Onsite Cloud Security Architect — Zero Trust & AI for Govt

MITRE; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 173,000 - 259,000; Full time

Job summary

MITRE in Huntsville, AL, seeks a Cloud Cybersecurity Architect to join the Secure Enterprise and Cloud Architectures team. The role focuses on designing secure cloud solutions, zero trust implementation, and collaboration with federal sponsors.

You will provide technical guidance to address cyber challenges and help advance national security missions. The position requires active Top Secret/SCI clearance, 4+ days on-site per week, and deep expertise across cloud platforms, security controls, and

Qualifications

• Typically requires minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; 6 years with Master’s; 3 years with PhD; or equivalent experience.
• Advanced ability to architect secure cloud solutions and apply zero trust to complex cloud architectures.
• Hands-on experience designing and securing solutions on at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, IBM Cloud).
• Strong understanding of IAM, network security, data protection, application security, logging and monitoring, and incident response in cloud environments.
• Experience implementing security controls and patterns using cloud-native services (security groups, WAF, KMS, IAM roles/policies, secrets management).
• Knowledge of security logging, telemetry, analytics, and orchestration in enterprise security architectures and zero trust.
• Familiarity with emerging security technologies and threat landscapes.
• Strong knowledge of common attack techniques and threat landscapes.
• Experience with cybersecurity technologies and tools, trends, and emerging capabilities.
• Ability to lead and work with others on challenging technical problems.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with government executives.
• Must have active Top Secret/SCI clearance; U.S. citizenship required.
• On-site presence required: minimum four days a week.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop secure cloud architectures with leading cloud providers.
• Research, specify, and implement cloud-based cybersecurity tools and procedures.
• Provide recommendations to meet security, resiliency, and safety goals across systems.
• Research and develop capabilities for assessing system resilience and security.
• Collaborate with government officials, providing technical and strategic cyber advice.
• Apply knowledge of network architectures and security to protect and detect cyber threats.
• Leverage AI/ML and zero trust to improve government security posture.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Zero trust

Cloud platforms

Security monitoring

Threat modeling

Government communication

Team leadership

Security controls

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

PhD

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

OCI

IBM Cloud

Job description

MITRE in Huntsville, AL, seeks a Cloud Cybersecurity Architect to join the Secure Enterprise and Cloud Architectures team. The role focuses on designing secure cloud solutions, zero trust implementation, and collaboration with federal sponsors.

You will provide technical guidance to address cyber challenges and help advance national security missions. The position requires active Top Secret/SCI clearance, 4+ days on-site per week, and deep expertise across cloud platforms, security controls, and