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# Cloud Systems Architect

- **Company:** Everforth Ecs
- **Location:** Washington, DC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing Security, Identity and Access Management, Information Systems Security Architecture Professional, Cloud Services, Zero Trust Network Access, Data Logging, Cloud Platform System, IT Architecture
- **Published:** August 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=0410f63c65db12c9

## About the Role

This role requires a hands-on technical architect with experience designing secure cloud environments, supporting AWS and Azure solutions, applying Zero Trust principles, and working within federal security and compliance frameworks. The ideal candidate will bring strong technical judgment, clear communication skills, documentation discipline, and the ability to collaborate with cybersecurity, infrastructure, engineering, application, and government stakeholder teams in a classified or sensitive federal mission environment.
Requirements:

 * Minimum 7 years cloud/infrastructure architecture experience
 * AWS or Azure architecture experience
 * Experience designing secure architectures for federal, classified, or regulated environments.

## Description

Everforth ECS Federal is seeking a Cloud Security Architect to support a mission-focused federal IT program in Washington DC.

Please Note: This position is contingent upon contract award.

Join Everforth ECS Federal to help shape secure cloud and hybrid architectures for mission-critical federal systems. This role offers the opportunity to support modernization in a collaborative environment serving national security and law

enforcement missions while helping strengthen security, compliance, scalability, and operational resilience.

The Cloud Security Architect will design and support secure cloud and hybrid architectures for federal mission environments using AWS, Azure, and Zero Trust principles. This role will help modernize mission-critical systems while ensuring cloud solutions align with federal security, compliance, governance, and operational requirements.

The Cloud Security Architect will develop cloud architectures, identity and access management strategies, encryption approaches, logging and monitoring capabilities, migration plans, compliance documentation, and implementation guidance. This position will support cloud modernization initiatives, secure design reviews, technical architecture reviews, risk identification, and implementation planning across cloud and hybrid environments.


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