DoD Cloud Security Architect — RMF & Cloud-Native Expert

Tier4 Group; Chambersburg (Franklin County); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Tier4 Group is seeking a Cloud Security Architect to provide specialized cybersecurity architecture and engineering guidance for DoD cloud 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.

The position requires 10+ years of related experience, DoD Top Secret clearance, and proximity to Fort Meade, MD or Chambersburg, PA for a hybrid onsite schedule (4

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or additional equivalent professional experience.
• 10+ years of related experience.
• DoD 8140 Work Role 652 – Security Architect Certification requirement (must have at least one): Security X/CASP+CE, CCSP, Cloud+, CISSP, CSSLP, CISM, CISSP-ISSAP, CISSP-ISSIP, CSSLP, and GSEC.

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 mitigate them.
• Provide specialized security guidance for APIs, microservices, containerized workloads, Docker, Kubernetes, serverless functions, and software-defined networking.
• 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

DoD/NIST compliance

Kubernetes/Docker security

RMF/NIST SP 800-37/800-53

Consulting/communication

Vulnerability remediation

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Tier4 Group is seeking a Cloud Security Architect to provide specialized cybersecurity architecture and engineering guidance for DoD cloud 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.

The position requires 10+ years of related experience, DoD Top Secret clearance, and proximity to Fort Meade, MD or Chambersburg, PA for a hybrid onsite schedule (4