Cybersecurity Architect - Top Secret Clearance Required

General Dynamics Information Technology•USA VA Home Office (VAHOME), VA

7h•$153,000 - $207,000•Remote

About The Position

We are GDIT. The people supporting and securing some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. At GDIT, we ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work has meaning, making an impact on both the world around us and ourselves. This is your place to embrace autonomy, seize opportunity, and deliver your best every day. GDIT has an opening for a Cybersecurity Architect. Join us on a pivotal IT Service Management contract that drives the modernization, expansion, and evolution of the program’s global IT services. The program focuses on IT infrastructure, WAN, authentication, directory services, cybersecurity, application hosting, and more, using the ITIL framework to deliver quality IT services.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information assurance, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
10+ years in IT, cybersecurity, or information assurance roles, including experience designing and implementing security solutions and architectures in complex environments.
Server Administration: 2+ years of Red Hat Linux engineering and 2+ years of Windows Server administration.
SIEM Platforms: 2+ years working with SIEM platforms, preferably Splunk or Elastic Search, including design of data ingestion, correlation, and use cases.
Compliance / Accreditation: Experience applying DISA STIGs, using SCAP/SCC scanning tools, and working with CCRI and RMF processes.
Familiarity with TLS and SSL certificate management and integration into system and application architectures.
Knowledge or experience with VMware ESXi, NetApp, or SAN architectures and how security controls are applied in virtualized and storage environments.
Active TOP SECRET w/ SCI eligibility and must be maintained.
US Citizenship Required: Yes

Nice To Haves

Experience mentoring or guiding technical team members is desired.
Proficiency with PowerShell, Python, or BASH scripting is highly preferred, especially for automating security control implementation and data workflows.
Experience with Apache Kafka or Confluent is a plus, particularly for designing secure data streaming architectures.

Responsibilities

Design and evolve enterprise cybersecurity architectures that protect mission-critical systems and data across global IT environments.
Develop reference architectures, security patterns, and technical roadmaps that align with federal cybersecurity requirements, DoW guidance, and industry best practices.
Partner with the Cybersecurity Manager and other stakeholders to translate mission, business, and compliance needs into secure, resilient architectural solutions.
Architect end-to-end security solutions spanning network, endpoint, identity, cloud, and application layers, ensuring secure integration with existing infrastructure and services.
Lead the design and optimization of cybersecurity platforms and services such as SIEM solutions (e.g., Splunk, Elastic), log management, endpoint protection, and supporting data pipelines.
Define technical requirements, security controls, and implementation standards, ensuring solutions are scalable, maintainable, and aligned to Zero Trust principles and risk management frameworks.
Provide architectural guidance for the configuration and operation of cybersecurity tools, including the design of logging strategies, detection use cases, dashboards, and alerting logic.
Collaborate with engineering and operations personnel to ensure that deployed tools adhere to architecture standards and deliver effective monitoring, detection, and response capabilities.
Recommend enhancements and modernization initiatives for existing security capabilities based on emerging threats, lessons learned, and evolving mission needs.
Embed compliance and risk management requirements into cybersecurity architectures, ensuring alignment with RMF, DoW, and agency-specific standards.
Contribute to the development and maintenance of System Security Plans (SSPs) and other accreditation artifacts, ensuring architectural documentation accurately reflects control implementation and inheritance.
Utilize eMASS and implement DISA STIGs, SCAP/SCC scans, and related tools, integrating these requirements into solution designs and ongoing operational processes.
Create and maintain architectural diagrams, technical standards, design documents, and decision records that are clear, accurate, and reusable.
Communicate complex cybersecurity concepts in a way that is accessible to leadership, stakeholders, and technical teams, supporting informed decision-making.
Engage in regular coordination with customer representatives, program leadership, and cross-functional IT teams to ensure security architectures remain aligned with evolving mission objectives.
Provide guidance, leadership and mentorship to cybersecurity engineers and analysts, helping them understand and implement architectural principles, security design patterns, and best practices.
Support a collaborative, professional team culture by sharing expertise, reviewing designs and configurations, and offering constructive feedback on security solutions.
Help foster continuous improvement across the cybersecurity function by contributing to standards, playbooks, and knowledge-sharing efforts.
Serve as a key technical resource for customer-facing discussions regarding cybersecurity architecture, design decisions, and risk trade-offs.
Act as an escalation point for complex technical issues requiring architectural analysis and recommendations, helping ensure mission success and system resilience.
Support periodic after-hours activities when architectural input is needed for troubleshooting, critical changes, or incident response.

Benefits

401K with company match
competitive pay
paid time off
variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
dental plan options
a vision plan
full flex work weeks where possible
variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness
10 paid holidays per year
Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees
short and long-term disability benefits
life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance