Cloud Security Architect

About the role

The Cloud Security Architect designs and implements secure cloud architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP environments. This role leads cloud security strategy, risk assessment, and control implementation across multi-cloud environments to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of enterprise cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure cloud architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP environments.
• Define, document, and enforce cloud security policies, standards, and best practices.
• Conduct threat modeling, risk assessments, and vulnerability analyses for cloud platforms.
• Partner with DevOps and engineering teams to embed security controls into CI/CD pipelines.
• Evaluate, select, and recommend cloud security tools and technologies.
• Ensure alignment with regulatory and compliance frameworks, including CMMC, ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, and HIPAA.
• Lead investigation and response to cloud security incidents and breaches.
• Provide security architecture guidance and enablement to technical and business stakeholders.

Requirements

• 7–11 years of experience in cloud security, enterprise architecture, or related disciplines.
• Deep expertise in cloud security across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Strong knowledge of cloud-native and enterprise architecture principles.
• Experience securing containerized and cloud-native workloads.
• Proven ability to design secure, scalable cloud environments aligned to business and compliance needs.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence technical teams.

Qualifications

• Cloud security certifications such as CCSP, AWS Certified Security – Specialty, Azure Security Engineer, or CISSP (preferred).
• Experience with multi-cloud security governance and risk management (preferred).
• Demonstrated ability to define cloud security strategies and incident response models at an enterprise level (preferred).

Pay

TBD

Schedule

Hybrid position requiring 3 days a week in our office in Blue Ash, Ohio. The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements.