Senior Cloud Architect - FedRAMP & Security

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

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work model

Competitive benefits

Paid parental leave

Certification and training reimburse

Job summary

Coalfire in the United States is seeking a senior cloud security architect to own FedRAMP reference architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP. You will set engineering standards, review custom architecture decisions, and mentor delivery teams to raise the technical bar.

The role requires 10+ years in cloud security engineering, hands-on FedRAMP experience, and deep IaC/CI/CD expertise. You’ll balance security with mission needs while collaborating with a distributed team in a flexible work model.

Qualifications

• BS or above in related Information Technology field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 10+ years in cloud security engineering and architecture, including principal- or staff-level scope.
• Hands-on FedRAMP authorization experience—building, operating, or assessing FedRAMP environments.
• Demonstrated design-authority experience: owning standards, running architecture review, and documenting decisions.
• Deep expertise in infrastructure-as-code (Terraform or equivalent), CI/CD, policy-as-code, and compliance automation.
• Architecture depth on at least two of the three major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Fluency in NIST 800-53 and the FedRAMP control framework, as well as CMMC and DoD compliance standards.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical integrity of Coalfire’s FedRAMP reference architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP, and across certification levels.
• Set the engineering standards delivery teams build against—architecture patterns, security baselines, automation frameworks, and evidence-collection approaches.
• Review and approve custom architecture decisions when client requirements fall outside the standard; promote recurring customizations into the reference architecture so the standard improves every quarter.
• Serve as a technical escalation point for delivery teams on architecture and security design questions to improve client outcomes.
• Keep reference architectures current with evolving FedRAMP requirements, including machine-readable compliance packaging (OSCAL or JSON) and continuous-monitoring mandates.
• Mentor engagement architects and senior engineers; raise the technical bar across the delivery organization.
• Partner with the sales organization on solution shape for the most strategic pursuits.
• Represent Coalfire’s technical point of view in the FedRAMP community—working groups, public comment, and industry forums.

Skills

Cloud security engineering

Architecture design

FedRAMP experience

NIST 800-53 knowledge

DoD/CMMC knowledge

Communication skills

Documentation

Independent/work with teams

Critical thinking

Security automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology

Tools

Terraform

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Coalfire in the United States is seeking a senior cloud security architect to own FedRAMP reference architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP. You will set engineering standards, review custom architecture decisions, and mentor delivery teams to raise the technical bar.

The role requires 10+ years in cloud security engineering, hands-on FedRAMP experience, and deep IaC/CI/CD expertise. You’ll balance security with mission needs while collaborating with a distributed team in a flexible work model.