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# Cloud Security Architect

- **Company:** 22nd Century Technologies, Inc.
- **Location:** Fort Belvoir, VA, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Cloud Engineering, CompTIA Security+, Cyber Security, Information Systems, Data Security, Identity and Access Management, Microsoft Security Essentials, Cloud Services, Software Engineering, Virtualization Technology, Software Security
- **Published:** July 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9046602/cloud-security-architect

## About the Role

* Knowledge of cloud-native software development.
 * Expertise of how to conduct cloud operations in AWS or Azure.
 * Formal general security certification (e.g., CompTIA Security+, Cloud Security Alliance - Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge, (ISC) 2 Certified in Cybersecurity / Systems Security Certified Practitioner, GSEC - Global Information Assurance Certification Security Essentials, Offensive Security Certified Professional, EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker.)
 * Formal security certification on cloud service provider platforms (e.g., AWS)
 * Certified Cloud Security Engineer/Architect.
 * Knowledge of cloud computing architectures, cloud governance and risk management, business continuity, infrastructure security, virtualization and containers, incident response, application security, data security and encryption, and identity and access management.

## Description

* Responsible for guiding the design and implementation of secure solutions and services within the cloud.
 * Responsible for the successful configuration and implementation of cloud-based security solutions to reduce risk to an acceptable level.
 * Ensures that the stakeholder security requirements necessary to protect the organization's mission and business processes are adequately addressed in all aspects of enterprise architecture, including reference models, segment and cloud solution architectures, and the resulting systems supporting those missions and business processes.
 * Serves as a cybersecurity SME for cybersecurity architecture policies and procedures.
 * Provides cybersecurity management support to Program Management Offices for emerging information systems through the acquisition lifecycle and, where applicable, into sustainment.
 * Provides technical support and guidance to facilitate the identification and integration of cybersecurity controls at the onset of the acquisition lifecycle for emerging cloud capabilities.
 * Serves as a principal liaison for enterprise-level boundary defense initiatives to ensure consistent and sufficient identification and implementation of applicable cybersecurity controls in concert with the agency cybersecurity and cloud architecture and NIST security guidelines.
 * Provides oversight for the design and implementation of enterprise-level cybersecurity solutions providing standards for access control capabilities across the enterprise.
 * Develops technical solutions to complex problems.


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