Senior Cloud Security Architect: AI & IAM Leader

Apex Systems, LLC; Sterling, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 138,000 - 158,000; Part time

Job summary

Everforth Apex is seeking a Cloud Security Architect to join a cloud security team in Sterling, VA. You will drive security governance, shape policy, and provide direct technical guidance across Azure, GCP, and AWS environments.

This senior role reports to director-level leadership and supports secure AI/ML pipelines. The position emphasizes designing secure cloud architectures, leading on-call rotations, mentoring juniors, and staying current with threats and tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information security, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6+ years in cloud security architecture roles with experience in hybrid environments.
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, security risk, and IP networking.
• Ability to build and own security automation end-to-end.

Responsibilities

• Act as Cloud Security SME for Infosec and reduce cloud security risk.
• Lead architectural reviews and guide product teams on secure serverless designs.
• Provide IAM policy guidance to enable least privilege access.
• Review AI/ML workflows for security design principles and data handling.

Skills

Cloud security

Security automation

IAM guidance

Python

Azure/GCP/AWS

Zero trust

Security architectures

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Security

Tools

Azure Defender for Cloud

GCP Security Command Center

AWS GuardDuty

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

HashiCorp Vault

Splunk

AWS CLI

Powershell

Job description

Everforth Apex is seeking a Cloud Security Architect to join a cloud security team in Sterling, VA. You will drive security governance, shape policy, and provide direct technical guidance across Azure, GCP, and AWS environments.

This senior role reports to director-level leadership and supports secure AI/ML pipelines. The position emphasizes designing secure cloud architectures, leading on-call rotations, mentoring juniors, and staying current with threats and tools.