Cloud Security Architect

Startekk Inc • Dallas, TX

9h

About The Position

StarTekk’s adoption of Digital Transformation is to accelerate organizational growth, increase efficiencies and help Star Workforce achieve focused business goals. The Employee will help our organization to identify and bridge the gap that exists in the business by analyzing the data, scale and support digital transformation initiatives.

Requirements

• Experience: 7 -8+ years in Cybersecurity with a dedicated focus on Security Architecture or Cloud Engineering.
• AWS Mastery: Deep, hands-on understanding of the AWS ecosystem (IAM, VPC, Security Groups, GuardDuty, KMS, etc.) and how to secure it.
• Migration Experience: Proven track record of supporting cloud migration projects (on-prem to cloud or hybrid).
• Architectural Competence: Experience conducting design reviews, architectural assessments, and validating service configurations.
• Communication: Exceptional soft skills. You must be able to hold your own in a room with non-technical business leaders and explain why a security control matters to their bottom line.

Responsibilities

• Define Cloud Security Patterns: Create and document reusable security patterns and guardrails for AWS migration, ensuring teams have a secure blueprint to build against.
• Architecture Design & Validation: Conduct deep-dive design reviews and service validations for applications moving to the cloud. You will be the final gate of approval for security architecture.
• Migration Strategy Assessment: Evaluate various migration strategies (Rehost, Replatform, Refactor) to identify risks and implement compensating controls specific to data security.
• Threat Modeling: Lead threat modeling sessions with engineering teams to identify vulnerabilities in the design phase (shifting security left).
• Business & Stakeholder Alignment: Translate complex security risks into business language. You will meet with application owners and business sponsors to discuss priorities, user experience, and risk appetite.
• Data Security Governance: Establish strict requirements and guidelines for data protection, encryption, and classification within the AWS environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees