Senior Azure Government Security & Compliance Architect

📋 Description

• Lead comprehensive security compliance gap assessments and develop control crosswalks mapping
• Define and enforce identity and access architectures based on least privilege, role-based access
• Architect and validate audit logging, monitoring, retention, and traceability capabilities covering
• Conduct detailed assessments of cloud, network, storage, and application configurations to
• Manage vulnerability scanning and penetration testing activities, coordinate remediation of high
• Perform third-party security and supply-chain assessments, evaluate vendor and software

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of comprehensive information security engineering experience, including at least 5 years
• Demonstrated experience implementing and mapping security controls against NIST SP 800-53 and NIST
• Direct experience preparing systems for or operating within FedRAMP High or similarly stringent
• Strong hands-on expertise securing Microsoft Azure and Entra ID, including managed identities
• Proven experience managing vulnerability lifecycles, conducting configuration assessments
• Practical knowledge of third-party risk management, software supply-chain security, dependency

🎁 Benefits

• Part-time consulting engagement averaging approximately 8–10 hours per week, with additional
• Remote work within the United States.
• Potential for occasional travel to Tallahassee based on project and sprint requirements.
• Opportunity to serve as the primary security and compliance authority for a high-visibility
• Exposure to complex Azure Government, data analytics, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance
• Opportunity to influence security architecture, authorization readiness, and long-term operational