Lead Engineer (AWS)
Aprio · Austin, TX
$98,900–$132,800
Jul 22, 2026
Austin, TX
Jul 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A consulting role focused on cloud security engineering, primarily within AWS and GCP environments, serving mid-market, enterprise, and U.S. government or defense-related clients. Day-to-day work involves designing and implementing security architectures, supporting compliance frameworks such as FedRAMP, CMMC, and NIST standards, and developing Zero Trust and XDR strategies. Suited to an experienced security professional with 7+ years in consulting and hands-on cloud security implementation.
Senior level · 7+ years · Remote · Full-time
Pay in the description: $98,900–$132,800
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 180 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (information security analysts). range 110–320
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $132,021 (middle half $99,961–$167,095). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
The posting title alternates between 'Lead Engineer (AWS)' and 'Microsoft Security Engineer' — the actual role description focuses on AWS/GCP cloud security, compliance frameworks (FedRAMP, CMMC, NIST), and security consulting, so 15-1212 (Information Security Analysts) was chosen over 15-1252 (Software Developers). The 'Microsoft' framing in the intro appears to be a copy-paste artifact, as the technical requirements are entirely AWS/GCP-centric.
The title carries no seniority level word, so the title states no level; however, the 7+ years of consulting experience and 3+ years of hands-on AWS/GCP security design support a Senior classification.
Clearance is not hard-gated: the posting states personnel 'may' need to be eligible to obtain a clearance or meet client-defined access requirements, and notes U.S. citizenship 'may' be required — this is conditional/potential, not a firm gate at hire.
The certification requirement is structured as 'at least 1 of' CISSP, AWS SAA-C03, AWS SCS-C03, or Professional Cloud Security Engineer — captured as a single must-have skill with alternatives, since only one is required.
Bachelor's degree is listed as 'or equivalent experience,' so the degree requirement is set to None.
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