Solutions Architect IV

Our client, a global studio, broadcast, and streaming company operating at massive scale across Azure, GCP, and AWS, is seeking a Solutions Architect IV to join their team. As a Solutions Architect IV, you will be part of the Cloud Security organization supporting product and engineering teams across public cloud environments. The ideal candidate will have a strong sense of ownership, the ability to translate security requirements into practical architectures, and the drive to stay ahead of evolving cloud and AI threat landscapes—aligning successfully in the organization.

Solutions Architect IV

Sterling, VA

• Serve as a Cloud Security Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the organization’s Infosec team, shaping policy and leading architectural reviews across Azure, GCP, and AWS.
• Partner with product teams to design secure network and serverless architectures, ensuring security is built in—not bolted on.
• Provide strong IAM policy guidance to help teams implement least-privilege access and reduce cloud security risk.
• Review cloud architecture and AI/ML workflows to advise development teams on secure design principles and identify issues prior to deployment.
• Engage with cloud account teams and technical advisors to influence roadmaps and resolve security escalations.

• 7+ years of cloud security architecture experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Security, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure security risks in decentralized and hybrid environments, including core IP networking knowledge.
• Demonstrated ability to build and own security automation end-to‑end, including tool integration, pipeline implementation, and operational handoff.
• Proficiency in at least one scripting language (Python, Node.js, Golang, Bash, etc.) and hands‑on experience with cloud security tools and security administration across Azure/GCP/AWS.

• Opportunity to lead security architecture reviews and influence secure design across multiple public cloud platforms.
• Direct impact on AI security governance, including controls for AI/ML pipelines such as model access governance, data handling, and prompt injection risk.
• Chance to reduce cloud security risk through project and process enhancements, including solution design and implementation leadership.
• Ability to create design artifacts that enable the Cloud Security team to implement solutions built in-house or purchased from vendors.
• Mentorship opportunities, including mentoring junior team members and participating in an SME on-call rotation (tier 4, primary duty every ~7 weeks; engaged only after lower tiers are exhausted, averaging roughly one page per quarter).