Security Engineer (SE)

Cygnus Professionals Inc. is seeking a highly hands-on Security Engineer with deep expertise in cloud security and infrastructure security. The role involves designing secure cloud solutions, performing security architecture reviews, and collaborating with engineering teams to enhance security measures.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement secure, scalable cloud solutions
• Perform security architecture reviews, threat modeling, and risk assessments
• Build security automation using Infrastructure as Code
• Develop production-grade security tooling and reference implementations
• Collaborate with engineering teams to secure mission-critical platforms

Requirements:

• Active TS/SCI U.S. Government security clearance
• Deep expertise in cloud security
• Deep expertise in infrastructure security
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes
• Deep expertise in distributed systems
• Deep expertise in automation
• Deep expertise in secure software engineering
• Cloud Security (GCP / AWS / Azure)
• Kubernetes & Linux Administration
• IAM & Networking
• Python / Java / Go / C++
• Terraform / Ansible
• CI/CD & GitOps
• Threat Modeling & Security Architecture
• Incident Response
• NIST 800-53 / NIST 800-171
• Distributed Systems
• Large-scale cloud infrastructure
• Security engineering in enterprise or regulated environments
• Hands-on coding and automation
• Kubernetes security and cloud-native technologies