AWS Security Engineer

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UltraViolet Cyber is a leading platform-enabled unified security operations company providing a comprehensive suite of security operations solutions. Founded and operated by security practitioners with decades of experience, the UltraViolet Cyber security-as-code platform combines technology innovation and human expertise to make advanced real-time cybersecurity accessible for all organizations by eliminating risks of separate red and blue teams.
By creating continuously optimized identification, detection, and resilience from today’s dynamic threat landscape, UltraViolet Cyber provides both managed and custom-tailored unified security operations solutions to the Fortune 500, Federal Government, and Commercial clients. UltraViolet Cyber is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, with global offices across the U.S. and in India. 
We are seeking a skilled and proactive AWS Security Engineer to join our growing cloud infrastructure and security team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining robust security solutions in our AWS environment. You will work closely with DevOps, IT, and development teams to ensure our cloud infrastructure is secure, compliant, and resilient against threats.

What You'll Do:

• Strengthen security for cloud and virtual environments
• Design and implement security controls and best practices for AWS environments.
• Monitor, detect, and respond to security incidents and vulnerabilities in AWS.
• Manage IAM policies, roles, and permissions to enforce least privilege access.
• Conduct regular security assessments, audits, and penetration tests.
• Automate security processes using tools like AWS Config, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, and Security Hub.
• Collaborate with DevOps to integrate security into CI/CD pipelines.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations (e.g., SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001).
• Develop and maintain documentation for security policies, procedures, and incident response plans.
• Stay current with emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and AWS security services.

What You've Done:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3+ years of experience in cloud security, with a focus on AWS.
• Strong understanding of AWS services (EC2, S3, VPC, Lambda, RDS, etc.).
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash, etc.) and infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Experience with security tools such as AWS WAF, KMS, Inspector, and Macie.
• Familiarity with SIEM tools and log analysis.
• Knowledge of network security, encryption, and identity management.

Nice To Haves:

• AWS Certified Security – Specialty or other relevant AWS certifications.
• Experience with container security (ECS, EKS, Docker).
• Familiarity with DevSecOps practices.

What We Offer:

• 401(k), including an employer match of 100% of the first 3% contributed and 50% of the next 2% contributed  
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance (available on the 1st day of the month following your first day of employment)  
• Group Term Life, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability  
• Voluntary Life, Hospital Indemnity, Accident, and/or Critical Illness  
• Participation in the Discretionary Time Off (DTO) Program  
• 11 Paid Holidays Annually 

UltraViolet Cyber maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect our company's differing products, services, industries and lines of business. Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors.
We sincerely thank all applicants in advance for submitting their interest in this position. We know your time is valuable.
UltraViolet Cyber welcomes and encourages diversity in the workplace regardless of race, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status. 
If you want to make an impact, UltraViolet Cyber is the place for you!