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First Student

Lead Cybersecurity Engineer

Cincinnati, OH · On-site

The Lead Cybersecurity Engineer is a senior individual contributor on First Student's Cybersecurity ... Industry certifications preferred: one or more of AWS Certified Security - Specialty, AWS Certified ...

Forterra

Senior AWS Cloud Engineer

Clarksburg, MD · On-site

$57.50 - $76.75/hr

They are seeking a Senior AWS Cloud Engineer to design, manage, and secure cloud infrastructure ... Cybersecurity on vulnerability management, patching, and asset tagging. • Manage cost ...

Forterra

Senior AWS Cloud Engineer

Clarksburg, MD · On-site

$57.50 - $76.75/hr

They are seeking a Senior AWS Cloud Engineer to design and manage cloud infrastructure for ... Cybersecurity on vulnerability management, patching, and asset tagging. • Manage cost ...

Forterra

Senior AWS Cloud Engineer

Clarksburg, MD · On-site

$57.50 - $76.75/hr

They are seeking a Senior AWS Cloud Engineer to design, manage, and secure cloud infrastructure for ... Cybersecurity on vulnerability management, patching, and asset tagging. • Manage cost ...

Koniag Services, Inc.

$140 - $190/hr

This role will support AWS cloud platform engineering, Kubernetes operations, HashiCorp platform ... Collaborate with cybersecurity, privacy, data, infrastructure, QA, and change management teams to ...

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Jobtailor

Senior AWS Tech Lead

Washington, DC · On-site

$150 - $190/hr

Support AWS cloud platform engineering, Kubernetes operations, HashiCorp platform automation, CI/CD ... Collaborate with government stakeholders, architects, engineers, product owners, cybersecurity ...

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ManTech International

Senior AWS Cloud Engineer

$105K - $177K/yr

Dive into exciting opportunities in Cybersecurity, IT, Data Analytics and more. Propel your career ... MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Senior AWS Cloud Engineer to join our team.

ManTech International

Senior AWS Cloud Engineer

$105K - $177K/yr

Dive into exciting opportunities in Cybersecurity, IT, Data Analytics and more. Propel your career ... MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Senior AWS Cloud Engineer to join our team.

Peraton

Sr. AWS Cloud Architect

$112K - $179K/yr

Responsibilities Peraton is seeking a Sr. AWS Cloud Architect to design, lead, and govern ... and Cybersecurity Engineering teams and stakeholders. This position is 100% remote.

Forterra

Senior AWS Cloud Engineer

Clarksburg, MD · On-site

$145K - $165K/yr

About the role Forterra is seeking a Sr. AWS Cloud Engineer to design, manage, and secure cloud ... Collaborate with Cybersecurity on vulnerability management, patching, and asset tagging. * Manage ...

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As of Sep 6, 2026, the average yearly pay for senior aws cyber security in the United States is $113,704.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $100,000.00 and $129,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Senior Aws Cyber Security vs Cloud Security Engineer?

AspectSenior Aws Cyber SecurityCloud Security Engineer
CertificationsAWS Security Specialty, CISSP, CEHAWS Security Specialty, CISSP, CISA
Work EnvironmentCloud environments, AWS platforms, security teamsCloud platforms, multi-cloud or AWS, security teams
Employer & IndustryTech companies, financial services, healthcareTech firms, startups, enterprise cloud providers

Both roles focus on securing cloud environments, particularly AWS. The Senior Aws Cyber Security role emphasizes advanced security strategies within AWS, often involving leadership and policy development. Cloud Security Engineers implement and manage security measures across cloud platforms, including AWS, with a focus on technical deployment. While overlapping in certifications and work environments, Senior Aws Cyber Security roles typically involve higher-level strategic responsibilities.

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Infographic showing various Senior Aws Cyber Security job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 86% Full Time, 12% Part Time, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 91% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 7% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $113,704 per year, or $54.7 per hour.

Lead Cybersecurity Engineer

First Student, Inc.

Cincinnati, OH • On-site

Full-time

Posted 6 days ago

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6.3

Company rating: 6.3 out of 10

First Student

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6.2

Company rating compared to similar companies: 6.2 out of 10

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The best things about working at First Student

  • 89%

    89% of students say it’s good

    of students say it’s good

  • 88%

    88% say they enjoy their job

    say they enjoy their job

  • 87%

    87% of parents and care-givers say it’s good

    of parents and care-givers say it’s good

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Job description

The Lead Cybersecurity Engineer is a senior individual contributor on First Student's Cybersecurity team, responsible for the day-to-day design, engineering, oversight, and operation of the controls that protect First Student's cloud, endpoint, application, and identity environments. The role leads cybersecurity engineering projects, drives detection and response engineering, and serves as a senior technical resource for cybersecurity investigations and cross-functional partnership with I&O, Data, and Application teams.
This is a hands-on practitioner role. The individual is expected to lead engineering execution, mentor junior team members, and provide technical oversight and peer review of the team's work product within cybersecurity.
Responsibilities
Identify and assess
  • Perform cybersecurity assessments and technical reviews for new platforms, cloud services, identity/authN/authZ changes, and externally-facing systems.
  • Lead offensive-informed technical assessments and translate findings into remediation plans.
  • Perform threat modeling for cloud and SDLC initiatives.

Securely build and protect
  • Engineer and lead operations of cybersecurity controls and cloud security posture management.
  • Author and code-review IaC for cloud governance components, including cloud policy management.
  • Provide SDLC cybersecurity engineering, including SAST and DAST program operation and secure code guidance for custom applications.
  • Provide oversight for identity and endpoint tooling and support enterprise secrets management.

Monitor, hunt, and detect
  • Own the technical integration of First Student systems and log sources into the managed MDR platform, and coordinate with the MDR provider on detection use cases, scenario-based workshops, and joint investigations.
  • Tune telemetry and sensor platforms to reduce false positives and improve detection fidelity.
  • Maintain existing and build new cybersecurity dashboards and telemetry that feed operational and leadership-facing reporting.

Respond, recover, and sustain
  • Serve as a senior technical lead for cybersecurity incidents, directing investigation, evidence collection, and containment across identity, endpoint, cloud, and email in coordination with I&O and MDR partners.
  • Maintain incident investigation templates, IR runbooks, and technical playbooks; drive lessons-learned and control improvements post-incident.
  • Support the incident management technical workflow and tabletop exercise execution.

Govern and manage risk
  • Contribute technical content to policies and standards (e.g., Vulnerability Management, cloud security, SDLC).
  • Interpret control requirements and translate them into enforceable technical controls.
  • Support leadership-facing reporting with technical evidence and narrative for internal reviews and external assessment cycles.
  • Contribute technical evidence to cyber risk acceptance packages.

Lead and coordinate
  • Provide technical oversight and peer review of the cybersecurity team's work product.
  • Mentor cybersecurity analysts and junior engineers on cloud cybersecurity, investigations, and secure design; support individual growth plans in coordination with the Senior Director.
  • Lead cybersecurity engineering projects end to end, including planning, effort estimation, resource coordination, and delivery.
  • Liaise with cybersecurity vendors and managed service providers for issue resolution and operational escalation.

Desired qualifications
Education and certifications
  • BS/BA in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • Industry certifications preferred: one or more of AWS Certified Security - Specialty, AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate/Professional, SANS/GIAC (GSEC, GCIH, GCSA, GCPN, GCIA), CISSP, CCSP, CRISC.

Knowledge and experience
  • 10+ years total experience in IT, with 5+ years of hands-on, demonstrated experience in one or more of cybersecurity engineering, cloud engineering, or DevOps.
  • Deep, hands-on AWS cybersecurity engineering: Organizations/Control Tower, SCPs and tag policies, IAM Identity Center, KMS key policy design, S3 hardening, Lambda runtime lifecycle, VPC segmentation and flow logging, CloudTrail/GuardDuty/Security Hub, Systems Manager, and cloud security posture management.
  • Working experience with managed MDR services, including onboarding and troubleshooting log sources, tuning detections in partnership with the provider, automating response, and participating in scenario-based workshops and joint IR execution.
  • EDR operations and incident response experience.
  • SDLC cybersecurity experience, including hands-on operation of SAST and DAST tooling, secure design review for cloud-native stacks, and remediation guidance for development teams.
  • Incident response experience on identity, cloud, and application-exposure incidents; ability to produce investigation reports suitable for leadership and legal review.
  • Working fluency in IaC review; proficiency in Python or PowerShell for automation, reporting, and control validation.
  • Strong understanding of NIST CSF 2.0, CIS Controls, and CIS AWS Foundations Benchmark; ability to translate framework requirements into enforceable, testable controls.
  • Familiarity with ITIL and Agile delivery practices.
  • Familiarity with the Microsoft 365 cybersecurity stack.

Personal attributes
  • Deep technical knowledge, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and the ability to manage complex technical projects.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills; strong interpersonal skills.
  • Customer-focused mindset and attention to detail.
  • Operates independently and drives outcomes to closure. Comfortable defining technical requirements and holding partner teams accountable for implementation without direct execution authority.
  • Comfortable holding multiple technical domains simultaneously (cloud, detection, SDLC, IR) and prioritizing across them without daily direction.
  • Effective across organizational boundaries: I&O, Data, Applications, Legal, and external MDR/consulting partners.
  • High-integrity, ownership-first mindset. Proactive on risk reduction.

Compensation ranges from $130,000 - $155,000 depending on experience.
Language Requirement
This role requires English proficiency. Federal, state, and local requirements, including U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations, require training, safety communications, company policies, employment documents, and other job-related communications be conducted in English.
First for a reason:
At First Student, we are a family of 60,000+ employees who take pride in safely transporting more than 5 million students and passengers to and from their destinations each day! Our family of brands include Transco, Total Transportation, Maggies Paratransit, and GVC II. Our employees are at the forefront of safety and innovation; they create and implement the most advanced training and technology the transportation industry has to offer.
In the state of Washington, all technician and driving positions, including but not limited to van drivers and any other position requiring employees to drive a company-owned vehicle, are considered safety-sensitive and are therefore subject to drug and alcohol testing, including cannabis.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. First is also committed to providing a drug-free workplace. First will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, and any other fair chance law. Philadelphia's Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards Ordinance Poster is at this link or upon request https://www.phila.gov/media/20210423160847/Fair-Chance-Hiring-law-poster.pdf.

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Perks for frontline workers

From First Student, via Breakroom

  • Competitive pay and paid training

  • Paid holidays, sick time, and paid time off

  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage options

  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match

  • Career advancement opportunities, including operational, maintenance, management, and leadership roles

  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP), including counseling and support services for personal and work-related issues

  • Community impact: Be a trusted figure for students and families

About First Student, in their own words

From First Student

At First Student, we are a team of 66,800 employees dedicated to providing safe, reliable, and efficient student transportation. As the leading student transportation provider in North America, we operate over 530+ locations across the U.S. and Canada. Our family of brands includes Transco, Total Transportation, Maggie’s Paratransit, and GVC II. Our employees are at the forefront of safety and innovation, helping create and implement the advanced training, technology, and transportation solutions our industry has to offer. Our company’s history is rooted in industry innovation, operational excellence, and a shared commitment to putting students first.

Company values

From First Student

• Focus on safety: Safety is at the heart of everything we do

• Foster teamwork: Work together, act with integrity, respect each other, and champion diversity and inclusion

• Care for our students: Ensure our vehicles are welcoming and trusted places where students feel comfortable and secure

• Surpass customer expectations: Go the extra mile to deliver an extraordinary experience for our customers and communities

• Set the highest standards: Continually seek a better way to do things with innovation, sustainable practices, financial discipline, commercial excellence, and operational excellence

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