Senior Cloud Security Analyst

District Partners is supporting a confidential, mission-driven organization operating at the forefront of policy, technology, and global impact. This organization offers a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment where technology is central to advancing strategic objectives.

The technology team is modern, cloud-first, and deeply committed to security excellence. This is a high-visibility environment where cybersecurity plays a critical role across the enterprise.

We are seeking a
Senior Cloud Security Analyst
who is a true hands-on practitioner. This is
not an engineering or architecture role
. The ideal candidate has intentionally remained in an analyst capacity and is passionate about threat detection, investigation, and response, rather than designing systems or moving into leadership.

What You'll Do

• Serve as the cloud security SME across AWS, Azure, M365, and SaaS environments
• Continuously assess and strengthen cloud security posture, identifying and remediating risks and misconfigurations
• Lead advanced threat detection and response using modern tooling and real-time intelligence
• Conduct proactive threat hunting across cloud environments, analyzing behavior, configurations, and anomalies
• Investigate and respond to security incidents, leveraging logs, alerts, and SIEM platforms
• Develop and enhance automated response playbooks to improve detection accuracy and reduce false positives
• Stay current on emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and attacker methodologies, and operationalize findings
• Support and lead initiatives aligned to security frameworks (e.g., NIST) and compliance requirements
• Contribute to security-related projects, including remediation efforts and control enhancements

What You'll Have

• 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity with a strong focus on cloud security
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, M365, and/or SaaS platforms (deep expertise in at least one)
• Strong experience in incident response, investigation, and log analysis
• Experience working with SIEM tools and cloud-native security technologies
• Deep understanding of identity and access management in cloud environments
• Strong knowledge of current threat landscape, attack vectors, and indicators of compromise
• Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST, PCI, or HIPAA
• Experience defining and reporting on security metrics

What This Role Is Not

- Not a cloud engineer or DevSecOps build role
- Not a security architect position focused on designing systems
- Not a management track role
- This is a
pure analyst role
focused on detection, response, and continuous improvement of cloud security posture.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certifications such as CCSP, AWS Security Specialty, or Azure Security certifications
• Experience operating in regulated or high-visibility environments

Ideal Profile

- Career
analyst by choice
, with a passion for hands-on security work
- Deeply technical in investigation, threat hunting, and response
- Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail
- Able to operate independently while collaborating across teams
- Effective communicator who can translate findings into actionable insights

Why This Role Stands Out

• High-impact, high-visibility role influencing enterprise security posture
• Modern, cloud-first environment with advanced tooling
• Strong leadership and collaborative culture
• Hybrid flexibility in Washington, DC
• Opportunity to fully own and drive cloud security operations and response initiatives

Compensation

• Target base salary: $150,000–$175,000, depending on experience
• Competitive overall compensation package, including benefits
• Hybrid, 2 days onsite in NW DC