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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cloud Security Architect - **Company:** Google LLC - **Location:** Sterling, VA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $187,200.0 - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, JIRA, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Command-Line Interface, Cloud Computing Security, Cloud Engineering, Cyber Security, Elasticsearch, Github, Identity and Access Management, Internet Protocol, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Python (Programming Language), Network Security, Routing, Node.Js, Windows PowerShell, Cloud Services, Ansible, Systems Integration, Cloud-native Network Functions (CNF), Pulumi, Scripting, Google Cloud, Cloud Platform System, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Cloudformation, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Terraform, Splunk, Serverless Computing, Docker, Golang - **Published:** May 20, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/9dfa8700-a500-4a99-829d-49fd3e015061 ## About the Role 1. Experience Designing and Implementing systems that support multiple users. 1. 5+ years of experience; Design, Implementation, and Maintenance of systems used by users. The ability to evaluate technical documentation and diagrams for cloud environments and identify security issues in those designs. 1. 5+ years of experience; Security Architectural Reviews and ability to create design artifacts including infrastructure diagrams. Ability to review technical configuration and identify mitigating controls for security related misconfigurations 1. 5+ years; Experience Managing Exception Requests Candidates must have Google Cloud Platform Security experience. Nice to Have Skills / Preferred Requirements 1. AWS Certifications AWS Solutions Architect, AWS Security Specialty 2. Google Cloud Platform Certifications Associate Cloud Engineer, Professional Security Engineer 3. Security Engineer Certifications CISSP, CompTIA Security+ 4. Previous Experience with Wiz, Splunk, Brinqa, integrations with Slack and Jira Soft Skills: 1. Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a strong attention to detail. 2. Remains productive while rapidly switching context. 3. Thirst for knowledge and constantly driven to stay current with evolving threat landscapes. Technology Requirements: 1. Strong understanding of cloud-based infrastructure components with specific understanding of the security risks presented in a decentralized and hybrid environment. 2. Broad understanding of information security and compliance risk, and how those apply to Public Cloud. 3. Comfortable automating processes start to finish and can work closely with cloud solutions engineering and product teams to help integrate security into their existing processes. 4. Proficient in at least one scripting language (python, Nodejs, Golang). 5. Core understanding of IP Networking, routing, VPNs. 6. Hands-on experience with some the following: 1. Docker and Kubernetes 2. Developing & Securing Serverless applications 3. Security administration in AWS/Google Cloud Platform/Azure 4. GitHub Security 5. Infrastructure as code tools (Pulumi, Ansible, CloudFormation, Terraform) 6. Command Line experience (Bash, Powershell, AWS-CLI) 7. Cloud Network (VPC) engineering 8. Cloud native security related tools (AWS Guard Duty, AWS WAF, Google Cloud Platform Security Center) 9. Elastic Stack Education / Certifications 1. Bachelor s degree in computer science, Information Security, or related field. ## Description * Act as a Cloud Security Subject Matter Expert (SME) for client s Infosec department. * Identify opportunities to reduce cloud security risk for client, solution, and lead implementations. * Create design artifacts to enable members of the Cloud Security team to implement solutions (built in-house or purchased from vendor). * Partner with product teams to design secure network and serverless architectures. * Provide strong IAM Policy guidance to enable product teams to implement least privilege access. * Review cloud architecture and advise development teams on strong security design principles and identification of issues prior to deployment of systems or features. * Interface with Public Cloud providers to improve the security feature set of their products. * Interface with cloud security vendors to evaluate features and determine proof-of-value. * Maintain an awareness of cloud-costs and the cost implications of the security controls implemented. * Mentor junior members of the team. * Create and maintain documentation as it relates to cloud security designs/configurations, processes, standards, and recommendations. * Collaborate with senior management and department leaders to assess near- and long-term cloud security needs. * Staying current with the latest cloud threat mitigation tools and techniques ## Related Videos - [The Cloud is Calling: Answer with In-Demand Skills](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/945-the-cloud-is-calling-answer-with-in-demand-skills) - [Innovating Developer Tools with AI: Insights from GitHub Next](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1268-innovating-developer-tools-with-ai-insights-from-github-next) - [Why segmenting your infrastructure into tiers makes your infrastructure design better](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1960-why-segmenting-your-infrastructure-into-tiers-makes-your-infrastructure-design-better) - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [Bringing AI Model Testing and Prompt Management to Your Codebase with GitHub Models](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1536-bringing-ai-model-testing-and-prompt-management-to-your-codebase-with-github-models) - [Unleashing Potential Across Teams: The Power of Infrastructure as Code](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/930-unleashing-potential-across-teams-the-power-of-infrastructure-as-code) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Got AI ideas but no money? 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