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Sr. Cyber/Cloud Security Specialist_Mostly Remote

Apolis
Washington, DC Remote Contractor
POSTED ON 8/25/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/24/2026
Position: Senior Cyber/Cloud Security Specialist  
Location: Local to Washington DC - Mostly Remote - Occasional onsite time as needed
Duration: 6-month contract-to-hire

Clearance: Must be eligible to obtain or maintain Public Trust

Most Desirable Certification(s):
CISSP, OSCP, GCIH, GPEN, GSEC, GSNA, GAWN, GCIA, GSE, GWEB, GPPN, GCED, GCID, CCSP, GCWN 
• 12 years plus experience.

Required Skills and Experience
• Ability to guide discussions, support CISO decisions with or without team support and effectuate positive cybersecurity changes at varying levels - users, developers, system admins, Directors, Managers and Executives where necessary.
Typically, engagement is related to varying levels of technical system owner and “SOC” staff.
Demonstrated experience as a SOC lead or Senior Team successfully engaging with managed security service providers (MSSP), Joint Cybersecurity external entities (e.g., CISA, CYBERCOM) on incident response (IR), weakness, incident handling (IH) and vulnerability management (VM), including mitigating actions to contain activity and facilitating forensics analysis when necessary.
• Documented applied theory as SOC Manager or Team lead conducting and guiding in-depth evaluations of current INFOSEC/IT Security/Cybersecurity tactics, technics, and procedures, to include their effect on baseline configurations.

Clearance Required: Must be able to obtain and maintain Public Trust.



 

Salary : $85

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