Everforth ECS Federal is seeking a Cloud Security Architect to support a mission-focused federal IT program in Washington DC.
Please Note: This position is contingent upon contract award.
Join Everforth ECS Federal to help shape secure cloud and hybrid architectures for mission-critical federal systems. This role offers the opportunity to support modernization in a collaborative environment serving national security and law
enforcement missions while helping strengthen security, compliance, scalability, and operational resilience.
The Cloud Security Architect will design and support secure cloud and hybrid architectures for federal mission environments using AWS, Azure, and Zero Trust principles. This role will help modernize mission-critical systems while ensuring cloud solutions align with federal security, compliance, governance, and operational requirements.
The Cloud Security Architect will develop cloud architectures, identity and access management strategies, encryption approaches, logging and monitoring capabilities, migration plans, compliance documentation, and implementation guidance. This position will support cloud modernization initiatives, secure design reviews, technical architecture reviews, risk identification, and implementation planning across cloud and hybrid environments.
This role requires a hands-on technical architect with experience designing secure cloud environments, supporting AWS and Azure solutions, applying Zero Trust principles, and working within federal security and compliance frameworks. The ideal candidate will bring strong technical judgment, clear communication skills, documentation discipline, and the ability to collaborate with cybersecurity, infrastructure, engineering, application, and government stakeholder teams in a classified or sensitive federal mission environment.
Preferred Qualifications- Minimum 7 years cloud/infrastructure architecture experience
- AWS or Azure architecture experience
- Experience designing secure architectures for federal, classified, or regulated environments.
Skills Required
- Hands-on experience designing secure cloud and hybrid architectures
- Experience supporting AWS solutions
- Experience supporting Azure solutions
- Apply Zero Trust principles to cloud architectures
- Develop identity and access management strategies
- Design encryption approaches and logging/monitoring capabilities
- Create migration plans, compliance documentation, and implementation guidance
- Experience working within federal security and compliance frameworks in classified or sensitive environments
- Strong technical judgment, clear communication, documentation discipline, and cross-team collaboration
- Minimum 7 years cloud/infrastructure architecture experience
- Experience designing secure architectures for federal, classified, or regulated environments
ECS Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — ECS advertises multiple national-network medical plan options with HSA eligibility alongside dental and vision coverage. Coverage generally begins quickly and is paired with company-paid short- and long-term disability, adding stability to the health package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with Safe Harbor and immediate vesting on employer contributions is emphasized, with an employer match available. Access to an employee stock purchase plan via the parent company provides an additional savings avenue.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave up to 30 days, adoption assistance, and other family-oriented leaves are highlighted. Feedback suggests these offerings add meaningful value beyond base pay for many roles.
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What We Do
ECS, a segment of ASGN (NYSE: ASGN), delivers advanced solutions and services in cloud, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), application and IT modernization, and science and engineering. The company solves critical, complex challenges for customers across the U.S. public sector, defense, intelligence and commercial industries. ECS maintains partnerships with leading cloud, cybersecurity, and AI/ML providers and holds specialized certifications in their technologies. Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, ECS has more than 3,400 employees throughout the U.S. and has been recognized as a Top Workplace by The Washington Post for the last five years.
