Senior Cloud & Application Security Architect

Thinkahead; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Paid parental leave

Job summary

AHEAD Principal Technical Consultants lead security engagements across cloud security, application security, and DevSecOps. They drive delivery, business development, and practice development with a focus on secure cloud architectures and threat modeling.

They mentor teams, guide client sessions, and help shape offerings while collaborating with sales to scope and present proposals. This role emphasizes leadership and technical breadth across multiple cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years leading security consulting or delivery engagements.
• Experience designing secure cloud architectures and zero-trust models.
• Experience with CNAPP and secure SDLC concepts.
• Strong communication for non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with CI/CD, DevSecOps tooling and threat modeling.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy, roadmap, design, and planning workshops for engagements.
• Execute project tasks, milestones, and deliverables to meet objectives.
• Create and finalize project deliverables and perform peer reviews.
• Present artifacts to project teams and stakeholders.
• Lead threat modeling workshops and secure architecture discussions.
• Support business development and client discovery with proposed solutions.
• Mentor teammates and contribute to service offerings and GTM efforts.

Skills

CNAPP

Cloud Security

Application Security

DevSecOps

Threat Modeling

Scripting

PowerShell/Python

Education

Undergraduate degree in CS or related

Tools

CNAPP tools (Wiz)

Terraform/IaC

Okta/Entra ID

Job description

AHEAD Principal Technical Consultants lead security engagements across cloud security, application security, and DevSecOps. They drive delivery, business development, and practice development with a focus on secure cloud architectures and threat modeling.

They mentor teams, guide client sessions, and help shape offerings while collaborating with sales to scope and present proposals. This role emphasizes leadership and technical breadth across multiple cloud platforms.