Cloud Security Architect

Alpheva; United States; Remote; USD 227,000 - 344,000; Full time

Job summary

Alpheva is seeking a senior cloud security contractor in the United States. The role is remote and project-based, with scope and hours matched to each project.

You will evaluate threat models, cloud identity architecture, container and Kubernetes security, detection strategy, and secure remediation plans across AWS, Azure, and GCP. You will review AI-generated designs for privilege boundaries, trust assumptions, attack paths, observability, and resilience.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in cloud, product, application, or infrastructure security
• Production expertise in AWS, Azure, or GCP security architecture and identity controls
• Experience leading threat modeling, incident response, or security design reviews

Responsibilities

• Evaluate threat models, cloud identity architecture, container and Kubernetes security, detection strategy, and secure remediation plans.
• Review AI-generated designs for privilege boundaries, trust assumptions, attack paths, observability, and resilience across modern cloud environments.
• Identify insecure defaults, incomplete controls, unrealistic mitigations, and recommendations that create operational or availability risk.

Skills

8+ years cloud security

Threat modeling

Incident response

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Evaluate threat models, cloud identity architecture, container and Kubernetes security, detection strategy, and secure remediation plans.

Review AI-generated designs for privilege boundaries, trust assumptions, attack paths, observability, and resilience across modern cloud environments.

Identify insecure defaults, incomplete controls, unrealistic mitigations, and recommendations that create operational or availability risk.

Write technically precise corrections grounded in production AWS, Azure, GCP, and cloud-native security practice.

Remote, project-based contract work. Scope and hours depend on project matching; the listed hourly range applies to matched work.

Requirements

• 8+ years in cloud, product, application, or infrastructure security
• Production expertise in AWS, Azure, or GCP security architecture and identity controls
• Experience leading threat modeling, incident response, or security design reviews

Pay

$165–$250/hr

Alpheva is a new expert network (launched September 2026); payout methods are not published yet, so confirm your first payment before scaling up.