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# Cloud Security Architect

- **Company:** Tier4 Group
- **Location:** Fort Meade, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $140,000.0 - $160,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Kubernetes Security, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Cloud Engineering, Cyber Security, Multi-Factor Authentication, Identity and Access Management, Information Systems Security Architecture Professional, Information Systems Security Engineering Professional, Network Security, Network Segmentation, Zero Trust Network Access, Data Streaming, Software Vulnerability Management, Kubernetes, Serverless Computing, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** September 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/4776fa19-27d0-4cff-99b3-7dcea2f6986e

## About the Role

* 10+ years of cybersecurity, cloud security, or security architecture experience
 * Deep expertise designing and securing cloud or cloud-native environments
 * Strong experience with:

 * Kubernetes
 * Docker and container security
 * APIs and microservices
 * Serverless architectures
 * Zero Trust principles
 * Identity and access management

Expert knowledge of:

 * RMF
 * NIST 800-37
 * NIST 800-53
 * STIGs and SRGs

Experience translating compliance and security requirements into real-world technical solutions

Exceptional communication, consulting, and stakeholder engagement skills

Clearance

 * Active Top Secret Clearance required

Certifications

Must possess at least one of the following:

 * CISSP
 * CCSP
 * CISM
 * CASP+/SecurityX
 * Cloud+
 * CSSLP
 * CISSP-ISSAP
 * CISSP-ISSEP
 * GSEC, * Enterprise Security Architect
 * Principal Security Engineer
 * Cloud Security Engineer (Architect-Level)

Build secure cloud solutions. Influence enterprise architecture. Protect mission-critical systems at scale. Apply today.

## Description

We're seeking a Cloud Security Architect to lead the design and security of modern cloud and cloud-native environments supporting critical government missions.

This is an opportunity for a senior cybersecurity professional who thrives at the intersection of cloud architecture, risk management, and secure engineering. You'll partner with architects, engineers, developers, and security leaders to ensure security is built into solutions from day one, not bolted on later.

If you're passionate about cloud security, Kubernetes, Zero Trust, and helping organizations modernize securely, we want to hear from you., * Design and assess secure cloud, hybrid, and cloud-native architectures

 * Lead security architecture reviews and identify risks before they become problems
 * Advise engineering teams on securing APIs, microservices, containers, Kubernetes, serverless technologies, and software-defined networks
 * Evaluate system relationships, trust boundaries, network segmentation, and data flows
 * Translate RMF, NIST, and cybersecurity requirements into practical engineering solutions
 * Recommend and design security controls including IAM, MFA, encryption, access management, and network security
 * Support vulnerability remediation efforts and help reduce organizational attack surface
 * Partner with technical and executive stakeholders to communicate risks, recommendations, and security strategy
 * Support multiple modernization and cloud initiatives in a fast-paced environment


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