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UltraViolet Cyber

Senior Cloud Security & Compliance Engineer

UltraViolet Cyber
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remote senior full-time USD 120,000-170,000 per-year-salary McLean, Virginia

First indexed 24 Oct 2026

Description

We are seeking a hands-on cloud security engineer to serve as a primary technical resource for the Wiz platform. The team member will administer Wiz, develop custom policies as code, and automate FedRAMP and NIST SP 800-53 controls across multi-cloud environments.

Responsibilities

  • Improve cloud security posture through practical, scalable policy engineering.
  • Increase finding quality by reducing false positives and improving detection accuracy.
  • Deliver reusable Terraform modules and secure-by-default infrastructure patterns.
  • Enable engineering teams to remediate risk efficiently through automation and clear guidance.
  • Support FedRAMP and other regulated cloud environments with effective technical controls and continuous monitoring.
  • Build scalable security capabilities across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
  • Strengthen the organization's ability to identify, understand, and remediate cloud security risk.

Requirements

  • US Citizenship is Required
  • Cloud security engineering: At least five years of hands-on experience.
  • Wiz or equivalent CNAPP experience: Production administration, custom rules or Cloud Configuration Rules, policies, and integrations.
  • Python: Proficiency in scripting, automation, and API integrations, including the Wiz GraphQL API, boto3, or similar tools.
  • Multi-cloud expertise: Deep AWS experience plus strong experience with either Azure or GCP, along with working knowledge of all three platforms.
  • Terraform/HCL: Experience developing reusable, secure-by-default modules.
  • Policy as code: Experience with OPA/Rego or an equivalent framework; Wiz custom rules use Rego.
  • Finding triage: Ability to assess exploitability and blast radius, prioritize risk, and tune false positives.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with NIST SP 800-53, FedRAMP, GovCloud, or Impact Level environments, including mapping controls to technical guardrails.
  • Experience with Kubernetes manifests and container security.
  • Experience integrating security controls into CI/CD platforms such as GitHub Actions, GitLab, or Jenkins.
  • Experience supporting audits and continuous monitoring (ConMon).
  • Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical discussions.
  • Relevant security certifications, such as AWS Certified Security – Specialty, Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500), Professional Cloud Security Engineer, or CCSP.
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