HUD - Cloud Security Engineer

About this role

cFocus Software seeks a Cloud Security Engineer to join our program supporting Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This position is remote. This position requires a Public Trust clearance.
Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in cloud security engineering or cybersecurity engineering.
• Hands-on experience with AWS (preferably GovCloud) and cloud security services.
• Strong knowledge of federal cybersecurity frameworks (NIST SP 800-53, RMF, FISMA).

Duties:

• Design, implement, and maintain cloud security controls across AWS GovCloud and integrated cloud platforms.
• Support cloud security architecture validation, ensuring alignment with Zero Trust principles and federal mandates.
• Implement and manage cloud-native security tools (AWS Shield, GuardDuty, logging, etc.) and third-party tools (SIEM, SOAR, EDR).
• Perform continuous monitoring of cloud, network, and endpoint environments to detect and respond to threats in real-time.
• Support Security Operations Center (SOC) activities including incident detection, response, and mitigation.
• Conduct vulnerability assessments and manage remediation efforts, including tracking CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEVs).
• Implement log aggregation, analysis, and security event monitoring using SIEM platforms such as Splunk.
• Support threat detection, threat hunting, and integration of threat intelligence feeds.
• Perform fit/gap analysis of cloud security posture and recommend improvements or new solutions.
• Configure and maintain identity and access management (IAM), privileged access management, and authentication systems.
• Support data protection strategies including encryption, DLP, and secure data handling.
• Implement and maintain security automation and orchestration (SOAR) for incident response.
• Support audit readiness, compliance reporting, and adherence to NIST, FISMA, FedRAMP, and RMF requ...