Cloud Security Architect — Hybrid Onsite (Fort Meade Area)

The Newberry Group; Fort Meade (MD); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Newberry Group seeks an experienced Cloud Security Architect to support the DISA customer, providing specialized cybersecurity architecture guidance for modern cloud and cloud-native DoD environments.

The role acts as a technical security consultant to Mission Partners, system owners, architects, developers, ISSMs, and ISSOs, ensuring security is engineered into cloud solutions from design through deployment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 10+ years of related experience.
• DoD 8140 Work Role 652 – Security Architect Certification requirement (must have at least one of the following): Security X/CASP+CE, CCSP, Cloud+, CISSP, CSSLP, CISM, CISSP-ISSAP, CISSP-ISSIP, CSSLP, and GSEC.
• Must have and maintain a current DoD Top Secret clearance.
• Must reside within a commutable distance of Fort Meade, MD or Chambersburg, PA in order to work a hybrid onsite schedule (4 days onsite weekly).
• Demonstrated cloud and cloud-native security architecture experience.
• Demonstrated expertise securing APIs, microservices, containerized workloads, Kubernetes/Docker, serverless functions, and software-defined networking.
• Expert knowledge of RMF, NIST SP 800-37, and NIST SP 800-53.
• Practical knowledge of DoD STIGs, SRGs, and applicable DoD cybersecurity requirements.
• Ability to translate compliance requirements into concrete technical engineering solutions.
• Experience evaluating architectures, system relationships, interfaces, and data flows.
• Strong consulting, communication, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, review, and recommend secure architectures for cloud, hybrid, distributed, and cloud-native environments.
• Perform security architecture and design reviews to identify design-level weaknesses and recommend mitigations.
• Provide specialized security guidance for APIs, microservices, containerized workloads, Docker, Kubernetes, serverless functions, and software-defined networking.
• Analyze cloud architectures, system interfaces, trust boundaries, network segmentation, and data flows for cybersecurity risk.
• Translate RMF, NIST, DoD cybersecurity, and hardening requirements into actionable cloud engineering solutions.
• Collaborate with system owners, developers, and architects during requirements development, design reviews, modernization efforts, and implementation.
• Recommend practical technical controls such as multi-factor authentication, encryption, secure network zoning, access controls, and other security mechanisms.
• Support vulnerability remediation and development of technically sound mitigation strategies that reduce attack surface while maintaining mission capability.
• Provide technical recommendations to ISSMs/ISSOs and clearly communicate architectural risks and mitigation alternatives to Government stakeholders.

Skills

Cloud security architecture

Security architecture

RMF/NIST knowledge

Communication skills

Vulnerability remediation

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Security Architect Certification (DoD 8140)

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

The Newberry Group seeks an experienced Cloud Security Architect to support the DISA customer, providing specialized cybersecurity architecture guidance for modern cloud and cloud-native DoD environments.

The role acts as a technical security consultant to Mission Partners, system owners, architects, developers, ISSMs, and ISSOs, ensuring security is engineered into cloud solutions from design through deployment.