Senior Cloud Solution Architect Cybersecurity (Identity) - CTJ - Top Secret

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2d • $106,400 - $222,600

About The Position

Microsoft Federal is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Cloud Solution Architect with expertise in identity security to drive customer transformation on the Microsoft Azure platform. This customer-facing role owns the overall technical relationship and strategy between the customer and Microsoft, including Azure Security engagements covering architecture, implementation, and production. The architect leads technical security discussions with senior executives, enterprise security and technology architects, IT leaders, and developers to advance secure cloud adoption and customer outcomes for the U.S. Federal Government.

The role centers on identity security and spans Microsoft Security offerings, including Zero Trust, cloud adoption, digital transformation, and secure adoption of AI. The architect helps customers define and implement secure strategies and controls aligned with Azure and Microsoft 365 security and compliance services, and supports customers in operationalizing Microsoft security technologies. The position requires maintaining technical expertise and collaborating with customers, Microsoft teams, and technical stakeholders to deliver mission-critical solutions.

Travel is integral to the role. It requires approximately 50% overnight travel for candidates who reside or are willing to relocate within commuting distance of the work, and may require up to 75% overnight travel for those outside commuting distance. Candidates must hold an active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance, meet applicable security screening requirements, and undergo verification of U.S. citizenship.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or a related field and 4+ years of experience in cloud or infrastructure technologies, IT consulting or support, systems administration, network operations, software development or support, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, or consulting; or equivalent experience.
• Active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance and ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and government security screening requirements.
• Successful verification of the required security clearance and U.S. citizenship.
• Ability to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and 8+ years of relevant experience, or a master's degree in a related field and 6+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of experience in a customer-facing role.
• 4+ years of experience working on technical projects.
• Experience with modern identity and Zero Trust principles, including authentication and authorization models, SAML, OAuth2, OpenID Connect, Kerberos, identity lifecycle management, audit and compliance, Microsoft Zero Trust architecture, and identity-centric security strategies across users, devices, applications, and monitoring.
• Experience with identity and access management solutions, including directory synchronization, privileged identity management, role-based access control, workload identities, multifactor authentication, and adaptive or risk-based access policies.
• Ability to design and implement identity protection and threat mitigation strategies aligned with enterprise security operations.
• Experience with identity governance and administration, including privileged access management, application access governance, just-in-time access, provisioning and lifecycle automation, reporting, and monitoring across hybrid and cloud environments.
• Knowledge of PKI, certificates, FIDO2/passkeys, and passwordless authentication approaches.
• Familiarity with multi-cloud identity architectures and federation patterns across SaaS, PaaS, and hybrid environments.
• Experience designing and implementing Microsoft Entra Global Secure Access, including Microsoft Entra Internet Access and Microsoft Entra Private Access, and integrating Conditional Access and Zero Trust principles into Secure Service Edge architectures.
• Experience integrating identity solutions with security operations, including SOC processes, monitoring, detection, response workflows, and identity signals in platforms such as XDR and SIEM.
• Experience applying identity principles to cloud services, SaaS integration, and enterprise authorization models, and translating identity concepts into practical architectures and solutions.
• Technical certification in cloud technologies, such as Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google, or security certifications.
• Relevant identity, security, or cloud architecture credentials, such as CISSP, CISM, CCSP, or equivalent.
• Experience leading or supporting complex identity modernization initiatives, including design, architecture, implementation, or support of large-scale enterprise identity solutions across hybrid and cloud environments.
• Experience delivering consultative technical engagements focused on identity, Zero Trust transformation, and secure access across distributed systems and applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead an end-to-end security value proposition across Microsoft Security offerings, including Zero Trust, a modern SOC with a unified platform, cloud adoption, digital transformation, and secure adoption of AI.
• Help customers define secure strategies, architectures, and security controls to accelerate operational security outcomes throughout their Microsoft Security adoption journey.
• Support alignment of security controls with Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 E7 Security and Compliance services, including identity and access management, threat protection, cloud security, information protection and governance, risk management, and compliance management.
• Perform hands-on work to help customers operationalize native security solutions, including Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Defender XDR, Sentinel, and Entra.
• Improve customers' security posture to accelerate the business value of Azure adoption.
• Architect security solutions that address business, IT, regulatory, and compliance needs, applying relevant security technologies.
• Ensure solutions follow Secure by Design or Well-Architected principles, including performance, security, scalability, maintainability, reusability, and reliability.
• Conduct Architectural Design Sessions to create implementation plans aligned with customer business goals and technical environments, reaching agreement on solution design and next steps toward production.
• Represent the Voice of the Customer by sharing insights and best practices and working with Microsoft Global Security, Engineering, and Product teams to remove blockers and influence the roadmap.
• Troubleshoot technical issues to demonstrate the value of Azure and Microsoft 365 security technologies.
• Collaborate with Cloud Solution Architects and Microsoft stakeholders to develop complex, end-to-end enterprise solutions on Azure.
• Orchestrate technical resources needed to deliver business outcomes.
• Maintain technical expertise, using Microsoft-provided learning resources to support continued growth.

Benefits

• Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior