[Remote] AWS Security Manager

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe. They are seeking an experienced AWS Security Manager to lead the strategy, execution, and continuous improvement of their cloud security program, ensuring the security and compliance of their AWS infrastructure.


Responsibilities

  • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of security engineers focused on AWS hardening, Terraform automation, CI/CD security, monitoring, and incident response
  • Establish enterprise-wide AWS security standards, policies, and best practices
  • Oversee the overall IAM strategy, including roles, policies, identity federation, and least-privilege enforcement
  • Guide engineers on AWS Lambda development, serverless architecture, secure coding, and scalable deployments
  • Manage deployment and configuration of AWS native security tools including Security Hub, GuardDuty, Config/Config Rules, KMS, and VPC security controls
  • Collaborate with DevOps teams to embed security into CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code workflows
  • Enforce security controls for logging, encryption, segmentation, patching, and vulnerability management
  • Drive automation for drift detection, patching, remediation, and compliance reporting
  • Oversee detection and response activities for AWS security events
  • Lead threat investigations, RCA processes, and remediation plans
  • Maintain and improve security runbooks, tabletop exercises, and escalation procedures
  • Continuously evaluate AWS environments to identify cost-effective security enhancements
  • Manage AWS risk register, security assessments, internal controls, and compliance workflows
  • Ensure readiness for audits including SA&A, NIST, FISMA, and FedRAMP
  • Coordinate evidence gathering, control testing, gap remediation, and auditor engagement
  • Conduct configuration reviews, vulnerability scans, and compliance checks
  • Review and approve new AWS architectures from a security perspective
  • Partner with engineering and development teams to train and promote secure cloud practices
  • Report security risks, KPIs, and metrics to senior leadership
  • Participate in on-call rotations to support 24/7 production systems and incident response

Skills

  • 6 years of experience, may have lead experience
  • 6+ years of experience in cloud security or cybersecurity
  • Proven experience managing or leading security engineering teams
  • Strong understanding of AWS security controls-identity, logging, encryption
  • Expert knowledge of AWS IAM, KMS, encryption, CloudTrail, CloudWatch, and AWS security services
  • Advanced hands-on Terraform experience, including writing and reviewing modules
  • Experience building and maintaining AWS Lambda functions
  • Ability to interpret access logs, configurations, and IAM policies
  • Experience securing large, multi-account AWS environments
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain the required Agency clearance
  • AWS certifications (Cloud Practitioner, Security Specialty, etc.)
  • Security compliance or audit certifications
  • Experience with container security (EKS/ECS)
  • Scripting experience in Python or Bash for automation

Benefits

  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life
  • Health savings account
  • Short/long term disability
  • EAP
  • Parental leave
  • 401(k)
  • Paid time off (PTO) for vacation
  • Company paid holidays

Company Overview

  • Peraton Fearlessly solving the toughest national security challenges. It was founded in 1992, and is headquartered in Woodbridge, New Jersey, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is

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