Senior Secure Cloud Architect (TS Clearance)

US101 Guidehouse Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 113,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) Plan

Parental Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Mobility Stipend

Holiday PTO

Employee Referrals

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking an experienced cloud architecture and security professional in Washington, DC to lead secure, scalable cloud designs and operational management. You will shape data flows, threat models, and recovery processes while coordinating with specialists to ensure compliant, resilient services.

The role requires 6+ years of relevant experience, a Bachelor’s degree, and the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance; travel is up to 10% and a strong background in national

Qualifications

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Federal or DoD Top Secret clearance.
• Bachelor's Degree with 6+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience designing and operating secure cloud architectures and data flows.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, implementation, and operation of secure cloud architectures and platform services.
• Document threat models, data flows, and recovery processes.
• Implement approved cloud connectivity with reproducible protections.
• Operate Proxmox services, backups, identity, and logs.
• Coordinate endpoint and network specialists; ensure handover ownership.
• Train substitutes; verify protections before exchanges resume.
• Lead traffic-analysis and report residual exposure to leadership.
• Provide governance and oversight of GPU server identity/storage paths.
• Oversee security and reliability across mission-critical systems.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Security clearance

Leadership

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Guidehouse is seeking an experienced cloud architecture and security professional in Washington, DC to lead secure, scalable cloud designs and operational management. You will shape data flows, threat models, and recovery processes while coordinating with specialists to ensure compliant, resilient services.

The role requires 6+ years of relevant experience, a Bachelor’s degree, and the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance; travel is up to 10% and a strong background in national