Cybersecurity Architect

9th Way Insignia

7d•$98,135 - $150,000

About The Position

9th Way Insignia is seeking a Cybersecurity Architect to support the Department of Veterans Affairs Cybersecurity Operations and Services Enterprise (COSE) program. The COSE program delivers enterprise cybersecurity operations, engineering, architecture, risk, and compliance support to safeguard VA systems, data, and mission delivery, strengthening the cyber resilience of digital services relied on by Veterans, their families, and the VA workforce. This position is contingent upon contract award.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
Ten or more years of enterprise security architecture, systems architecture, or cybersecurity engineering experience.
Demonstrated knowledge of Zero Trust, identity and access management, network segmentation, cloud security, and security frameworks such as NIST and RMF.
Experience designing or evaluating security architecture in a large enterprise or Government environment.
Ability to communicate complex architecture decisions clearly to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Define and assess enterprise security architectures that support Zero Trust, cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments.
Develop architecture roadmaps, reference patterns, security requirements, and transition plans.
Analyze system designs, integrations, data flows, identity patterns, and control dependencies for security and interoperability risks.
Advise technical teams and leadership on security architecture decisions, tradeoffs, and remediation priorities.
Produce architecture diagrams, design documentation, and executive-ready briefings.