Cloud Security Architect Senior – Secret Clearance
Location: Hanscom AFB (Boston, MA) | Duration: 6 months | Pay Rate: $70/hr W2
About the Role
Join Leidos as a Cloud Security Architect Senior and play a pivotal role supporting the U.S. Air Force’s Cloud One Architecture and Common Shared Services. This full-time, onsite opportunity at Hanscom AFB offers you the chance to lead and modernize multi-cloud environments, ensuring mission-critical system security, resiliency, and cost-effectiveness. You will work alongside top talent in a collaborative environment, with opportunities to mentor junior engineers and contribute to high-impact defense initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Design and integrate secure cloud architectures into existing enterprise systems
- Lead multi-disciplinary teams to implement cybersecurity frameworks and solutions
- Apply industry standards, directives, and policies to cloud architectural designs
- Resolve architecture integration issues during testing and deployment
- Serve as a subject matter expert for system design and Authority to Operate (ATO) efforts
- Operate, configure, and maintain security compliance tools such as ACAS/Nessus, AWS Inspector, and Security Hub
- Monitor system security using CloudTrail, AWS Config, GuardDuty, and related services
- Generate vulnerability reports, maintain POA&M documentation, and prepare technical documentation
- Ensure compliance with SCCA, Cloud Computing SRG, and STIG/SRG requirements
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders; regularly brief customers on cybersecurity status
- Mentor junior staff and foster a culture of continuous learning
Required Skills and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of relevant experience (or Master’s with 6+ years)
- 6+ years of experience with cloud-hosted systems/applications
- Active DoD Secret security clearance and U.S. citizenship
- IAT Level II baseline certification (e.g., Security+ CE, CySA+)
- AWS Certified Security – Specialty
- ACAS Supervisor/Operator certification
- Hands-on experience with AWS CLI, Ansible Playbooks, Tenable Nessus, DISA STIG implementation/remediation
Preferred Skills
- Experience with USAF Cloud One or Platform 1
- Familiarity with automation tools like EvalSTIG, STIG Manager, Ansible
- Zero Trust Architecture knowledge
- Linux (RHEL) or Microsoft Windows Server administration certifications
- CISSP or equivalent (IAT-3)
Benefits
- Be part of a mission-driven team supporting national defense
- Opportunity to lead, influence, and innovate in cloud security
- Mentorship and career growth within a collaborative technical environment
- Competitive hourly rate
- Exposure to cutting-edge, enterprise-scale cloud solutions
How to Apply
Ready to take your cloud security career to the next level? Submit your resume today for immediate consideration and help shape the future of defense cloud infrastructure.
Location: Hanscom AFB (Boston, MA) | Duration: 6 months | Pay Rate: $70/hr W2
About the Role
Join Leidos as a Cloud Security Architect Senior and play a pivotal role supporting the U.S. Air Force’s Cloud One Architecture and Common Shared Services. This full-time, onsite opportunity at Hanscom AFB offers you the chance to lead and modernize multi-cloud environments, ensuring mission-critical system security, resiliency, and cost-effectiveness. You will work alongside top talent in a collaborative environment, with opportunities to mentor junior engineers and contribute to high-impact defense initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Design and integrate secure cloud architectures into existing enterprise systems
- Lead multi-disciplinary teams to implement cybersecurity frameworks and solutions
- Apply industry standards, directives, and policies to cloud architectural designs
- Resolve architecture integration issues during testing and deployment
- Serve as a subject matter expert for system design and Authority to Operate (ATO) efforts
- Operate, configure, and maintain security compliance tools such as ACAS/Nessus, AWS Inspector, and Security Hub
- Monitor system security using CloudTrail, AWS Config, GuardDuty, and related services
- Generate vulnerability reports, maintain POA&M documentation, and prepare technical documentation
- Ensure compliance with SCCA, Cloud Computing SRG, and STIG/SRG requirements
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders; regularly brief customers on cybersecurity status
- Mentor junior staff and foster a culture of continuous learning
Required Skills and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of relevant experience (or Master’s with 6+ years)
- 6+ years of experience with cloud-hosted systems/applications
- Active DoD Secret security clearance and U.S. citizenship
- IAT Level II baseline certification (e.g., Security+ CE, CySA+)
- AWS Certified Security – Specialty
- ACAS Supervisor/Operator certification
- Hands-on experience with AWS CLI, Ansible Playbooks, Tenable Nessus, DISA STIG implementation/remediation
Preferred Skills
- Experience with USAF Cloud One or Platform 1
- Familiarity with automation tools like EvalSTIG, STIG Manager, Ansible
- Zero Trust Architecture knowledge
- Linux (RHEL) or Microsoft Windows Server administration certifications
- CISSP or equivalent (IAT-3)
Benefits
- Be part of a mission-driven team supporting national defense
- Opportunity to lead, influence, and innovate in cloud security
- Mentorship and career growth within a collaborative technical environment
- Competitive hourly rate
- Exposure to cutting-edge, enterprise-scale cloud solutions
How to Apply
Ready to take your cloud security career to the next level? Submit your resume today for immediate consideration and help shape the future of defense cloud infrastructure.