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Cloud Engineer

Strategic Staffing Solutions
Mc Lean, VA Contractor
POSTED ON 10/1/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/30/2026

Job Title: Cloud Engineer 

Location: Remote; Plano, TX or McLean, VA preferred

Duration: 14 months

Pay Rate: $70 - $80/HR (W2 Only)

Candidates will be required to complete a Glider Assessment for submission

Job/Role Description:

  • Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects as part of an engineering team focused on cryptography, data protection, distributed systems, and cloud-based security solutions.
  • Collaborate with Cybersecurity Product Managers, architects, and engineering teams to design and deliver comprehensive cloud-based security solutions.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert for a mission-critical data protection environment utilizing Protegrity Data Encryption and Tokenization solutions.
  • Assess security risks related to data confidentiality and integrity by identifying vulnerabilities and evaluating cryptographic and cybersecurity threats.
  • Design and implement robust cryptographic solutions using encryption, hashing, digital signatures, and secure key management techniques to protect sensitive data.
  • Develop and enhance enterprise governance frameworks for cryptography, including policies, standards, and guidelines that support consistency, compliance, and auditability.
  • Manage and support Protegrity Data Protection solutions within a large Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) server environment.
  • Develop and maintain Ansible automation to support lifecycle management of Protegrity agent software.
  • Utilize Terraform Enterprise to support AWS serverless deployments and integrations with Protegrity Cloud Protector.
  • Implement and support Protegrity Fuse File Encryption technologies for data-at-rest protection.
  • Maintain, enhance, and support Protegrity Data Protection policies.
  • Support integrations between Protegrity and enterprise data management platforms such as Snowflake and Teradata.
  • Evaluate emerging technologies and contribute to technical communities while helping mentor other members of the engineering team.
  • Develop, review, or evaluate code and scripts as required to support security engineering and automation initiatives.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree.
  • At least 2 years of experience with cryptography or cryptography-related technologies.
  • At least 3 years of Cybersecurity Engineering experience.
  • At least 2 years of experience with cloud-native technologies such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
  • At least 2 years of Unix or Linux system administration experience.
  • At least 2 years of SELinux experience.
  • At least 2 years of experience with Protegrity Data Protection solutions.
  • At least 2 years of DevOps experience utilizing Ansible Automation Platform.
  • At least 2 years of experience utilizing Terraform Enterprise.
  • Strong understanding of data protection, encryption, tokenization, and cryptographic security concepts.
  • Experience supporting enterprise security solutions in mission-critical environments.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with engineering, cybersecurity, architecture, and product teams.

Preferred Qualifications

  • 7 years of Cybersecurity Engineering experience.
  • 4 years of experience with the Protegrity Data Protection Platform.
  • 3 years of coding or scripting experience using technologies such as Python, SQL, Java, JavaScript, Golang, Bash, Perl, or Ruby.
  • 2 years of experience with Linux file system technologies and concepts such as FUSE, GPFS, and NFS.
  • 2 years of experience with Linux storage subsystems, clustering, high availability, fault tolerance, and replication concepts.
  • 3 years of experience with DevOps principles and Agile development practices.
  • Experience integrating enterprise data protection solutions with platforms such as Snowflake and Teradata.
  • Experience with AWS serverless technologies and Protegrity Cloud Protector.

Salary : $70 - $80

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