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Revolutional, LLC

Cloud Security Architect

Mclean, VA · Remote

$180K - $210K/yr

Azure Security Engineer Associate, Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer). * Direct experience in a FedRAMP High or DoD Cloud Computing SRG-aligned environment. #DICE #LinkedIn _____ Here at ...

Revolutional, LLC

Cloud Security Architect

Mclean, VA · On-site

$180K - $210K/yr

Azure Security Engineer Associate, Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer). * Direct experience in a FedRAMP High or DoD Cloud Computing SRG-aligned environment. #DICE #LinkedIn _____ Here at ...

GuidePoint Security

Cloud Security Engineer

Reston, VA · Hybrid

You will implement the cloud security architectures, tools, and processes that you helped to shape ... Associate's degree and 5+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, Bachelor ...

GuidePoint Security

Cloud Security Engineer

Reston, VA · On-site

You will implement the cloud security architectures, tools, and processes that you helped to shape ... Associate's degree and 5+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, Bachelor ...

System One

AWS Cloud Security Architect

Reston, VA · On-site

$68.25 - $90.50/hr

AWS Certified Security - Specialty, Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ 500), or comparable cloud security certification. Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a ...

System One

AWS Cloud Security Architect

Reston, VA · On-site

$68.25 - $90.50/hr

AWS Certified Security - Specialty, Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ 500), or comparable cloud security certification. Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a ...

System One

AWS Cloud Security Architect

Reston, VA · On-site

$68.25 - $90.50/hr

AWS Certified Security - Specialty, Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ 500), or comparable cloud security certification. Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a ...

Booz Allen Hamilton

Cloud Security Engineer

Reston, VA · Hybrid

$99K - $225K/yr

Cloud Security Engineer The Opportunity: Everyone is trying to "harness the cloud," but not ... Associate's degree and 10+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, Bachelor ...

Booz Allen Hamilton

Cloud Security Engineer

Mclean, VA · Hybrid

Cloud Security Engineer The Opportunity: Everyone is trying to "harness the cloud," but not ... HS diploma or GED and 7+ years of experience with supporting IT projects and activities, Associate ...

Booz Allen Hamilton

Cloud Security Engineer

Reston, VA · Hybrid

Cloud Security Engineer The Opportunity: Everyone is trying to "harness the cloud," but not ... HS diploma or GED and 7+ years of experience with supporting IT projects and activities, Associate ...

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What is the difference between Cloud Security Associate vs Cloud Security Engineer?

AspectCloud Security AssociateCloud Security Engineer
CertificationsCompTIA Security+, AWS Certified Security Specialty (preferred)Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP), AWS Security Specialty
Work EnvironmentEntry-level, supporting security tasks in cloud environmentsDesigning, implementing, and managing cloud security solutions
ResponsibilitiesMonitoring security alerts, assisting with compliance, basic security configurationsDeveloping security protocols, incident response, architecture design

The Cloud Security Associate typically performs support and monitoring tasks within cloud security teams, focusing on assisting with security measures and compliance. In contrast, the Cloud Security Engineer takes a more proactive role in designing and implementing security solutions. Both roles require relevant certifications and work within cloud environments, but the engineer position involves more technical expertise and responsibility.

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Infographic showing various Cloud Security Associate job openings in Virginia as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 86% Full Time, 11% Part Time, and 3% Contract. Highlights an 93% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 5% Remote job distribution.

Cloud Security Architect

Sterling, VA • On-site

RecruitTalent LLC.
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$75 - $83/hr

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Job description

Title: Cloud Security Architect-W2
Location: Sterling, VA/Silver Spring, MD/Atlanta, GA (Only Locals)

Only USC/GC with 15+years with Media or Entertainment Domain

Job Responsibilities / Typical Day in the Role

  • Act as a Cloud Security Subject Matter Expert (SME) for WBD’s Infosec department.
  • Identify opportunities to reduce cloud security risk for WBD, to solution, and to lead implementations.
  • Create design artifacts to enable members of the Cloud Security team to implement solutions (built in-house or purchased from vendor).
  • Partner with product teams to design secure network and serverless architectures.
  • Provide strong IAM Policy guidance for least privileged access to product teams.
  • Review cloud architecture and AI/ML workflows to advise development teams on strong security design principles and identification of issues prior to deployment of systems or features.
  • Interface with Public Cloud providers to improve the security feature set of their products.
  • Interface with cloud security vendors to evaluate features and determine proof-of-value.
  • Mentor junior members of the team.
  • Create and maintain documentation as it relates to cloud security designs/configurations, processes, standards, and recommendations.
  • Collaborate with senior management and department leaders to assess near- and long-term cloud security needs.
  • Stay current with the latest cloud threat mitigation tools and techniques

Technology requirements: 

  • Experience with securing/building Azure cloud environments
  • Proficient in at least one scripting language (python, Nodejs, Golang).
  • Core understanding of IP Networking, routing, VPNs.
  • Hands-on experience with some the following:
  • Security administration in Azure
  • Developing & Securing Serverless applications
  • Infrastructure as code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible)
  • Command Line experience (Bash, Powershell, AWS-CLI)
  • Docker and Kubernetes
  • Cloud Network (VPC) engineering
  • Cloud native security related tools (Azure Defender for Cloud, AWS Guard Duty, GCP Security Center, WAF)
  • GitHub Security

Must Have Skills / Requirements

  • Experience Designing and Implementing systems that support multiple users.
  • 2+ years of experience; Design, Implementation, and Maintenance of systems used by users.
  • The ability to evaluate technical documentation and diagrams for cloud environments and identify security issues in those designs.
  • 2+ years of experience; Security Architectural Reviews and ability to create design artifacts – including infrastructure diagrams.
  • Ability to review technical configuration and identify mitigating controls for security related misconfigurations
  • 2+ years; Experience Managing Exception Requests
 

Nice to Have Skills / Preferred Requirements

  • AWS Certifications – AWS Solutions Architect, AWS Security Specialty
  • GCP Certifications – Associate Cloud Engineer, Professional Security Engineer
  • Security Engineer Certifications – CISSP, CompTIA Security+
  • Previous Experience with Wiz, Splunk, Brinqa, integrations with Slack and Jira

Soft Skills

  • Strong understanding of cloud-based infrastructure components with a specific understanding of the security risks presented in a decentralized and hybrid environment.
  • Broad understanding of information security and compliance risk, and how those apply to Public Cloud.
  • Comfortable automating processes start to finish and can work closely with cloud solutions engineering and product teams to help integrate security into their existing processes.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a strong attention to detail.
  • Remains productive while rapidly switching context.
  • Has a thirst for knowledge and is constantly driven to stay current with evolving threat landscapes.

Education / Certifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Security, or related field.
  • Azure Certifications – Azure Fundamentals, Solutions Architect