Security Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Develop and uphold enterprise security architecture principles, reference architectures, technical standards, and security design patterns.

• Convert business, mission, and regulatory requirements into secure architectural solutions across applications, infrastructure, networks, endpoints, and cloud environments.

• Perform security architecture reviews and threat modeling to pinpoint design vulnerabilities, architectural risks, and opportunities for enhancing security measures.

• Specify security requirements for new systems, technology integrations, modernization initiatives, and enterprise platforms.

• Assess emerging technologies and offer architecture recommendations that balance security, scalability, performance, cost, and operational needs.

• Establish architecture governance processes and embed security considerations throughout the system development lifecycle.

• Provide technical architecture guidance to security engineering, DevSecOps, cloud platform, infrastructure, and application teams.

• Define security architecture requirements for secure software development, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and automated policy enforcement.

• Create secure integration patterns for security monitoring, incident response, vulnerability management, and threat detection capabilities.

• Evaluate technical designs, solution proposals, and implementation plans for consistency with security architecture standards.

• Assist in the selection and integration of security technologies based on technical requirements, threat models, and organizational needs.

⛳️ Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.

• Capability to obtain and maintain the necessary Public Trust level clearance.

• Bachelor's degree with 12 years of experience, Master's degree with 10 years of experience, Associate's degree with 14 years of experience, or High School Diploma/equivalent with 16 years of experience.

• One or more relevant certifications: CISSP, CISM, CASP, CCISO, Security+, or CAP.

• Experience in designing and reviewing security architectures for complex enterprise, cloud, hybrid, or federal information systems.

• Strong comprehension of security architecture principles, threat modeling, defense-in-depth, least privilege, identity security, encryption, and network security.

• Practical experience applying security frameworks and controls, including NIST SP 800-53 and other relevant federal or industry standards.

• Experience in translating security requirements into technical architecture designs, implementation standards, and security control specifications.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical insurance.

• Dental insurance.

• Vision insurance.

• Life insurance.

• Health savings account.

• Short-term disability.

• Long-term disability.

• Employee assistance program (EAP).

• Parental leave.

• 401(k).

• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation.

• Company-paid holidays.

• Eligible employees may qualify for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base salary.