Cloud Security Architect

ANAUTICS INC; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

ANAUTICS INC based in Oklahoma City is seeking a skilled professional to design cloud security architectures that safeguard sensitive data and applications. The role requires over 7 years of experience in cloud security, with strong expertise in AWS and compliance frameworks. U.S. Citizenship and the capability to obtain Top Secret clearance are mandatory. Candidates with AWS, AI, or experience in mission-critical environments are preferred. This position involves collaboration with DevSecOps teams to ensure operational security controls.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of cloud security, cybersecurity, or infrastructure architecture experience.
• Deep AWS security and identity experience.
• Experience with compliance frameworks, threat modeling, and secure architecture reviews.
• Comfort working with ambiguous mission, data, and engineering problems.
• Must be capable of obtaining and maintaining a Top Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design AWS security architectures across IAM, networking, encryption, logging, and detection.
• Review application and platform architectures for risk and compliance readiness.
• Develop security reference architectures, control mappings, and implementation guidance.
• Partner with DevSecOps and engineering teams to operationalize controls.

Skills

Cloud security

Cybersecurity

Infrastructure architecture

AWS security

Identity management

Risk and compliance

Strong written communication

Job description

Design cloud security architecture for sensitive data, applications, and AI workflows.

Impact

• Set security patterns that scale across products and teams.
• Protect systems through identity, network, data, logging, and governance controls.
• Help prepare systems for high-trust operating environments.

What you'll do

• Design AWS security architectures across IAM, networking, encryption, logging, and detection.
• Review application and platform architectures for risk and compliance readiness.
• Develop security reference architectures, control mappings, and implementation guidance.
• Partner with DevSecOps and engineering teams to operationalize controls.

What we're looking for

• 7+ years of cloud security, cybersecurity, or infrastructure architecture experience.
• Deep AWS security and identity experience.
• Experience with compliance frameworks, threat modeling, and secure architecture reviews.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Must be capable of obtaining and maintaining a Top Secret security clearance.
• Comfort working with ambiguous mission, data, and engineering problems.
• Strong written communication and ability to explain technical decisions to technical and non-technical teams.

Preferred experience

• AWS experience is a plus, especially secure cloud, GovCloud, serverless, data, or AI services.
• AI, machine learning, LLM, agentic workflow, or decision intelligence experience is a plus.
• Experience in defense, government, manufacturing, aerospace, logistics, or other mission-critical environments is a plus.

Hiring note

Anautics evaluates candidates based on role-relevant skills, judgment, ownership, and ability to work in high-trust environments. AWS and AI experience are strong pluses across this hiring plan.