Senior Security Architect

Piper Companies; Reston (VA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Paid Holidays

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K

Sick Leave

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Senior Security Architect to lead cloud security across AWS environments, using Terraform and policy-as-code to enforce standards. The role is hybrid (3 days onsite per week) in Reston, VA, with responsibilities spanning design through production to build secure guardrails for enterprise-scale cloud platforms.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in cloud security and hands-on Terraform experience, plus expertise in IAM, KMS, VPC, logging, and security

Qualifications

• 7+ years of cloud security, cloud architecture, or platform engineering in enterprise environments.
• Deep hands-on Terraform module development, infrastructure deployments, and IaC best practices.
• Experience with policy-as-code frameworks such as Sentinel, OPA/Rego, or Checkov.

Responsibilities

• Define and document secure configuration standards and security models for AWS services
• Review new AWS services and develop security requirements for implementation teams
• Evaluate and approve policy-as-code rules prior to deployment and publication
• Review Terraform code, reusable modules, and infrastructure deployments for security best practices
• Partner with engineering, platform, and security teams to implement scalable cloud security controls

Skills

Cloud security

AWS security

Policy-as-code

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Sentinel

Open Policy Agent (OPA)

Checkov

Job description

Senior Security Architect

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Senior Security Architect to support a company focused on cloud infrastructure security, automation, and secure AWS platform engineering. This position is hybrid (3 days onsite per week) in Reston, VA. The Senior Security Architect will define, implement, and enforce cloud security standards across AWS environments through Terraform and policy-as-code frameworks. Join a team responsible for building the security guardrails that protect enterprise-scale cloud platforms and ensure secure AWS deployments from design through production.

Responsibilities for the Senior Security Architect include:

• Define and document secure configuration standards and security models for AWS services
• Review new AWS services and develop security requirements for implementation teams
• Evaluate and approve policy-as-code rules prior to deployment and publication
• Review Terraform code, reusable modules, and infrastructure deployments for security best practices
• Partner with engineering, platform, and security teams to implement scalable cloud security controls

Required Qualifications for the Senior Security Architect include:

• 7+ years of experience in cloud security, cloud architecture, or platform engineering within enterprise environments
• Deep hands-on experience with Terraform, including module development, infrastructure deployments, and infrastructure-as-code best practices
• Experience with policy-as-code frameworks such as Sentinel, Open Policy Agent (OPA/Rego), or Checkov
• Strong AWS expertise, including IAM, KMS, VPC networking, logging, and cloud security architecture
• Bachelor's degree preferred, ideally in Computer Science or a related technical field

Compensation for the Senior Security Architect include:

Salary Range: $140,000 - $160,000 depending on experience

Full Benefits Package: PTO, Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Sick Leave as required by law