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.

Key Responsibilities

• 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

Required Experience

• 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