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Sys/Cloud Admin/Incident Response Engineer - I4DM
Software Engineer
Lead system and cloud operations for federal clients, driving incident response, security hardening, and automation across AWS environments.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Design, deploy, and maintain secure Linux and AWS infrastructures for federal agencies.
- Lead incident response efforts, performing root‑cause analysis, containment, and remediation.
- Implement automation scripts (Bash, Python) to streamline configuration, monitoring, and patch management.
- Collaborate with security teams to enforce hardening standards, vulnerability management, and compliance controls.
- Document processes, runbooks, and post‑incident reports to improve operational resilience.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience managing Linux servers and AWS services (EC2, S3, IAM, VPC).
- Proven incident response and security operations background, with familiarity in SIEM and log analysis.
- Strong scripting skills in Bash and Python for automation and tooling.
- Knowledge of security best practices, hardening guides, and compliance frameworks (FedRAMP, NIST).
- Excellent communication and teamwork abilities in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment.