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| Company Name: |
General Dynamics IT |
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Home Office, Hom |
| Position Type: |
Full Time |
| Post Date: |
05/17/2026 |
| Expire Date: |
06/18/2026 |
| Job Categories: |
Engineering, Information Technology |
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Senior Cloud Security Architect
Advance your career while impacting our national security as a Senior Cloud Security Architect. Here, technologists have many paths to grow a meaningful career supporting cyber missions and operations across the federal government. As a Senior Cloud Security Architect, you will lead the strategic vision for protecting our multi-cloud ecosystem. You are responsible for designing the security blueprints that govern our entire digital footprintfrom identity perimeters to AI-driven threat detection. This role requires a "Security as Code" mindset, where you build automated guardrails that empower developers to move at speed without compromising the safety of our data or infrastructure. MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT This position will support the United States Postal Service (USPS) though:Security Architecture Vision: Lead the design of a global Zero Trust architecture, ensuring robust identity governance (IAM), network micro-segmentation, and data encryption across AWS, Azure, or GCP.AI-Native Security Strategy: Architect specialized security frameworks for AI/ML pipelines, focusing on data privacy for training sets, model integrity, and securing LLM-integrated applications against emerging attack vectors.Automated Guardrails (Policy as Code): Develop and enforce enterprise-wide security policies using Terraform, etc., ensuring that non-compliant infrastructure is automatically remediated or blocked from deployment.Cloud Posture Management: Design and oversee the integration of CNAPP and CSPM tools to provide real-time visibility into misconfigurations, vulnerabilities, and excessive permissions.Threat Modeling & Resilience: Conduct deep-dive threat modeling for complex cloud-native systems, simulating advanced persistent threats (APTs) and "blast radius" scenarios to strengthen system resilience.Security Consultancy: Act as the lead security advisor for the Cloud Architecture team, bridging the gap between DevOps agility and rigorous regulatory compliance (SOC2). WHAT YOULL NEED TO SUCCEED Education:Bachelors degree in computer science or a related field, preferred but not required.NOTE: If resources do not have a relevant college degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required.Required Experience:Experience: 12+ years in Cybersecurity, with at least 6 years focused on architecting secure cloud environments at scale.Security Platforms: Mastery of cloud-native security suites (e.g., AWS Security Hub, Azure Defender, GCP Security Command Center).Identity & Access: Expert knowledge of Identity-First Security, including CIEM, Just-In-Time (JIT) access, and complex OIDC/SAML flows.Automation: Proficiency in Python, Go, or Bash to build custom security automations and integrate with SOAR platforms.DevSecOps: Deep experience embedding automated security testing (SAST/DAST/SCA) directly into CI/CD pipelines.Cloud Networking: Advanced understanding of secure connectivity, including SD-WAN, Cloud WAF, and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA).Preferred ExperienceCertifications: Top-tier credentials.Soft Skills: Strong ability to bridge the gap between "Speed of DevOps" and "Rigors of Security" while communicating clearly with executive leadershipLeadership: Proven ability to influence technical roadmaps and present security risks clearly to C-suite stakeholders.Core ObjectivesZero Standing Privilege: Help Transition the organization to a "Zero Standing Privilege" model for all production environments.Automated Compliance: Help Achieve automated auditing for core compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST, CIS Benchmarks).Mean Time to Detect (MTTD): Utilize AI-driven monitoring to reduce the detection time of anomalous cloud activity to minimumSecurity Clearance Level:Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance and successfully pass a thorough Government background screening process requiring the completion of detailed forms and fingerprintingThis position has a U.S. residency requirement.The USPS security clearance process requires the selected candidate to have resided in the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for the last five years as follows:U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 6 months consecutively in the last 3 years (unless they meet certain exceptions). Non-U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 90 days consecutively in the last 3 years.Location:RemoteMorrisville, NCFalls Church, VAEagan, MNGDIT IS YOUR PLACE:401K with company matchComprehensive health and wellness packagesInternal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your careerProfessional growth opportunities including paid education and certificationsCutting-edge technology you can learn fromRest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays #zxc726
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| Company Name: |
General Dynamics IT |
| Website: | https://www.gdit.com/careers/job/20aec0c51/senior-cloud-security-architect/?source=AutoAppend_HBCU |
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