[Remote] Cloud Security Architect / Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Excentium, Inc. provides cybersecurity consulting, advisory, assessment, architecture, and engineering services to government and commercial organizations. The Cloud Security Architect/Engineer will design and engineer secure cloud architectures across the Department of Veterans Affairs' multi-cloud environment, integrate FedRAMP and RMF authorization requirements, and support assessment, authorization, security control implementation, and compliance validation activities.

Responsibilities

• The Cloud Security Architect/Engineer will design and engineer secure cloud architectures across VA's multi-cloud environment, ensuring FedRAMP and RMF authorization requirements are built into cloud systems and applications from the outset
• This role supports Assessment & Authorization (A&A) activities, cloud security control implementation, and compliance validation for cloud-hosted VA solutions, working closely with the broader architecture and engineering team

Skills

• US Citizenship required
• 10+ years of information security experience, including 5+ years focused on cloud security at a large federal agency or comparable enterprise
• Experience implementing FedRAMP/RMF authorization requirements into cloud systems and applications
• Hands-on cloud security architecture and engineering experience across major commercial cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or similar)
• Experience with Federal A&A and ATO activities, and familiarity with applicable compliance frameworks (NIST, FISMA, FedRAMP, CIS Controls, HIPAA)
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Business Management, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Assurance, Information Security, Information Resource Management, or a related field
• A current certification satisfying DoD 8570/8140 workforce requirements at IAT Level III, IAM Level III, or IASAE Level III. IAT, IAM, and IASAE are qualification levels, not certifications in themselves — each level is satisfied by an approved certification such as CISSP, CASP+ CE, CISA, CISM, CCISO, GCIH, or CSSLP, depending on the level and category
• AWS Certified Security – Specialty
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
• CCSK (Cloud Security Alliance)

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401k
• Paid time off
• Remote work / contractor facility, with occasional coordination at VA Central Office (Washington, D.C.) and limited program-related travel as required

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