Cybersecurity Architect - Top Secret Clearance Required

Accountabilities:

• Design, evolve, and maintain enterprise cybersecurity architectures that protect mission-critical systems and data across complex global IT environments.
• Develop reference architectures, security patterns, technical standards, and roadmaps aligned with federal cybersecurity requirements, DoW guidance, Zero Trust principles, and industry best practices.
• Translate mission, business, compliance, and operational requirements into secure, scalable, and resilient architectural solutions.
• Architect end-to-end security solutions across network, endpoint, identity, cloud, application, virtualization, and storage environments.
• Lead the design and optimization of cybersecurity platforms and services, including SIEM, log management, endpoint protection, data pipelines, dashboards, detection use cases, and alerting capabilities.
• Provide architectural guidance for security tool configuration and operations while ensuring deployed technologies deliver effective monitoring, detection, and response capabilities.
• Embed risk management and compliance requirements into solution architectures, including RMF, DISA STIGs, SCAP/SCC scanning, CCRI, and applicable agency standards.
• Contribute to System Security Plans and accreditation documentation, ensuring security controls and architectural implementations are accurately represented.
• Create and maintain architectural diagrams, technical design documents, standards, decision records, playbooks, and reusable security patterns.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, infrastructure, customer representatives, program leadership, and other stakeholders to align security architecture with evolving mission needs.
• Mentor cybersecurity engineers and analysts by reviewing designs and configurations, sharing expertise, and reinforcing security architecture best practices.
• Act as a senior technical resource and escalation point for complex cybersecurity issues, providing architectural analysis and recommendations to support mission success.
• Support modernization initiatives by identifying opportunities to strengthen existing security capabilities based on emerging threats, operational lessons, and evolving requirements.
• Provide occasional after-hours architectural support when required for critical troubleshooting, changes, or incident response.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information assurance, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 10+ years of experience in IT, cybersecurity, or information assurance, including significant experience designing and implementing security architectures in complex environments.
• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility is required and must be maintained; U.S. citizenship is also required.
• Current baseline certification meeting a minimum of DoW 8570.01-M IAT Level II requirements, such as CompTIA Security+ CE, is required before starting.
• Ability to obtain an additional computing environment certification within six months of hire, such as CEH, CCNA-Security, or CND, as required by the position.
• At least 2 years of Red Hat Linux engineering experience and 2 years of Windows Server administration experience.
• At least 2 years of experience with SIEM platforms, preferably Splunk or Elastic, including data ingestion, correlation, and security use-case design.
• Experience applying DISA STIGs, using SCAP/SCC scanning tools, and working with RMF and CCRI processes.
• Strong scripting capabilities using PowerShell, Python, or BASH, particularly for automating security controls and data workflows.
• Familiarity with TLS/SSL certificate management and its integration into system and application architectures.
• Knowledge of VMware ESXi, NetApp, SAN architectures, and security controls within virtualized and storage environments.
• Experience with Apache Kafka or Confluent and secure data-streaming architectures is an advantage.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity architecture, compliance risk management, IT operations, and security engineering principles.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex technical and security concepts to leadership, customers, and technical teams.
• Demonstrated mentoring, collaboration, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management abilities.
• Ability to work independently in a dynamic, mission-focused environment while balancing competing technical priorities.

Benefits

• Fully remote work opportunity within the United States.
• Competitive estimated salary range of $153,000–$207,000, with final compensation based on experience, geographic location, and applicable contractual considerations.
• Comprehensive medical plan options, including plans with Health Savings Accounts.
• Dental and vision insurance options.
• 401(k) plan with employer matching and pre- and post-tax contribution options.
• Flexible work arrangements and full-flex work weeks where operationally possible.
• Paid vacation, sick, personal, and holiday leave, with typically 15 days of paid leave per calendar year plus 10 paid holidays for new employees, subject to eligibility and proration.
• Paid parental leave, military leave, bereavement leave, and jury-duty leave.
• Paid Family Leave program offering up to 160 hours within a rolling 12-month period for eligible employees.
• Short- and long-term disability, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel insurance options.
• Career development opportunities, including AI-powered career tools, learning resources, and internal mobility support.
• Opportunities to work on high-impact cybersecurity, cloud, AI, and mission technology initiatives supporting government and national security objectives.
• Collaborative, innovation-focused culture with support for professional growth and technical development.
• Travel requirement of less than 10%.