{"id":1577435,"url":"https://alion.io/job/swarm-aws-security-architect-govcloud-il5","title":"AWS Security Architect, GovCloud / IL5","company":{"id":3847913,"name":"Swarm","domain":"swarm.aero","url":"https://alion.io/company/swarm-7","size_band":"51-200","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Ashby","truth_index":null},"role":"Security","role_family":"Security","seniority":"staff","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"remote","remote_scope":"stated_countries","remote_scope_basis":"posting_text","remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":[],"countries":[],"hiring_countries":["US"],"hiring_countries_total":1,"salary":{"min":200000,"max":290000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":290000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"AWS","optional":false},{"name":"IAM","optional":false},{"name":"NIST 800-171","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-28T17:32:04Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-28","last_verified_at":"2026-10-02T01:56:04Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":3,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":3},"description":"Swarm Aero is redefining air power, building the largest swarming UAV and the most versatile swarming aircraft network in the world. The company is moving quickly to launch the first aircraft designed specifically for swarming, as well as the Command & Control software to mobilize swarms of thousands of heterogeneous autonomous assets and empower human operators to achieve superhuman results.\nThe team has created and exited multiple startups, negotiated defense deals worth billions of dollars, and designed and built 30+ novel aircraft, with aerospace experience from Scaled Composites, Airbus, Archer Aviation, Blue Origin, and Boom Supersonic.\nRole Overview\nSwarm Aero is hiring an Information Security Lead / AWS Security Architect to sit within the IT organization and own the security architecture, documentation, and compliance support needed across our AWS environment and regulated customer deployments.\nThis is a dedicated IT role. The person will work closely with Legion because Legion has the most urgent IL5/IL6 deployment needs, but they are not a Legion-owned resource. They will support the existing company-wide SSP and CMMC program while also helping build and maintain the separate Legion-specific security package required for high-side and government cloud deployments.\nThe right person needs to be comfortable moving between implementation and documentation. This is not just a paperwork role. They need to understand how AWS is architected, how controls are actually implemented, how to produce evidence, how to drive remediation, and how to keep the broader security program aligned as Legion moves into IL5/IL6 environments. This is a remote role, with 1 week onsite in D.C. a month.\nKey Responsibilities\nSwarm-Wide IT Security and Compliance\nSupport and mature Swarm’s existing company-wide SSP and CMMC program.\n\nMaintain and improve security documentation, policies, procedures, POA&Ms, audit artifacts, control evidence, and compliance workflows.\n\nHelp ensure company-wide controls remain aligned with NIST 800-171, CMMC, and applicable federal/customer requirements.\n\nFeed Legion-specific requirements and findings back into the broader IT security and compliance program where appropriate.\n\nCoordinate with internal stakeholders, external auditors, customer security teams, and government security representatives.\n\nLegion IL5/IL6 Deployment Support\nWork closely with Legion to support IL5/IL6 deployment readiness.\n\nHelp create and maintain the separate Legion-specific SSP, POA&M, remediation framework, implementation evidence, test evidence, SOPs, incident response documentation, and customer security artifacts.\n\nPartner with DevSecOps and Engineering to identify control gaps, document remediation requirements, and track closure.\n\nSupport customer ISSM/ISSO conversations and provide documentation/evidence needed for ATO/IATT or equivalent deployment paths.\n\nHelp Legion move quickly while keeping security, compliance, and IT governance aligned.\n\nAWS Security Architecture and Implementation\nOwn Swarm’s AWS security architecture from the IT side.\n\nBe responsible for the security posture of existing AWS deployments and future regulated AWS environments.\n\nReview and guide AWS account architecture, IAM, logging, monitoring, encryption, networking, segmentation, backup, vulnerability management, and secure deployment patterns.\n\nSupport AWS GovCloud, IL5/IL6, and other regulated deployment architectures.\n\nEstablish repeatable AWS security baselines that can support Legion and future customer environments.\n\nWork with DevSecOps and Engineering to ensure implementation matches compliance requirements, not just policy language.\n\nSecurity Remediation and Continuous Compliance\nTranslate compliance findings into actionable remediation work.\n\nMaintain POA&M/remediation tracking across company-wide and Legion-specific security programs.\n\nEnsure documentation stays current as AWS configurations, containers, software releases, and security tooling change.\n\nSupport supply-chain risk management, vulnerability management, incident response, and ongoing audit readiness.\n\nHelp create a sustainable operating model where IT, Legion, DevSecOps, and Engineering are aligned on who owns documentation, implementation, evidence, and remediation.\n\nITAR requirement\nTo conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.\nSwarm Aero is an equal opportunity employer. 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