Senior Cloud Security Engineer

District Partners is engaged on supporting a mission-focused organization headquartered in Washington, DC in their search for a Senior Cloud Security Engineer. This is a hybrid role requiring 2 days per week onsite at HQ.

This organization plays a pivotal role in protecting sensitive systems and supporting national-level initiatives. The security team has strong executive backing, modern cloud infrastructure, and a culture that values collaboration and precision. It's a place where your work isn't just technical-it safeguards people, programs, and missions that matter.

What You'll Do :

• Lead end-to-end incident response : investigate, contain, remediate, and prevent recurrence
• Configure and secure AWS (IAM, GuardDuty, Security Hub, WAF, CloudTrail, etc.), plus Azure and M365
• Engineer and tune detections in SIEM platforms to identify threats early
• Perform proactive threat hunting and log analysis to uncover risks before they escalate
• Partner with IT leadership to execute remediation projects and compliance efforts aligned to NIST CSF

Preferred Background :

We're prioritizing engineers with real AWS configuration experience and incident response depth. If you've built, tuned, and defended cloud environments and thrive in a mission-driven setting, this role is worth a closer look.

Location : Hybrid-2days / week onsite (Washington, DC metro area)

Clearance / Sponsorship : Must be a U.S. Citizen; no sponsorship available

Total Compensation : $140K depending on experience

Employment Type : Full-time, direct hire (no contract or C2C)

Work Environment : Politically engaged, nonpartisan organization