Principal Security Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in District of Columbia.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of long-term target architectures, interfaces, trust boundaries, and patterns across space, ground, and user segments.

• Integrate security considerations from the outset throughout a multi-year roadmap.

• Act as the senior technical authority for release-readiness gates, engineering standards, and architectural trade-offs.

• Lead technical integration efforts among cyber, software, hardware, AI, and systems teams.

• Transform solutions into productized formats for consistent deployment across client satellites and constellation profiles.

• Direct the system-level test strategy and execution for integration, security validation, mission-readiness, and operational acceptance.

• Assist in failure analysis and the resolution of root causes.

• Convert NIST, CMMC, ATO/STIGs, and space threat models into actionable delivery controls and compliance-ready designs.

• Facilitate technical-vision discussions with clients and executive stakeholders.

• Provide guidance to workstream leads regarding complex technical trade-offs and assist in developing architects and engineers.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree is mandatory.

• Candidates must be U.S. Citizens.

• Over 10 years of experience in roles such as product engineer, solution architect, systems architect, technical product leader, or similar positions.

• Proven experience in delivering complex cyber, aerospace, space, embedded, or mission-critical systems to production and operations.

• Demonstrated leadership in delivering multidisciplinary cyber and/or space systems.

• Experience in designing secure architectures in cloud, on-premises, hybrid, and space/embedded environments.

• Background in systems thinking and integration.

• Experience authoring reference architectures, patterns, or platforms utilized by multiple teams.

• Cross-domain expertise in embedded/space, AI/ML, ground segment, cloud, and DevOps.

• Strong knowledge of identity management, key management, secure boot and update procedures, segmentation, data protection, logging and telemetry, and supply chain security.

• Familiarity with NIST, ATOs, STIGs, and CMMC compliance requirements.

• Ability to influence others without having direct authority.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills suited for both technical and executive audiences.

• Willingness and capability to travel 20 to 60 percent of the time.

• Candidates with prior consulting or contracting experience are preferred.

• Preferred experience includes commercial product or platform launches, satellite mission operations, aerospace delivery, embedded and real-time systems, AI/ML deployment pipelines, space threat research, and holding an active Secret-or-higher security clearance.

• Proficient in C, POSIX, real-time operating systems, Python, PyTorch, Docker, Grafana, MQTT, Node.js, GitHub Actions, automated security scanning, and containerized deployments.

🏝️ Benefits

• Multiple POS health plan options, including an HSA-compatible plan.

• Dental PPO coverage for preventive, basic, and major services.

• Vision coverage that includes annual exams, frames, lenses, and a contact lens allowance.

• 401(k) employer matching up to 5% of eligible compensation.

• 100% employer-paid long-term disability coverage at 50% of pre-disability earnings.

• 100% employer-paid life insurance and AD&D valued at $10,000 each.

• 15 to 25 days of PTO annually, depending on tenure.

• All 11 federal holidays are observed.

• Travel expenses are covered by Dragonfli Group.