Cloud Security Architect / Systems Engineer

Staffed4U; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks PTO plus birthday leave

11 floating holidays

401(k) with 10% employer contribution

Employer-paid dental coverage

Employer-paid vision coverage

Employer-paid Life and AD&D coverage

Discretionary profit sharing

Professional development reimbursement

Employer-paid technology reimbursement

Candidate referral bonus program

Job summary

Staffed4U in Chantilly, VA seeks a Cloud Security Architect / Systems Engineer to support mission-focused customers, protecting highly sensitive data across complex environments and network fabrics.

You will join a group-level security and architecture team delivering accreditation, architecture reviews, cloud cost optimization, and secure solution guidance for on-prem and cloud deployments, including AWS, Oracle Cloud, and Azure.

Qualifications

• Experience designing or maintaining systems handling highly sensitive data.
• Experience across multiple network fabrics and cloud environments.
• Proficiency with cloud providers AWS, Azure, Oracle Cloud and evaluating costs.

Responsibilities

• Support design, accreditation, and maintenance of complex systems protecting sensitive data.
• Provide technical expertise for systems across multiple network fabrics.
• Review architectures and provide findings, recommendations, and risk considerations.
• Track and optimize cloud costs across mission systems and partner environments.
• Develop cloud cost models for IC and DoW partners.
• Evaluate Cloud Service Provider offerings for use with sensitive data.
• Support hybrid cloud and on-premises architecture planning and optimization.
• Provide written recommendations and whitepapers addressing customer needs.
• Serve as focal point for cybersecurity vulnerabilities and response coordination.

Skills

Cloud security

Systems engineering

Security architecture

Encryption

Cost optimization

Tools

AWS

Azure

Oracle Cloud

Job description

Cloud Security Architect / Systems Engineer

• Chantilly, VA

Location: Chantilly, VA
Employment Type: Full-Time
Clearance: Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph required

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced Cloud Security Architect / Systems Engineer to support a mission-focused customer in Chantilly, VA. This role will support a portfolio of products designed to protect sensitive, co-mingled data across complex technical environments and multiple network fabrics.

The selected candidate will be part of a group-level security and architecture team responsible for supporting the research, design, development, accreditation, and maintenance of complex systems that protect highly sensitive data. This team will provide technical guidance, architecture reviews, cost optimization support, cloud service evaluations, cybersecurity vulnerability coordination, and partner adoption support across secure mission environments.

Key Responsibilities

Support the research, design, development, accreditation, and maintenance of complex systems that protect highly sensitive data.

Provide technical expertise for systems and components operating across multiple network fabrics.

Review proposed technical solutions and architectures and provide findings, recommendations, and risk considerations.

Support technical forums, working groups, and review boards.

Track, analyze, and optimize cloud costs across mission systems and partner environments.

Develop cloud cost models for IC and DoW partners.

Evaluate Cloud Service Provider offerings, including AWS, Azure, and Oracle, for use with highly sensitive data.

Support hybrid cloud and on-premises architecture planning, implementation, and optimization.

Research technical solutions and provide whitepapers or written recommendations to address customer needs.

Provide expertise on encryption techniques, encryption products, and secure architecture options.

Serve as a focal point for cybersecurity vulnerabilities and coordinate technical response recommendations.

Maintain an in-depth understanding of customer tools, systems, and technical processes.

Assist external partners with adoption, integration, and use of customer tools and technical solutions.

Identify opportunities to improve cost efficiency, performance, security, scalability, and operational effectiveness.

Support architecture standardization, documentation, and technical governance activities.

Required Qualifications

Demonstrated experience with:

Designing, developing, or maintaining systems that handle extremely sensitive data

Designing, developing, or maintaining systems across multiple network fabrics

Cloud Service Provider offerings, specifically:

AWS

Oracle Cloud

Optimizing cloud-hosted systems for cost and performance efficiencies

Designing, developing, or maintaining systems used globally

Designing or maintaining on-premises architectures

Secure systems engineering, technical documentation, and architecture review support

Desired Qualifications

Demonstrated experience with one or more of the following:

Service of Common Concern programs

Designing and standardizing DevOps processes

Customer or Sponsor tool suites

Supporting IC and DoW programs

Configuration Management Database processes and procedures

Cloud cost modeling, FinOps, or cloud optimization initiatives

Encryption technologies, secure data handling, and data protection architectures

Cybersecurity vulnerability management or technical risk assessment

Supporting technical review boards, architecture boards, or governance forums

Writing technical whitepapers, architecture recommendations, or solution evaluations

This position offers a highly competitive, employer-supported benefits package, including:

5 weeks of PTO plus birthday leave

11 floating holidays

401(k) with 10% employer contribution

Multiple medical plan options through Anthem, including:

Platinum PPO national plan

Gold PPO national plan

Gold HMO HSA national plan

Employer-paid dental coverage through Delta Dental PPO Plus Premier

Employer-paid vision coverage through VSP / DeltaVision

Employer-paid Life and AD&D coverage at 2x salary, up to $400,000

Optional voluntary Life and AD&D coverage from $10,000 to $500,000, not to exceed 5x salary

Employer-paid Short-Term Disability, covering 60% of salary up to $2,500

Employer-paid Long-Term Disability, covering 60% of salary up to $10,000 per month

Health Savings Account availability, depending on selected health plan

$1,000 annual Lifestyle Savings Account

$5,000 annual professional development reimbursement for degrees, training, and certifications

$1,000 annual technology reimbursement

Candidate referral bonus program, up to $10,000

Discretionary profit sharing

Discretionary performance bonus opportunities

New contract bonus opportunities, up to $10,000

Employer-paid access to online training through Udemy and Paylocity

Optional pet insurance through Pets Best

Access to Working Advantage employee discounts and rewards programs at no cost

About the Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior technical professional with strong cloud, security, architecture, and systems engineering experience to support highly sensitive mission systems. The selected candidate will help shape secure technical solutions, optimize cloud environments, evaluate emerging technologies, and support architecture decisions that protect critical data across complex enterprise environments.