Senior Cloud Engineer (FedRAMP, AWS, Azure)

Senior Engineer

(Senior Engineer + FedRAMP + AWS + Azure + Identity + Networking + NIST + Airlock + Crowdstrike)

Location : 100% Remote in USA

Client : Coalfire

12 months contract

• US Citizen Required as the work in FedRAMP Authorizations.
• Professional/Expert level certifications in AWS or Azure or GCP - A Copy Must Along with Submission details
• Terraform Certifications - A Copy Must Along with Submission details
• Security level certifications in AWS or Azure or GCP - Preferred and Plus Point
• Must include hands-on experience with the following tools: Airlock and Crowdstrike

NOTE : Just mentioning the skills in the resume will not be sufficient. We need candidates with genuine hands-on experience working on Airlock and CrowdStrike.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Allocate approximately 70% of time to hands-on engineering tasks, such as developing new deployments, tooling, and automation scripts to address client needs

Dedicate around 30% of time to leadership duties, including mentoring junior engineers, ensuring quality deliverables, and managing escalations

Act as the primary escalation contact for complex technical issues, resolving them promptly to maintain high levels of client satisfaction

Monitor and uphold quality standards for engineering work, confirming alignment with internal protocols, compliance regulations, and project milestones

Identify and mitigate risks in partnership with consulting and solutions architecture teams, ensuring regulatory requirements and client expectations are fully addressed

Coordinate day-to-day engineering activities, tracking progress and adjusting resources to meet project goals on schedule

Owns Jira end-to-end: authors well-scoped tickets with clear acceptance criteria, compliance labels, priority, and dependency links; maintains backlog hygiene.

Leads sprint planning as the driver — proposes ranked scope, sequences dependencies, balances capacity, and holds the gate on blockers and readiness before committing the sprint

Fluent in DevOps delivery mechanics (IaC, CI/CD, policy-as-code, change control) at a planning level — structures tickets around how work actually lands in pipelines and environments.

SKILLS:

Essential:

• Technically conversant across AWS, Azure, identity (Entra/Intune/Defender), networking, and FedRAMP/NIST controls — able to follow EA design discussions and translate decisions into tickets without re-explanation.

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• Strong organizational abilities to balance hands-on technical responsibilities with leadership and mentorship duties
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, particularly for managing client escalations and guiding engineering teams
• Proficiency with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including infrastructure orchestration and deployment automation
• Hands-on experience with Terraform as an Infrastructure-as-Code tool
• Proven analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with a focus on meeting compliance and security objectives without sacrificing practicality
• Effective documentation skills, producing clear technical plans, status updates, and issue-resolution pathways

EXPERIENCE:

Essential:

• 12-15+ years of hands-on experience implementing or supporting cloud-based solutions (AWS, Azure, or GCP), preferably in regulated or compliance-sensitive contexts
• Demonstrated success creating custom scripts, tools, or automation to streamline deployments
• Previous involvement in resolving escalations or high-severity client issues, particularly within a managed services or consulting setting
• Experience in a leadership or mentorship capacity, guiding engineering teams and maintaining project quality and deadlines
• Familiarity with orchestration and automation tools, along with a fundamental understanding of DevOps and CI/CD processes

REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS:

• Professional/Expert level certifications in AWS or Azure or GCP

PREFERRED CERTIFICATIONS/SKILLS ( Its Always a Plus Point ):

• Hands-on experience with regulatory frameworks like FedRAMP, DoD, HIPAA, or HITRUST
• Familiarity with industry-standard configuration baselines, such as CIS Benchmarks or DISA STIG
• Experience using Ansible, Gitlab/GitHub for automation and orchestration
• Terraform Certifications
• Security level certifications in AWS or Azure or GCP

SKILLS :

• Cloud Architecture (AWS & Azure)
• Multi-Cloud & Hybrid Cloud Solutions
• FedRAMP Moderate / High Compliance
• NIST 800-53 Security Controls
• Risk Management Framework (RMF)
• Kubernetes / Container Platforms
• Terraform / Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Platform Engineering
• Cloud Security Architecture
• Identity & Access Management (IAM)
• Zero Trust / Least Privilege Access
• Network Segmentation & Secure Networking
• Security Control Implementation
• Compliance Automation
• OS & Cloud Hardening
• Centralized Logging & Monitoring
• Authorization to Operate (ATO)
• DevSecOps
• Infrastructure Automation
• Security Governance & Audit Readiness
• Cloud Infrastructure Design
• Multi-Region Cloud Deployments
• Secure Platform Engineering
• Enterprise Security Architecture
• Vulnerability & Risk Management
• Regulatory Compliance
• System Authorization Strategy
• Mission-Critical Systems Support
• Executive Stakeholder Collaboration
• Production-Ready Secure Platforms