Cloud Engineer - FEDRAMP at Coalfire
$89,000–$149,000
Jul 21, 2026
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Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A cloud engineering role focused on building and deploying reusable security capabilities that satisfy FedRAMP compliance requirements across multiple client environments. Day-to-day work involves writing infrastructure-as-code, automating continuous monitoring and validation, and serving as a domain expert during client deployments. Best suited to engineers with a strong automation background and hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform and security control frameworks like NIST 800-53 or FedRAMP.
Senior level · 5+ years · Remote · Full-time
Pay in the description: $89,000–$149,000
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 2,500 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 1,850–3,200
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
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What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (8)
The role is a genuine hybrid between cloud/platform engineering (building IaC, pipelines, automation) and security compliance (FedRAMP KSIs, NIST 800-53). It was classified as Software Developers (15-1252) because the primary day-to-day work is building and deploying infrastructure-as-code and automation tooling; Information Security Analysts (15-1212) is the close runner-up given the heavy compliance and security-controls focus.
U.S. citizenship is explicitly required to support federal compliance programs, but no specific security clearance is gated — the posting does not require candidates to hold or obtain a clearance.
A BS or above in a related IT field is listed, but the posting explicitly accepts 'equivalent combination of education and experience,' so no formal degree is treated as a hard requirement.
An associate-level or higher cloud certification (AWS, Azure, or GCP) is listed as a required certification in its own section; it is a hard gate but names no specific tool beyond the cloud platforms already captured.
Terraform is listed with 'or equivalent' language in the requirements section — alternatives reflect common IaC substitutes. The 'or equivalent' qualifier means the specific tool is interchangeable, not that IaC itself is optional.
Python is listed with 'Go, or similar' in the requirements section; Go is captured as an alternative. The scripting requirement itself is a hard gate.
FedRAMP 20x/KSI direct familiarity, OSCAL/JSON compliance formats, specialty depth (identity/SIEM/vuln mgmt/resilience), cloud security specialty certs, CISSP/GIAC, professional services experience, CIS Benchmarks, DISA STIG, FISMA, HIPAA, HITRUST, and PCI are all listed under 'Bonus Points' and are preferred.
The posting is headquartered in Chicago but describes a flexible work model; the role appears to be remote-eligible across the U.S.
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