Senior Cloud Security Architect: GCP & Azure

apply; Roseland (NJ); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

ADP is seeking a Principal Cloud Security Architect to oversee cloud security across Google Cloud Platform and Azure, shaping security architecture, standards, and solutions for a global enterprise. You will partner with cloud engineering, infrastructure, and risk teams to implement scalable, secure cloud environments and lead security initiatives at scale.

The role requires deep hands-on expertise in GCP and Azure security services, IAM, data protection, and workload security, with strong

Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT security/cybersecurity or cloud security experience.
• Deep expertise in GCP and Azure security architecture and services.
• Strong IAM, networking, data protection, and workload security knowledge.
• Experience designing security for containers, serverless, APIs, and VMs.
• Hands-on IaC and automation with Terraform; coding in Python/JS/C#/C++.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve security architecture for GCP and other clouds.
• Architect secure landing zones, org structures, and governance models.
• Define data security architectures, encryption, and key management.
• Document security standards for GCP, Azure, and other clouds.
• Establish security patterns, guardrails, and engineering standards.
• Provide internal security consulting for ADP applications and services.
• Lead cross-functional teams through communication and prioritization.
• Develop cloud security monitoring, logging, and incident response architectures.
• Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and influence security roadmaps.
• Communicate complex risks to senior leadership.

Skills

Cloud security

GCP

Azure

Security architecture

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD

Programming (Python/JS/C#/C++)

Identity and access management

Networking security

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes (GKE/AKS)

Azure DevOps

SIEM/Threat monitoring

Job description

ADP is seeking a Principal Cloud Security Architect to oversee cloud security across Google Cloud Platform and Azure, shaping security architecture, standards, and solutions for a global enterprise. You will partner with cloud engineering, infrastructure, and risk teams to implement scalable, secure cloud environments and lead security initiatives at scale.

The role requires deep hands-on expertise in GCP and Azure security services, IAM, data protection, and workload security, with strong