Cloud Architect

Looking to make a difference, to help keep people safe, or even to save lives through your work with technology? Join Acuity's team of experts to have an impact on our government's critical missions. Acuity, Inc. is a consulting firm that supports federal agencies in the areas of IT Modernization, Data Enablement, and Hyperautomation. Responsibilities:

• Determine customer business requirements and applicable regulations, security policy and standards that provide foundation for design.
• Engineering and designing solutions on clouds such as MS Azure that manage risk and meet relevant security regulations, controls and policy.
• Determine how to leverage services from cloud providers and identify gaps that must be met through other tools, software, or 3rd party services.
• Implement tools/services ranging from OS hardening, ACL/NACL flow control, web application firewalls, SIEM (e.g, Splunk), intrusion detection, and vulnerability management.
• Implement the design installing, configuring and testing cloud services and associated 3rd party services and software.
• Participate in assessment of system security controls to validate control implementation and identify weaknesses.
• Use tools such as discovery, vulnerability assessment and policy audit tools to evaluate systems for vulnerabilities. Review results and implement fixes or risk mitigation.
• Identifying new and innovative ways to use existing tool sets to automate security management, monitoring and related processes to reduce risk and costs.

• At least 8 (eight) years of professional experience in IT/network engineering, security engineering, system administration or security operations.
• At least one of the following certifications: CISSP, CSSP, CCSK, GIAC, CEH
• Experience with Microsoft Azure Cloud, Hashicorp Terraform, Powershell and Azure CLI
• Implement and manage various communication and collaboration tools, such as: Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps Server, and Microsoft Team Foundations Server (TFS) for CI/CD
• Strong analytical skills with solid verbal and written communication skills
• Shows initiative, presents ideas to overcome challenges, self-starter
• Positive attitude, willingness to learn and apply, team player

Preferred

• Experience with one or more of: MS Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, or ServiceNow
• Experience deploying and operating tools such as: Tenable Nessus, Splunk, OSSEC, AWS services, Barracuda NextGen firewalls.
• Master's degree in information systems, cybersecurity or related fields
• Experience with FISMA, FedRAMP, and NIST SP 800-53

Clearance Requirement

• Active DOD/DSS SECRET security clearance or higher or the ability to get an interim Secret clearance quickly. Offer will be contingent on Interim clearance approval.

We invest in you with personalized development plans, mentorship, and up to $3,000 annually for training and certifications and up to $3,000 for degree seeking programs-so you can keep building the career you want.

Be Part of Something Innovative

You'll work on cutting-edge solutions that support important government missions, in an environment that encourages new ideas and continuous improvement.

Thrive in a People-First Culture

Collaboration, respect, and support aren't just values-they're how we operate. Your voice is heard, your contributions are recognized, and your success is shared.

Feel Valued and Rewarded

We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and a strong focus on work-life balance so you can perform at your best-at work and at home.

Join an Award-Winning Team Our employees consistently rank us among the best-earning honors like Best Places to Work (Washington Business Journal, 9+ years) and Top Workplaces (The Washington Post, 2022-2025).

Bring Your Whole Self to Work

We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone feels respected, supported, and empowered to succeed.

Make Your Impact

Join Acuity and be part of a team where your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and your work drives meaningful outcomes.

Learn more: www.myacuity.com

Acuity is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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