Cyber Systems Security Architect
About The Position
The Cyber Systems Security Architect leads the design and assessment of secure cloud, hybrid, and cross-domain architectures that protect mission-critical workloads and ensure confidentiality and integrity across evolving Cloud Service Provider (CSP) environments. The role applies cloud architecture expertise to national-security mission systems and supports modernization efforts for Intelligence Community clients. The architect works with mission partners, engineering teams, and CSPs to inform strategy and design and ensure standards are met throughout cloud modernization. The role researches current environments and recommends tools and solutions spanning on-premises, cloud-based, and hybrid resources. It also leads a team in addressing complex cloud challenges and contributes to advanced cloud security, adversary-focused threat analysis, cross-domain system evaluation, and below-the-waterline CSP security architecture work.
Requirements
- Experience with computer systems and networking architecture, including higher layers of the technology stack.
- Experience with authentication, authorization, access control, encryption, networking, and cross-domain systems.
- Experience with programming to evaluate impacts.
- Knowledge of threats to computer systems across cloud, hybrid, cross-domain, and bare-metal environments.
- Knowledge of threat mitigations and mitigation management, including cloud-native and below-the-waterline controls.
- Ability to balance and prioritize competing short-, mid-, and long-term taskings from multiple stakeholders and determine how best to apply expertise to mission outcomes.
- Ability to map architecture, design, implementation, and operational details to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
- Ability to learn quickly and keep pace with rapid CSP changes and evolving technical documentation.
- TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph.
- High school diploma or GED.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with below-the-waterline using major CSPs.
- Experience with above-the-waterline using major CSPs.
- Experience with data science.
- Experience with agentic computing concepts.
- Knowledge of adversary cyber tradecraft.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and assessment of secure cloud, hybrid, and cross-domain architectures.
- Protect mission-critical workloads and ensure strong confidentiality and integrity across CSP environments.
- Work with mission partners, engineering teams, and CSPs to inform strategy and architecture design and ensure standards are met during cloud modernization.
- Research current environments and recommend tools and solutions for on-premises, cloud-based, and hybrid resources.
- Lead a team in addressing challenging cloud problems for the client.
- Apply cloud security, adversary-focused threat analysis, cross-domain system evaluation, and below-the-waterline CSP security architecture expertise to harden critical systems.
Benefits
- Health, life, and disability benefits.
- Financial and retirement benefits.
- Paid leave.
- Professional development.
- Tuition assistance.
- Work-life programs.
- Dependent care.
- Recognition awards for exceptional performance and demonstration of company values.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
High school or GED
