Cloud Security Architect

Raleigh, NC, US • Posted 3 hours ago • Updated 3 hours ago
Contract Independent
Contract W2
12 Months
No Travel Required
On-site
Depends on Experience
Fitment

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Job Details

Skills

  • Cloud Security Architect
  • Microsoft Azure
  • cloud infrastructure
  • Azure native security
  • Network Security
  • Zero Trust
  • firewalls
  • IAM
  • Cloudflare
  • Palo Alto

Summary

Job Title: NCDOT - Cloud Security Architect - Expert (809185) in Raleigh, NC - Onsite
Duration: 12 Months
Interview:  In Person
Last date: 08/26/2026
 
Job description:
 
Supplemental Staffing is needed to support the NCDOT Microsoft Azure cloud tenant build and configuration, specifically focusing on security compliance design, implementation, operations, and assessment.

The role is for a Cloud Security Architect - Expert that will support the ongoing NCDOT DMV Modernization Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure build, security compliance design, security compliance configuration, and security compliance assessment and reporting.

The primary focus is to lead NCDIT-T in security architecture, configuration, operations, and compliance assessment of the environment and be a bridge between NCDIT, NCDOT DMV, and vendors in delivery of a Microsoft Azure cloud environment that meets security regulatory, organizational, and industry security compliance requirements and compliance reporting, balanced with functional requirements.

The complexity of these responsibilities are essential to NCDIT-T to support the build of the Azure tenant so that NCDOT DMV systems can be placed in the cloud securely and meet compliance requirements. NCDIT-T and NCDOT DMV have an aggressive schedule to complete NCDOT DMV modernization efforts.

Skills & Questions Matrix:
 

Skill

Required / Desired

Amount
of Experience

No of years of experience you have

Design and maintain secure Azure architectures across identity, networking, data protection, logging/monitoring, and governance.

Required

5 Years

 

Develop and enforce Azure security standards, policies, and reference architectures aligned to organizational and regulatory requirements.

Required

5 Years

 

Lead threat modeling, risk assessments, and security reviews for the Azure cloud environment and NCDMV Modernization efforts.

Required

5 Years

 

Provide expert guidance on Azure-native security tooling (e.g., Defender for Cloud, Sentinel, Azure Policy, Key Vault, Monitor, Log Analytics)

Required

5 Years

 

Deep expertise with Azure security services

Required

5 Years

 

Strong understanding of cloud networking security: Zero Trust, routing, segmentation, firewalls, DNS, PKI, IAM, and secure landing zone architectures.

Required

5 Years

 

Knowledge of compliance frameworks and mapping security controls (NIST 800 53, NIST 800 171, PCI DSS, FIPS, state security standards).

Required

5 Years

 

Experience designing and evaluating secure multi tenant architectures and enterprise governance models in Microsoft Azure.

Required

5 Years

 

Expertise integrating third party solutions (Cloudflare, Palo Alto, etc.) with Azure security and monitoring.

Required

5 Years

 

Proficiency with automation and IaC: ARM/Bicep, Terraform, GitHub/Azure DevOps pipelines, and policy as code.

Required

5 Years

 

Ability to translate security requirements into actionable architectural and technical guidance and configurations.

Required

5 Years

 

Strong documentation skills for security standards, baselines, and system security plans.

Required

5 Years

 

Experience and strong skills in identifying options for security assessments of the Azure environment and producing detailed and executive summary sec

Required

5 Years

 

Q1: Absences greater than two weeks MUST be approved by CAI management in advance, and contact information must be provided to CAI so that the resource can be reached during his or her absence. The Client has the right to dismiss the resource if he or she does not return to work by the agreed upon date. Do you accept this requirement? (Yes/No)

 

Q2: The candidate to be local to the Triangle area. While most working days will be remote, there may be the occasional need to be onsite at customer offices in NCDOT’s Wake/Durham County offices. Do you accept this requirement? (Yes/No)

 

Q3: ONLY SUBMIT CANDIDATES CURRENTLY LIVING IN THE RALEIGH/DURHAM/CHAPEL HILL, NC AREA. Please list where your candidate is currently located.

 

Q4: Please indicate how soon this candidate is available to start work. Vendors are encouraged to submit candidates that are available for the duration of the assignment. (Yes/No)

 

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  • Dice Id: RTL208955
  • Position Id: (809185)
  • Posted 3 hours ago
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