FedRAMP Cloud Architecture Lead

Coalfire-; United States; Remote; USD 109,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work model

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Coalfire, headquartered in Chicago, seeks a senior Cloud Security Architect to own FedRAMP reference architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP. You will set security standards, mentor engineers, and collaborate with sales on strategic pursuits. U.S. citizenship required and travel ~10–15%.

Requirements include 10+ years in cloud security, FedRAMP experience, and cloud platform certifications. The role offers a flexible work model and strong compensation.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in cloud security engineering and architecture.
• FedRAMP authorization experience—building, operating, or assessing environments.
• Design authority: owning standards, architecture reviews, and documented decisions.
• Deep IaC, CI/CD, policy-as-code, and compliance automation expertise.
• At least two cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) with architecture depth.
• Fluency in NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, CMMC and DoD standards.

Responsibilities

• Own FedRAMP reference architectures and capabilities across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Set engineering standards, architecture patterns, and automation frameworks.
• Review and approve non-standard architecture decisions; promote reuse.
• Serve as escalation point for architecture and security design questions.
• Keep reference architectures current with evolving FedRAMP requirements.
• Mentor engagement architects and senior engineers; raise the technical bar.
• Collaborate with Sales on solution shape for strategic pursuits.
• Represent Coalfire’s technical POV in FedRAMP communities and forums.

Skills

FedRAMP experience

Cloud security engineering

Design authority

Infrastructure as code

CI/CD

NIST 800-53 knowledge

Cloud platform certifications

Excellent communication

Documentation skills

Independent & team player

Education

BS or above in IT or related field

Tools

Terraform

Job description

Coalfire, headquartered in Chicago, seeks a senior Cloud Security Architect to own FedRAMP reference architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP. You will set security standards, mentor engineers, and collaborate with sales on strategic pursuits. U.S. citizenship required and travel ~10–15%.

Requirements include 10+ years in cloud security, FedRAMP experience, and cloud platform certifications. The role offers a flexible work model and strong compensation.