Cloud Security Engineer [U.S. Citizenship & CBP BI – High Trust Required]

The posting, as Via Logic LLC wrote it

Start Your Adventure at Via Logic

Location: Primarily onsite at a government site in Ashburn, VA. Specific worksite expectations will be confirmed for the assignment.
Type: Full-time, W-2
Compensation: $80,000–$130,000 annually, depending on experience and assignment
Experience: Approximately 1–5 years of relevant experience; we are hiring at multiple levels

One posting, several possible routes. Via Logic is hiring for multiple openings at different experience levels. Your work may center on identity and access, secure cloud configuration, network controls, monitoring, automation, or resolving cloud security findings. The broad experience and compensation ranges reflect the different openings; we will explore where your strengths fit best.

Eligibility & Clearance Requirements

These openings support CBP work. Applicants must

• Be U.S. citizens.
• Be eligible to obtain a favorable CBP Background Investigation (BI) – High Trust determination.
• Successfully complete the required CBP suitability and background investigation process, including a review of criminal history, employment history, and credit history.
• Be available to work full-time onsite at the designated government facility in Ashburn, VA.

Your Mission

• Implement and improve security controls across cloud services and workloads.
• Support identity and access, network protections, logging, monitoring, and secure configuration in cloud environments.
• Investigate misconfigurations, vulnerabilities, and security findings; partner with platform and application teams to fix the underlying issues.
• Help automate security checks, guardrails, and repeatable response or remediation tasks.
• Support cloud security assessments, incident response, and clear documentation of changes and technical decisions.
• Bring your experience to related DevSecOps, security engineering, or modernization work when the assignment calls for it.

What You Bring to the Expedition

• Approximately 1–5 years of relevant experience in cloud engineering, cloud security, infrastructure security, or a related technical field. We will consider the depth of your work alongside your years of experience.
• Hands-on experience with a major cloud platform and some of its identity, networking, logging, or security services.
• Experience identifying or fixing security gaps in cloud resources, access, configurations, or workloads.
• The ability to work with engineers and system owners to put practical controls in place and explain why they matter.
• The ability to work onsite in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.

Experience with infrastructure as code, scripting, CI/CD, container security, cloud networking, or security automation is welcome. Specific platforms and tools vary by assignment; you do not need to have used every item listed here.

Why Explorers Stay

• Healthcare coverage and paid time off that give you room to take care of life outside work.
• Teammates who share knowledge, pitch in, and

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siness operations, or leading expeditions of your own, Via Logic is a place where Explorers are encouraged to grow, contribute, and continuously evolve.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Via Logic LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where all Explorers are valued and supported. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable federal, state, or local law. We believe different perspectives strengthen teams, improve innovation, and help us build better solutions for the missions we support.

Accessibility & Accommodations

Via Logic is committed to providing an accessible and inclusive hiring experience for all candidates. Reasonable accommodations are available throughout the application and interview process to support accessibility needs and ensure every candidate has an equitable opportunity to explore a career with our team.

Recruiting Fraud Notice

Via Logic takes recruiting fraud seriously. We will never ask candidates for payment, banking information, cryptocurrency, gift cards, or other personal financial information during any stage of the hiring process. All legitimate communication from our team will come directly from authorized Via Logic representatives using official company channels. Due to the rise of fraudulent recruiting activity across the industry, we encourage candidates to use caution if something feels unusual, rushed, or too good to be true. Real adventures should involve solving meaningful challenges -not wiring money to strangers pretending to be recruiters on the internet. If you have concerns about the legitimacy of a communication claiming to represent Via Logic, please verify the information through our official website before sharing personal information or taking further action.