AWS Security Architect
Company: Verizon
Location: Irving
Posted on: July 5, 2025
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Job Description:
When you join Verizon You want more out of a career. A place to
share your ideas freely — even if they’re daring or different.
Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we
power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them
to what brings them joy. We do what we love — driving innovation,
creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of
people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where
learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together —
lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up,
everywhere & always. Want in? Join the VTeamLife. What you’ll be
doing The Verizon Cloud Security Architecture team is looking for
an experienced and high-performing AWS cloud security architect.
The Architect plays a critical role in building security controls
and developing security solutions to protect Verizon Assets in a
multi cloud environment and will help grow our cloud security
capabilities by strategizing, defining, architecting, and deploying
cloud security solutions. Performing analysis of cloud & container
threats and risks, and formulating mitigation and remediation plans
to resolve security gaps. Designing and developing security
controls across diverse technical domains, with specific emphasis
on cloud & container IAM, network infrastructure, and data
protection. Designing and implementing a resilient security
architecture for the AWS cloud, ensuring alignment with industry
standards and regulatory mandates. Developing and creating reusable
cloud security blueprints and templates, while upholding cloud
security standards, procedures, and policies. Analyze GenAI risk
technologies in cloud environments to formulate and deploy
mitigation strategies for managing AI risk. Conducting thorough
security architecture reviews and audits to detect potential
vulnerabilities and weaknesses, and subsequently propose effective
security solutions. Evaluating the effectiveness of existing
security controls and measures and offer practical recommendations
for enhancement. Maintaining awareness of emerging cloud threats
and vulnerabilities, adjusting security measures as necessary to
protect the cloud environment. Collaborating with cross-functional
teams to empower development teams in implementing secure cloud
onboarding. Promoting a culture of security awareness and
collaboration throughout the organization. What we’re looking for
You’ll need to have: Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of
work experience. Six or more years of relevant experience required,
demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military
experience, or specialized training. Hands-on experience with cloud
& container security tools and technologies across various security
domains of network security, encryption, and identity management.
Experience implementing cybersecurity standards & framework
including NIST and CSF framework. Experience in System
Administration, Software development, Design Architecture, and/or
implementation experience. Experience in different programming
languages e.g. scripting using Python or bash, to automate the
build, test, package & deployment security code & configuration.
Even better if you have one or more of the following: Good
understanding of Cloud security compliance, posture management &
threat detection. Certified in relevant cloud security and cyber
specific certification. Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer
science, Math or related field. Exposure to application Migration
and hybrid cloud environments with DevSecOps methodologies.
Infrastructure & application security vulnerability detection,
analysis, and remediation. Knowledge of infrastructure (e.g.,
firewalls, load balancers, hypervisor, storage, monitoring,
security) and experience with orchestration to develop a cloud
solution. Understanding of networking (e.g., DNS services, TCP,
load-balancers, routing, firewalls) to be leveraged for designs and
troubleshooting. Experience with technical troubleshooting as well
as partnering with vendors and other organizations to drive root
cause analysis and solve complex technical problems. Infrastructure
expertise in system design for high availability and disaster
recovery, monitoring, cloud efficiency, rightsizing, and patching.
Cloud and/or cyber security certification including AWS Certified
Security - Specialty and CISSP/CCSP. If Verizon and this role sound
like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t
meet every “even better” qualification listed above. Where you’ll
be working In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location
that includes work from home and a minimum eight assigned office
days per month that will be set by your manager. Scheduled Weekly
Hours 40 Equal Employment Opportunity Verizon is an equal
opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without
regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected
characteristics. Benefits and Compensation Our benefits are
designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of
your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit
options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term
disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance,
AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and
group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings
plan, stock incentive programs, up to 8 company paid holidays per
year and up to 6 personal days per year, parental leave, adoption
assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we’ve got
you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending
on the role, employees have the opportunity to receive compensation
in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential,
holiday pay, allowances, etc. Newly hired employees receive up to
15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service.
For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for
some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.
The salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed
job-related skills and experience. This is an incentive based
position with the potential to earn more. For part-time roles, your
compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours.
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