Senior Cloud Security Architect

General Dynamics Information Technology•USA VA Home Office (VAHOME), VA

1d•$147,292 - $199,278•Remote

About The Position

Advance your career while impacting our national security as a Senior Cloud Security Architect. This position will support the United States Postal Service (USPS) by leading the strategic vision for protecting their multi-cloud ecosystem. You are responsible for designing the security blueprints that govern their entire digital footprint—from 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.

Requirements

Bachelor’s 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.
12+ years in Cybersecurity, with at least 6 years focused on architecting secure cloud environments at scale.
Mastery of cloud-native security suites (e.g., AWS Security Hub, Azure Defender, GCP Security Command Center).
Expert knowledge of Identity-First Security, including CIEM, Just-In-Time (JIT) access, and complex OIDC/SAML flows.
Proficiency in Python, Go, or Bash to build custom security automations and integrate with SOAR platforms.
Deep experience embedding automated security testing (SAST/DAST/SCA) directly into CI/CD pipelines.
Advanced understanding of secure connectivity, including SD-WAN, Cloud WAF, and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA).
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 fingerprinting.
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.
This position has a U.S. residency requirement.

Nice To Haves

Top-tier credentials.
Strong ability to bridge the gap between "Speed of DevOps" and "Rigors of Security" while communicating clearly with executive leadership.
Proven ability to influence technical roadmaps and present security risks clearly to C-suite stakeholders.

Responsibilities

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.
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.
Develop and enforce enterprise-wide security policies using Terraform, etc., ensuring that non-compliant infrastructure is automatically remediated or blocked from deployment.
Design and oversee the integration of CNAPP and CSPM tools to provide real-time visibility into misconfigurations, vulnerabilities, and excessive permissions.
Conduct deep-dive threat modeling for complex cloud-native systems, simulating advanced persistent threats (APTs) and "blast radius" scenarios to strengthen system resilience.
Act as the lead security advisor for the Cloud Architecture team, bridging the gap between DevOps agility and rigorous regulatory compliance (SOC2).
Help Transition the organization to a "Zero Standing Privilege" model for all production environments.
Help Achieve automated auditing for core compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST, CIS Benchmarks).
Utilize AI-driven monitoring to reduce the detection time of anomalous cloud activity to minimum.

Benefits

401K with company match
Comprehensive health and wellness packages
Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays
Variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
Dental plan options
A vision plan
Ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match
Full flex work weeks where possible
Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness
An additional 10 paid holidays per year.
Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees.
Short and long-term disability benefits
Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.