Senior Cloud Security Architect

Akima; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k)

PTO

Job summary

Akima Data Management (ADM) seeks a Senior Cloud Security Architect to design, secure, and optimize enterprise cloud environments. You will define cloud security architectures, enforce standards, and ensure OIG cloud systems uphold confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Role is homeported in Alexandria, VA with DoW OIG mission alignment, requiring strong leadership in zero-trust adoption and security controls across AWS, Azure, and hybrid clouds.

Qualifications

• Active Top-Secret clearance with SCI eligibility and security mindset.
• Proven cloud security architecture experience across AWS/Azure.
• Experience with security frameworks (RMF/NIST).

Responsibilities

• Develop secure cloud architectures across multi-cloud and hybrid environments.
• Define guardrails, reference architectures, and zero-trust patterns.
• Collaborate with architects and stakeholders to align security with mission goals.

Skills

Top-Secret clearance

SCI eligibility

Cloud security architecture

Architectural discipline

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Cybersecurity or related

8+ years experience or 10+ years in lieu of degree

Tools

UML

ArchiMate

TOGAF/DoDAF

Job description

Akima Data Management (ADM) is seeking a highly skilled and mission‑driven Senior Cloud Security Architect to design, secure, and optimize enterprise cloud environments. In this role, you will architect resilient cloud solutions, enforce security standards, and ensure that Department of War (DoW) Office of Inspector General (OIG) cloud‑based systems uphold the highest levels of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The ideal candidate blends deep cloud security expertise with strong architectural discipline, analytical thinking, and the ability to guide modernization across complex, multi‑domain environments. You will define cloud security architectures, integrate zero‑trust principles, assess emerging technologies, and ensure that cloud services align with DoW OIG’s mission objectives and enterprise security frameworks.

This role is homeported out of Alexandria, VA, and provides support to cybersecurity as required. This role is critical in ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of OIG’s systems and data.

Responsibilities

• Develop secure cloud architectures across AWS, Azure, and hybrid environments, ensuring alignment with OIG security and mission requirements.
• Define cloud security patterns, guardrails, and reference architectures that support enterprise‑wide adoption.
• Design secure interfaces, APIs, and data flows across cloud applications, middleware, and on‑premise systems.
• Establish and enforce enterprise cloud security standards, including identity, access, encryption, logging, and monitoring controls.
• Lead the integration of zero‑trust principles, secure configuration baselines, and continuous monitoring capabilities.
• Assess current cloud and application inventories to identify integration opportunities, security gaps, and cost‑optimization strategies.
• Recommend architectural enhancements that improve performance, resilience, and security posture.
• Define cloud service layering, component dependencies, and cross‑domain data flows.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects, cybersecurity teams, and technical leads to ensure cloud development aligns with system models and strategic goals.
• Support the design and delivery of secure custom and COTS cloud solutions.
• Maintain cloud architecture diagrams, security models, version histories, and configuration documentation.
• Ensure cloud services comply with security policies, including RMF, NIST 800‑53, and Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) requirements.
• Evaluate and monitor cloud service licensing, security tooling, and compliance obligations.
• Conduct proof of concepts to validate architectural decisions and emerging cloud security technologies.
• Partner with project managers, developers, cybersecurity analysts, and mission stakeholders to align cloud security architecture with operational needs.
• Assist in translating mission requirements into secure, scalable cloud designs and technical specifications.
• Produce strategic approach papers outlining enabling technologies, associated risks, and recommended adoption paths.
• Continuously refine cloud architectures to support scalability, automation, and evolving mission demands.

Qualifications

• Active Top‑Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or related field and at least 8 years of relevant experience; or 10+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• Demonstrated expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and cloud security architecture.
• Strong understanding of enterprise platforms, SOA, microservices, and integration frameworks.
• Deep knowledge of cloud security controls, identity and access management, encryption, network segmentation, and secure DevSecOps practices.
• Experience with architecture modeling tools (e.g., UML, ArchiMate) and frameworks such as TOGAF or DoDAF.
• Strong grasp of application lifecycle management, secure software development methodologies, and CI/CD security integration.
• Experience supporting classified or high‑security environments is highly preferred.

“This position is contingent upon contract award and funding. Applicants selected may be offered but cannot begin work until funding has been confirmed.”

Job ID

2026-25477

Work Type

On-Site

Pay Range

$220K to $235K

Benefits

• Regular - The company offers a comprehensive benefits program, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) and a range of other voluntary benefits. Paid Time Off (PTO) is offered to regular full-time and part-time employees.

Company Description

Work Where it Matters

Akima Data Management (ADM), an Akima company, is not just another federal IT contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

At ADM, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

For our shareholders, ADM provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

For our government customers, ADM delivers agile and innovative cloud and IT services and solutions that enable mission dominance.

As an ADM employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.