Senior Cloud & Cybersecurity Engineer (AWS / / Network Security) in Washington

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The Senior Cloud & Cybersecurity Engineer will serve as a key technical SME supporting the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) across cloud architecture, services, and network security. This role replaces a former senior engineer who provided advanced AWS architectural support, Ping Federate administration, Palo Alto firewall management, Cortex XDR operations, and cross-team troubleshooting across Cyber, Cloud, Network, and ICAM domains.

This position is responsible for maintaining, improving, and modernizing critical cybersecurity infrastructure, handling complex incidents, and ensuring operational continuity for systems that directly support FHFA’s mission.

Responsibilities:

• Lead AWS architecture, operations, and modernization across Prod/QA/Test
• Manage AWS load balancers (ALB/NLB), networking, IAM, EC2, CloudWatch, and Splunk integrations
• Support Disaster Recovery processes and ensure reliable AWS console/root access pathway
• Transition manual tasks to Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/CloudFormation)
• Administer Ping Federate environments (Test/QA/Prod), onboard new apps, and manage certificate renewal
• Coordinate with app owners, certificate authorities, and SQL database teams
• Manage Palo Alto NGFW, Panorama, security policies, rule optimizations, and Global Protect client upgrades
• Support Cortex XDR agent deployment, packaging, troubleshooting, and SOC coordination
• Maintain security tool access, Secret Server entries, and resolve Scuba/365 Global Admin issues
• Perform advanced troubleshooting during outages, routing failures, and authentication issues
• Work across multiple teams including Cloud, Network, ICAM, SOC, and Security Tools
• Create documentation, runbooks, operational SOPs, and reduce single-point-of-failure risk

Requirements:

Job Requirements

• 7–10+ years of experience in Cybersecurity, Cloud Engineering, or Services
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS networking, load balancers, IAM, EC2, and monitoring
• Experience with Ping Federate, SAML, OIDC, and certificate management
• Advanced knowledge of Palo Alto firewalls, Panorama, Global Protect, Cortex XDR
• Familiarity with Linux server administration, package repositories, and update issues
• Ability to work across cloud, network, and teams in a troubleshooting role
• Experience supporting Splunk integrations and log forwarding
• Experience documenting system configurations, creating SOPs/runbooks
• Ability to lead technical modernization efforts and train junior staff

Qualifications:
• AWS Solutions Architect certification
• Terraform or CloudFormation experience
• Knowledge of NIST, TIC, and federal cybersecurity controls