Principal Cloud Security Architect — Hybrid & Zero-Trust Leader

Elevance Health (Anthem); Grand Prairie (TX); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Elevance Health seeks a Principal Cloud Security Architect to lead secure cloud strategy across AWS, Azure, and GCP. You will mentor engineering teams and drive a security-first culture while aligning with organizational objectives.

The role demands deep cloud security expertise (IAM, encryption, network security) and experience delivering compliant architectures in regulated environments.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Information Technology or Computer Science and 11+ years of related experience.
• Deep cloud security expertise including IAM, encryption, network security.
• Experience with DevSecOps and secure CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience in regulated environments, healthcare preferred, with HIPAA/HITRUST/NIST guidance.

Responsibilities

• Lead design of secure, scalable cloud architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Define enterprise cloud security policies, standards, and guardrails.
• Design automation for compliance with HIPAA, HITRUST, NIST, ISO.
• Champion DevSecOps practices and secure CI/CD pipelines.
• Serve as trusted advisor to leadership on cloud risk and strategy.

Skills

Cloud security

IAM

Zero trust

DevSecOps

Threat modeling

Education

BA/BS in Information Technology or Computer Science

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

Elevance Health seeks a Principal Cloud Security Architect to lead secure cloud strategy across AWS, Azure, and GCP. You will mentor engineering teams and drive a security-first culture while aligning with organizational objectives.

The role demands deep cloud security expertise (IAM, encryption, network security) and experience delivering compliant architectures in regulated environments.