About 38North
38North Security is the world’s most experienced, technically expert, cloud advisory team. Since the inception of cloud computing, we have helped organizations around the world take secure, compliant advantage of the cloud to power modern business. From tech start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, our impressive client portfolio includes government, major healthcare organizations, cloud service providers, and security vendors, with many at the forefront of innovation and disruptive technology.
Our goal is to become the preeminent cloud security engineering and compliance advisory team, in the US and internationally, trusted by the world’s most demanding cloud centric organizations. At 38North, you will work with the most elite, experienced FedRAMP and cloud security experts in the world. You will be expected to continuously advance your technical and consulting skills while contributing to corporate initiatives that support our rapid growth.
In exchange, we offer competitive salaries (commensurate with experience), a fully remote, flexible work environment, and unlike larger companies in this space, reasonable billable hour expectations. Most importantly, you’ll be joining a team-focused organization, helmed by leaders who have worked together for decades to advance security and compliance initiatives.
About the Role
The professionals in 38North’s Cloud Security Advisory and Engineering practices help organizations build compliant cloud solutions into their overall business strategy. This includes supporting our clients to identify and understand their cyber risk exposure to design and implement cybersecurity programs and solutions to mitigate cyber threats and protect their assets. This practice area is in high-demand and rapidly growing, offering a rewarding and challenging working environment and great career growth potential.
As a member of 38North’s Cloud Security Engineering team, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with our clients and deliver technical cloud engineering services with a focus on supporting the design and implementation of operational security strategies, solutions, and architectures with a concentration on cloud environments.
The AWS Cloud Architect will design, implement, and optimize solutions leveraging Amazon Web Services (AWS). This role involves crafting scalable, secure, and highly available architectures to meet the organization’s needs while ensuring alignment with industry best practices. The AWS Cloud Architect will collaborate with stakeholders to lead cloud strategy, implementation, and maintenance across all AWS services. This is a great opportunity for remote work job seekers who want flexibility in their schedule. We’re based in Washington, DC, but you can be based anywhere in the continental US.
Key Responsibilities
· Develop and implement complex cloud architectures using AWS services.
· Design solutions for scalability, security, and fault tolerance within the AWS ecosystem.
· Work closely with the development team to identify and implement optimal cloud-based solutions.
· Document both new and existing cloud solutions for review by external auditors.
· Maintain and optimize cloud applications and infrastructure.
· Integrate with the latest 3rd party cloud security solutions.
· Build and automate deployment pipelines using IAC tools such as CloudFormation, CDK, or Terraform.
· Implement monitoring, logging, and performance optimization using AWS services (CloudWatch, X-Ray, etc.).
· Enforce best practices for IAM roles, policies, and AWS security configurations.
· Ensure compliance with government standards (e.g., FedRAMP, CMMC) through secure AWS implementations.
Required Qualifications & Experience
The ideal candidate is a self-starter, technically competent, able to communicate clearly and persuasively at all levels, works well with others, and takes the initiative to grow a client through awesome customer relationship management skills.
- 8+ years of experience in cloud computing, with at least 5 years of AWS-focused architecture.
- Proven expertise in a broad range of AWS services, cloud infrastructure, and networking.
- Expertise in the proper use of AWS services while following the AWS Well-Architected guidelines.
- Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., CloudFormation, Terraform, AWS CDK), scripting languages (Python, Bash, or similar).
- Hands-on experience with network security concepts: firewalls, security groups, NACLs, and traffic analysis.
- Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (ECS, EKS, Docker, Kubernetes).
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional).
- Additional AWS certifications (e.g., Networking Specialty, Security Specialty, DevOps Engineer).
- Strong communication skills to convey technical solutions to non-technical stakeholders.
- Problem-solving mindset and ability to work collaboratively.
Desirable Qualifications & Experience
- Experience with AWS Landing Zone Accelerator, AWS Systems Manager, AWS Inspector, AWS Config, and/or AWS Control tower.
- Familiarity with Configuration as Code (Ansible, Chef, Puppet).
- Knowledge of AWS networking services: VPC, VPN, Direct Connect, Route 53, and Transit Gateway.
- Understanding of core networking protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, BGP) and troubleshooting techniques.
- Experience with migrations into AWS.
- Knowledge of AWS GovCloud and it’s requirements.
Candidates will be asked to supply 3 references (one of which must be provided by a former or current employer and undergo a background check prior to employment. Candidates must be US citizens. Learn more about 38North at www.38northsecurity.com.
