Cloud Security Architect / Systems Engineer

Location: Chantilly, VA 
Employment Type: Full-Time
Clearance: Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph required

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced Cloud Security Architect / Systems Engineer to support a mission-focused customer in Chantilly, VA. This role will support a portfolio of products designed to protect sensitive, co-mingled data across complex technical environments and multiple network fabrics.

The selected candidate will be part of a group-level security and architecture team responsible for supporting the research, design, development, accreditation, and maintenance of complex systems that protect highly sensitive data. This team will provide technical guidance, architecture reviews, cost optimization support, cloud service evaluations, cybersecurity vulnerability coordination, and partner adoption support across secure mission environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the research, design, development, accreditation, and maintenance of complex systems that protect highly sensitive data.

• Provide technical expertise for systems and components operating across multiple network fabrics.

• Review proposed technical solutions and architectures and provide findings, recommendations, and risk considerations.

• Support technical forums, working groups, and review boards.

• Track, analyze, and optimize cloud costs across mission systems and partner environments.

• Develop cloud cost models for IC and DoW partners.

• Evaluate Cloud Service Provider offerings, including AWS, Azure, and Oracle, for use with highly sensitive data.

• Support hybrid cloud and on-premises architecture planning, implementation, and optimization.

• Research technical solutions and provide whitepapers or written recommendations to address customer needs.

• Provide expertise on encryption techniques, encryption products, and secure architecture options.

• Serve as a focal point for cybersecurity vulnerabilities and coordinate technical response recommendations.

• Maintain an in-depth understanding of customer tools, systems, and technical processes.

• Assist external partners with adoption, integration, and use of customer tools and technical solutions.

• Identify opportunities to improve cost efficiency, performance, security, scalability, and operational effectiveness.

• Support architecture standardization, documentation, and technical governance activities.

Required Qualifications

Demonstrated experience with:

• Designing, developing, or maintaining systems that handle extremely sensitive data

• Designing, developing, or maintaining systems across multiple network fabrics

• Cloud Service Provider offerings, specifically:

  • AWS

  • Azure

  • Oracle Cloud

• Optimizing cloud-hosted systems for cost and performance efficiencies

• Designing, developing, or maintaining systems used globally

• Hybrid cloud architectures

• Designing or maintaining on-premises architectures

• Secure systems engineering, technical documentation, and architecture review support

Desired Qualifications

Demonstrated experience with one or more of the following:

• Service of Common Concern programs

• Designing and standardizing DevOps processes

• Customer or Sponsor tool suites

• Supporting IC and DoW programs

• Configuration Management Database processes and procedures

• Cloud cost modeling, FinOps, or cloud optimization initiatives

• Encryption technologies, secure data handling, and data protection architectures

• Cybersecurity vulnerability management or technical risk assessment

• Supporting technical review boards, architecture boards, or governance forums

• Writing technical whitepapers, architecture recommendations, or solution evaluations

Benefits

This position offers a highly competitive, employer-supported benefits package, including:

• 5 weeks of PTO plus birthday leave

• 11 floating holidays

• 401(k) with 10% employer contribution

• Multiple medical plan options through Anthem, including:

  • Platinum PPO national plan

  • Gold PPO national plan

  • Gold HMO HSA national plan

• Employer-paid dental coverage through Delta Dental PPO Plus Premier

• Employer-paid vision coverage through VSP / DeltaVision

• Employer-paid Life and AD&D coverage at 2x salary, up to $400,000

• Optional voluntary Life and AD&D coverage from $10,000 to $500,000, not to exceed 5x salary

• Employer-paid Short-Term Disability, covering 60% of salary up to $2,500

• Employer-paid Long-Term Disability, covering 60% of salary up to $10,000 per month

• Health Savings Account availability, depending on selected health plan

• $1,000 annual Lifestyle Savings Account

• $5,000 annual professional development reimbursement for degrees, training, and certifications

• $1,000 annual technology reimbursement

• Candidate referral bonus program, up to $10,000

• Discretionary profit sharing

• Discretionary performance bonus opportunities

• New contract bonus opportunities, up to $10,000

• Employer-paid access to online training through Udemy and Paylocity

• Optional pet insurance through Pets Best

• Access to Working Advantage employee discounts and rewards programs at no cost

About the Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior technical professional with strong cloud, security, architecture, and systems engineering experience to support highly sensitive mission systems. The selected candidate will help shape secure technical solutions, optimize cloud environments, evaluate emerging technologies, and support architecture decisions that protect critical data across complex enterprise environments.