What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cybersecurity Specialist Cloud Engineer position at SAIC?
Job ID: 2618119
Location: Remote Work, VA, US
Date Posted: 2026-10-19
Category: Cyber
Subcategory: Cybersecurity Spec
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: No
Minimum Clearance Required: None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Public Trust
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_REMOTE
Description
SAIC has an opening for a Cybersecurity Specialist in the Solutions and Technology Group. SAIC provides advanced cybersecurity monitoring and engineering support to government customers in a multi-tenant MSS environment. Our 24/7 operations are centered on Azure, Microsoft Sentinel, and Torq for security automation. The Cybersecurity Specialist/Cloud Engineer will design, implement, and optimize cloud-based security monitoring and automation, serving as a primary engineer for Azure and Sentinel and building Torq workflows to streamline SOC response.
This role is aligned to the NICE Framework (Strategic Planning & Management and Digital Forensics support). U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance are required. For the right candidate, this position may be remote anywhere in the United States.
Key Responsibilities:
Qualifications
Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
Location: Remote Work, VA, US
Date Posted: 2026-10-19
Category: Cyber
Subcategory: Cybersecurity Spec
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: No
Minimum Clearance Required: None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Public Trust
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_REMOTE
Description
SAIC has an opening for a Cybersecurity Specialist in the Solutions and Technology Group. SAIC provides advanced cybersecurity monitoring and engineering support to government customers in a multi-tenant MSS environment. Our 24/7 operations are centered on Azure, Microsoft Sentinel, and Torq for security automation. The Cybersecurity Specialist/Cloud Engineer will design, implement, and optimize cloud-based security monitoring and automation, serving as a primary engineer for Azure and Sentinel and building Torq workflows to streamline SOC response.
This role is aligned to the NICE Framework (Strategic Planning & Management and Digital Forensics support). U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance are required. For the right candidate, this position may be remote anywhere in the United States.
Key Responsibilities:
- Administer and optimize Microsoft Sentinel as the core SIEM (analytics rules, incidents, hunting, workbooks).
- Engineer and manage log ingestion and telemetry from Azure and hybrid sources into Sentinel.
- Build and maintain Torq automation playbooks for alert enrichment, routing, and incident response.
- Implement additional automation using Azure Logic Apps and related Azure services.
- Design and support secure Azure cloud architectures aligned with enterprise security policies and compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, CJIS).
- Support incident response and digital forensics by enabling effective logging, querying (KQL), and event reconstruction.
- Research and recommend new security tools and techniques in Azure/Sentinel/Torq and contribute to strategic security planning.
- Produce clear technical and non-technical documentation on configurations, assessments, and remediation activities.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, IT, or related field 2 years of related cybersecurity and/or cloud engineering experience (strong focus on Azure and Microsoft Sentinel); or a Master's degree in a related field. An additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- Hands-on experience with Sentinel (rules, incidents, hunting) and Azure security/logging services.
- Proficiency with KQL and JSON-based detections; scripting in PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
- U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Microsoft certifications (e.g., SC-200, AZ-500, AZ-104/AZ-305).
- Experience with AKS/container security and multi-tenant MSSP or government environments.
- Familiarity with LLM/GenAI use cases in cybersecurity (e.g., enrichment, reporting, detection support).
- Experience with Torq or similar SOAR platform (building and maintaining workflows).
Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
Salary : $80,001 - $120,000