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Senior Cloud Security ArchitectGeneral Dynamics Information Technology • United States
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Senior Cloud Security Architect

General Dynamics Information Technology
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    United States
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    United States
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About

Req ID:
RQ220129
Type of Requisition:
Regular
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
None
Public Trust/Other Required:
MBI (T2)
Job Family:
Cyber and IT Risk Management
Skills:
Cloud Security,Security Architecture Design,Security Platforms
Experience:
10 + years of related experience
Job Description:
Advance your career while impacting our national security as a Senior Cloud Security Architect.
Here, technologists have many paths to grow a meaningful career supporting cyber missions and operations across the federal government.
As a Senior Cloud Security Architect, you will lead the strategic vision for protecting our multi-cloud ecosystem. You are responsible for designing the security blueprints that govern our entire digital footprint-from identity perimeters to AI-driven threat detection. This role requires a "Security as Code" mindset, where you build automated guardrails that empower developers to move at speed without compromising the safety of our data or infrastructure.
MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT
This position will support the United States Postal Service (USPS) though:
Security Architecture Vision:
Lead the design of a global
Zero Trust
architecture, ensuring robust identity governance (IAM), network micro-segmentation, and data encryption across AWS, Azure, or GCP.
AI-Native Security Strategy:
Architect specialized security frameworks for
AI/ML pipelines
, focusing on data privacy for training sets, model integrity, and securing LLM-integrated applications against emerging attack vectors.
Automated Guardrails (Policy as Code):
Develop and enforce enterprise-wide security policies using
Terraform, etc.
, ensuring that non-compliant infrastructure is automatically remediated or blocked from deployment.
Cloud Posture Management:
Design and oversee the integration of
CNAPP
and
CSPM
tools to provide real-time visibility into misconfigurations, vulnerabilities, and excessive permissions.
Threat Modeling & Resilience:
Conduct deep-dive threat modeling for complex cloud-native systems, simulating advanced persistent threats (APTs) and "blast radius" scenarios to strengthen system resilience.
Security Consultancy:
Act as the lead security advisor for the Cloud Architecture team, bridging the gap between DevOps agility and rigorous regulatory compliance (SOC2).
WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED
Education:
Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, preferred but not required.
NOTE:
If resources do not have a relevant college degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required.
Required Experience:
Experience:
12+ years in Cybersecurity, with at least 6 years focused on architecting secure cloud environments at scale.
Security Platforms
: Mastery of cloud-native security suites (e.g., AWS Security Hub, Azure Defender, GCP Security Command Center).
Identity & Access
: Expert knowledge of Identity-First Security, including CIEM, Just-In-Time (JIT) access, and complex OIDC/SAML flows.
Automation
: Proficiency in Python, Go, or Bash to build custom security automations and integrate with SOAR platforms.
DevSecOps
: Deep experience embedding automated security testing (SAST/DAST/SCA) directly into CI/CD pipelines.
Cloud Networking
: Advanced understanding of secure connectivity, including SD-WAN, Cloud WAF, and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA).
Preferred Experience
Certifications:
Top-tier credentials.
Soft Skills:
Strong ability to bridge the gap between "Speed of DevOps" and "Rigors of Security" while communicating clearly with executive leadership
Leadership:
Proven ability to influence technical roadmaps and present security risks clearly to C-suite stakeholders.
Core Objectives
Zero Standing Privilege:
Help Transition the organization to a "Zero Standing Privilege" model for all production environments.
Automated Compliance:
Help Achieve automated auditing for core compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST, CIS Benchmarks).
Mean Time to Detect (MTTD):
Utilize AI-driven monitoring to reduce the detection time of anomalous cloud activity to minimum
Security Clearance Level:
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance and successfully pass a thorough Government background screening process requiring the completion of detailed forms and fingerprinting
This position has a U.S. residency requirement. The USPS security clearance process requires the selected candidate to have resided in the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for the last five years as follows: U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 6 months consecutively in the last 3 years (unless they meet certain exceptions). Non-U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 90 days consecutively in the last 3 years.
Location:
Remote
Morrisville, NC
Falls Church, VA
Eagan, MN
GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
401K with company match
Comprehensive health and wellness packages
Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays
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The likely salary range for this position is $147,292 - $199,278. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee's date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.
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