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# Cloud Security Architect

- **Company:** Recro LLC
- **Location:** McLean, VA, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Architectural Patterns, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing Security, Cloud Engineering, Cyber Security, Software Design Patterns, OSI Models, Routing, Open Source Technology, Zero Trust Network Access, Google Cloud, Multi-Cloud, HybridCloud, Cloudformation, Information Technology, Bicep, Cloud Migration, Terraform
- **Published:** July 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9010689/cloud-security-architect

## About the Role

* 10+ years of experience in enterprise security architecture, cloud architecture, or cybersecurity engineering roles, utilizing cloud-native functionality as well as COTs, GOTS, and open-source tools to meet your objectives.
 * Experience integrating cybersecurity tools and capabilities in an enterprise environment, modernizing cybersecurity capabilities by pushing functionality closer to the edge, closer to the workload, and operating in a distributed manner
 * Knowledge of Infrastructure code concepts such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Bicep to provide architectural guidance
 * Knowledge of multicloud governance and automation such as AWS Control Tower, Azure Landing Zones, or GCP Org Policies
 * Knowledge of multicloud networking models, including segmentation, routing, and hybrid connectivity
 * Knowledge of Cloud security controls, compliance frameworks, and security telemetry ecosystems
 * Knowledge of modern cybersecurity frameworks, including Zero Trust principles and secure by design methodologies
 * Associate's degree and 5+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, or Master's degree and 1+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities
 * Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification such as Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, GSEC, SSCP, CySA+, GICSP, or CND Certification within 30 days of start date

Additional Qualifications:

 * Experience producing enterprise architecture artifacts such as reference architectures, design patterns, standards, and decision records
 * Experience with cloud modernization and multicloud strategy drivers such as innovation, portability, governance consolidation, and vendor variation
 * Knowledge of cloud native security, identity, and platform capabilities across all three major cloud providers
 * Ability to evaluate, guide, and improve architectural designs created by engineering and delivery teams and create and maintain realistic roadmaps of solution development and improvement activities
 * Multicloud Certifications, such as AWS, Azure, or GCP Certifications

## Description

The Enterprise Cloud Security Architect will serve as a multicloud architecture SME across AWS, Azure, and GCP, providing design level leadership and guidance to engineering teams. Lead the interpretation and adoption of multicloud governance models, including AWS Control Tower, Azure Landing Zones, and GCP Organization Structures, to support secure and automated enterprise environments. Translate security strategies into cloud agnostic architectural patterns, standards, and reference architectures implemented across engineering teams. Contribute to shaping Booz Allen's enterprise cloud and cybersecurity capabilities by developing converged multicloud architectural approaches aligned with innovation, governance, risk management, and modernization goals.


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