Cloud Security Architect - AWS/GCP & Terraform

Viasat; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 141,000 - 222,000; Full time

Job summary

Viasat is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to join the Security Engineering team. You will shape the cloud security strategy for Azure, AWS, and GCP, delivering secure, reusable templates and reference architectures.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in security and engineering, strong AWS/GCP expertise, and hands-on cloud design experience. Role emphasizes collaboration, security-by-design, and innovative cloud solutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of practical security experience.
• 5+ years of engineering or software development experience.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Strong AWS and GCP architecting and development knowledge with hands-on secure cloud designs.
• Solid understanding of encryption, IAM, network segmentation, and threat modeling.
• Experience with infrastructure as code tools like Terraform.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain reusable security templates and reference architectures for cloud across Azure, AWS, and GCP.
• Provide architecture guidance and security reviews to meet industry best practices and standards.
• Drive compliance to security frameworks, including CMMC Level 2 where applicable.
• Partner with engineering teams to embed security controls early in the development lifecycle.
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team to develop cloud security solutions and best practices.

Skills

Security experience

Engineering experience

AWS

GCP

Python

Terraform

GitHub

CI/CD pipelines

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Tools

Terraform

GitHub

Job description

Viasat is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to join the Security Engineering team. You will shape the cloud security strategy for Azure, AWS, and GCP, delivering secure, reusable templates and reference architectures.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in security and engineering, strong AWS/GCP expertise, and hands-on cloud design experience. Role emphasizes collaboration, security-by-design, and innovative cloud solutions.