

2027393 Cloud Engineer $195,000.00
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This role is for a "Cloud Engineer" with a contract length of over 6 months, offering a pay rate of up to $195,000 per year. Located in McLean, VA, it requires a Top Secret (TS/SCI) Clearance and expertise in GCP or OCI.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
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💰 - Day rate
886.3636363636
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🗓️ - Date discovered
June 19, 2025
🕒 - Project duration
More than 6 months
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🏝️ - Location type
On-site
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📄 - Contract type
Unknown
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🔒 - Security clearance
Yes
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📍 - Location detailed
McLean, VA
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#Security #Lambda (AWS Lambda) #Scripting #Virtualization #Cloud #Network Security #"ETL (Extract #Transform #Load)" #IAM (Identity and Access Management) #Oracle #Bash #Oracle Cloud #Cybersecurity #Python #Automation #Strategy #Data Ingestion #Computer Science #GCP (Google Cloud Platform) #Data Pipeline
Role description
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Labor Category: Cloud Engineer
Position Title: Cyber Incident Response/Cloud Security Engineer
Position Level: Level 2 – Expert
Salary: Up to $195,000.00 per year
Core Hours: 9am to 4pm
Location: McLean VA
Description
Position Requires a Top Secret (TS/SCI) Clearance with a Polygraph.
Responsibilities
B4Corp is seeking a motivated, career and customer-oriented Cloud Security Engineer to join our team in Herndon, VA. Join a team of cybersecurity experts that protects and defends the largest target in the world. As a Cloud Security Engineer on our team, you will utilize the latest tools available and assist in creating new ones while allowing you to advance the nation's information security posture. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Design and champion the strategy for detecting and responding to cyber incidents within Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Create advanced detection rules and tradecraft to uncover sophisticated cloud-based attacks
• Optimize data pipelines to fuel rapid incident analysis and proactive threat hunting in the cloud
• Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) during critical cloud security incidents, guiding the CSOC team to swift resolution
• Continuously evaluate emerging cloud security tools and techniques to enhance our defenses and response capabilities
• Partner with cross-functional teams and mentor less experienced analysts to build a stronger cloud security posture across the organization
Details
Labor Category: Cloud Engineer
Position Title: Cyber Incident Response/Cloud Security Engineer
Position Level: Level 2 – Expert
Salary: Up to $195,000.00 per year
Core Hours: 9am to 4pm
Location: McLean VA
Mandatory Requirements
• High School Diploma and 15+ years of experience in cloud or cyber security or Bachelor’s degree and 11+ years of experience
• 5+ years of experience in cyber incident response
• 3+ years’ experience architecting, engineering, implementing, or securing solutions within Google Cloud Platform (GCP) OR Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
• 2+ years’ experience with data ingestion, processing, and analysis of data relevant to security investigations, such as log management, basic ETL concepts or similar.
• Experience with at least one scripting language, such as Python or Bash, for task automation or security analysis
• Experience with cloud security principles, including identity and access management, network security, and data protection within the chosen platform (GCP or OCI)
Optional Requirements
• Degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related technical field Relevant Certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, CCSK, GCFA, GCIH, or cloud-specific security certifications (e.g., Google Cloud Security Engineer, Oracle Cloud Security Architect)
• Experience in security services and best practices within either Google Cloud Platform (GCP Security Command Center, Chronicle, IAM, Networking) OR Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI Cloud Guard, Security Zones, IAM, Networking)
• Experience leading and coordinating complex cloud security incident investigations, including forensic analysis and containment strategies
• Ability to develop and implement automation scripts and workflows (e.g., Python, Cloud Functions/Lambdas, SOAR platforms) to enhance incident response efficiency
B4CORP Company Information
B4Corp is a small defense contracting company that focuses on providing an optimum environment for mission-focused, highly skilled consultants to support the United States of America’s intelligence community and other defense organizations. B4Corp provides a low overhead, highly efficient, high salary environment that allows employees to excel at meeting the client’s needs. B4Corp is looking for information technology professionals that have a high sense of personal responsibility, self-motivation, and mission drive.
B4Corp’s dedication and care for its employees is reflected in our outstanding compensation and benefits package. B4Corp’s benefits reflect the company’s policy of putting the employees first. B4Corp’s maximum flexibility comp / makeup time policy, along with the company’s cafeteria-style benefit plan that allows employees to maximize their Benefit Dollars, reflects B4Corp’s commitment to its employees.
Compensation
• Outstanding Salaries
Retirement
• Full Vanguard 401k Plan – Featuring a full scope of investment options – 100% employer matched contribution up to 6% of employee's salary – Ability to max out 401k savings $57k ($63.5k if over 50)
• Employees receive B4Corp phantom stock each year (2-year vesting period)
Insurance
• Medical – United Health Care (UHC) (multiple plan options)
• Dental – United Concordia (UC) Flex Plan
• Vision – Vision Service Plan Insurance Co (VSP) Signature Plans
• Mutual of Omaha short-term disability (60% of salary up to $2,000.00/week)
• Mutual of Omaha long-term disability (60% of salary up to $10,000.00/month)
• Mutual of Omaha life insurance ($200,000.00)
Employee Referral Bonus
• Refer a friend or a coworker and receive $3,000 per year for every year the person works for B4CORP
Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Seven weeks of leave per year (including ten federal holidays)
• Flexible work schedule with comp time (with customer approval)
Tuition And Training
• Free CBTNuggets Online Training Account – More than 200 online IT courses on a large variety of topics, including networking, security, virtualization, and the cloud – Cisco, Microsoft, and Google – Virtual Labs
• Free L inux Academy Online Training Account
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