Cloud Security Monitoring and Reporting Engineer (Journeyman)

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence. They are seeking a Cloud Security Monitoring and Reporting Engineer to support monitoring and analysis of cloud security events across cloud-hosted environments, ensuring compliance and situational awareness for MODES III systems.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for supporting cloud security monitoring, log analysis, and reporting activities to provide continuous situational awareness and compliance visibility for MODES III cloud-hosted systems
• Supports monitoring and analysis of cloud security events, logs, and alerts across cloud-hosted environments to identify potential security issues and trends
• Assists with configuration, operation, and maintenance of security monitoring and reporting tools, ensuring accurate collection and correlation of security data
• Supports development and maintenance of security dashboards and recurring reports that communicate system security posture, trends, and findings to program and Government stakeholders
• Assists with validation and reconciliation of security data from multiple sources to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency of monitoring outputs
• Performs vulnerability scanning and assessment using tools such as ACAS/Nessus, analyzing scan results and coordinating remediation activities with system administrators and development teams
• Supports incident response and escalation procedures, including initial triage of security events, documentation of findings, and coordination with the Security Operations Center (SOC) and Government stakeholders
• Configures and maintains SIEM tools and log aggregation platforms (e.g., CloudWatch, Splunk, ELK Stack) to ensure comprehensive security event collection, correlation, and alerting across cloud environments

Requirements:

• Active Secret clearance required
• Experience / Education: 5 years relevant experience with BS/BA degree or 3 years with MS/MS or 1 year with PhD or 9 years w/o a degree or 7 years with AS/AA
• Certifications: Mandatory: Must possess one of the following foundational certifications at the time of hire: CompTIA CySA+, CompTIA PenTest+, EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA), or an equivalent intermediate-level certification as defined in the DoD 8140 Qualification
• Eligible for Top Secret/SCI clearance
• AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, AWS Security Specialty) or equivalent cloud certifications
• Experience supporting large-scale government IT modernization programs