cloud environment
• Serve as primary point of ...