Cybersecurity Architect

Booz Allen Hamilton•Fayetteville, NC

2d•$99,000 - $225,000

About The Position

Cybersecurity Architect The Opportunity: Are you ready to apply your deep expertise in cybersecurity and cutting-edge technologies to protect our nation’s most sensitive information and critical defense operations? As a Cybersecurity Architect for the Department of War, you’ll lead strategic initiatives focused on securing government systems, developing advanced security frameworks, and directly contributing to the integrity and confidentiality of mission-critical assets. In this role, you’ll design robust architectures that mitigate vulnerabilities, address evolving cyber threats, and ensure the resilience of networks. As a key leader, you’ll implement Zero Trust security models and guide the implementation of advanced solutions across critical systems. You’ll evaluate emerging threats, develop solutions tailored to hybrid cloud and on-premise environments, and ensure that all users, devices, and applications are properly authenticated and authorized before accessing sensitive systems. In this leadership role, you’ll work closely with system engineers, network engineers, and other key stakeholders to modernize cybersecurity practices, implement resilient architectures, and enhance operational efficiency. Your expertise in endpoint security, risk management, security automation, and compliance monitoring will play a pivotal role in strengthening the defense infrastructure against advanced cyber-attacks. This position offers opportunities to solve complex challenges, stay ahead of emerging threats, and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of national cyber defense. Your leadership in designing resilient security frameworks and technologies will be instrumental in protecting our nation’s security and ensuring operational readiness in the face of rapidly evolving adversaries. Join us. The world can’t wait.

Requirements

5+ years of experience with cybersecurity
3+ years of experience leading modernization or transformation workstreams for Threat Detection, Vulnerability Management, Infrastructure Protection, multi-cloud, A&O, or Zero Trust initiatives
Experience architecting cyber solutions, roadmaps, and capabilities in alignment with industry standards
Experience leading product selection initiatives
Knowledge of the ZT technology ecosystem, including ZTNA, IDP, DLP, EDR/XDR, SOAR/SIEM, Threat Detection, Data Tagging, or Comply-to-Connection (C2C), and Compliance Monitoring
TS/SCI clearance
HS diploma or GED
Security+ Certification

Nice To Haves

Experience in a cybersecurity compliance, operations, or engineering leadership role
Experience selecting, designing, and implementing security tools and capabilities for large, complex government organizations
Experience with AWS or GCP