Enterprise Cloud Security Architect

Phase2 Technology; Riverdale Park (MD); On-site; USD 86,800 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen is seeking an Enterprise Cloud Security Architect to provide architecture leadership across cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and drive secure-by-design cloud solutions. The role focuses on governance, reference architectures, and scalable security for critical IC systems.

Responsibilities include design reviews, translating strategies into cloud-agnostic patterns, and guiding engineering teams in secure implementations.

Qualifications

• Requires extensive enterprise security or cloud architecture background.
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Responsibilities

• Lead architectural reviews to ensure alignment with reference architectures and security controls.
• Communicate architectural direction across teams and stakeholders for secure-by-design decisions.
• Maintain deep understanding of cloud security, automation, networking, and identity to evaluate implementations.
• Located in Reston, Virginia, with on-site responsibilities.

Skills

Enterprise security

Cybersecurity integration

IaC concepts

Multicloud networking

Cloud security controls

Zero Trust

TS/SCI clearance

Education & experience mix

DoD 8570 IAT III

CSSP-IS cert

Education

Associate's degree + 10+ years IT

Bachelor's degree + 8+ years IT

Master's degree + 6+ years IT

Job description

The Opportunity

The Enterprise Cloud Security Architect provides architecture leadership across Booz Allen'sEnterprise.This role requires deep technicalexpertiseacross AWS, Azure, and GCP cloud platforms, shaping how engineering teams design and implementsecure by designcloud andhybridsolutions. The architect develops andmaintainsenterprise security standards, cloud governance models, andmulticloudreference architectures, ensuring alignment with Booz Allen's global security strategy andmulticloudvision. The position plays a critical role in advancing scalable, secure, and compliant cloud environments that support enterprise businessobjectives. We need you to help us develop cloud-based security architectures for some of the Intelligence Community(IC)'s most critical systems.

The Enterprise Cloud Security Architect will serve as a multicloud architecture SMEacross AWS, Azure, and GCP, providingdesign levelleadership and guidance to engineering teams. Lead the interpretation and adoption ofmulticloudgovernance models, including AWS Control Tower, Azure Landing Zones, and GCP Organization Structures, to support secure and automated enterprise environments. Translate security strategies intocloud agnosticarchitectural patterns, standards, and reference architectures implemented across engineering teams. Contribute to shaping Booz Allen's enterprise cloud and cybersecurity capabilities by developing convergedmulticloudarchitectural approaches aligned with innovation, governance, risk management, and modernization goals.

Lead architectural and design reviews to ensure alignment with reference architectures, enterprise security controls, and compliance frameworks. Communicate architectural direction across teams and stakeholders to support consistency, clarity, andsecure-by-designdecision making. Maintain deep understanding of cloud security, automation, networking, and identity to effectively evaluate and influence engineering solutions and technical implementations. This position is located in Reston, Virginia.

You Have

• 5+ years ofexperiencein enterprise security architecture, cloud architecture, or cybersecurity engineering roles, utilizing cloud-native functionality as well as COTs, GOTS, and open-source tools to meet your objectives.
• Experience integrating cybersecurity tools and capabilities in an enterprise environment, modernizing cybersecurity capabilities by pushing functionality closer to the edge, closer to the workload, and operating in a distributed manner
• KnowledgeofInfrastructure codeconcepts such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Bicep toprovidearchitectural guidance
• Knowledgeof multicloudnetworking models, including segmentation, routing, andhybridconnectivity
• Knowledgeof Cloud security controls, compliance frameworks, and security telemetry ecosystems
• Knowledgeof modern cybersecurity frameworks, includingZero Trustprinciples andsecure by designmethodologies
• Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam
• Associate's degree and 10+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, or Master's degree and 6+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities
• A DoD 8570 IAT Level III certification, such as SecurityX or CISSP fulfills both within 30 days of start date
• Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 Cybersecurity Service Provider - Infrastructure Support Certification (CSSP-IS), including CEH, CySA+, GICSP, SSCP, CHFI, CFR, Cloud+, or CND Certification, within 30 days of start date

Nice If You Have

• Experienceproducing enterprise architecture artifacts such as reference architectures, design patterns, standards, and decision records
• Experiencewith cloud modernization andmulticloudstrategy drivers such as innovation, portability, governance consolidation, and vendorvariation
• Knowledgeof multicloudgovernance and automationsuch as AWS Control Tower, Azure Landing Zones, or GCP OrgPolicies
• Knowledgeofcloud nativesecurity, identity, and platform capabilities across all three major cloud providers
• Ability toevaluate, guide, and improve architectural designs created by engineering and delivery teams and create and maintain realistic roadmaps of solution development and improvement activities
• MulticloudCertifications, such as AWS, Azure, or GCPCertifications

Clearance

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required.

Compensation

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual's particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen's total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.