Security Architect

Peraton•,

18h•$112,000 - $179,000•Remote

About The Position

Peraton is seeking a Security Architect to design, develop, and govern enterprise security architectures that protect information systems, applications, infrastructure, cloud environments, and sensitive data. The role establishes security architecture principles, reference designs, technical standards, and implementation patterns aligned with organizational risk tolerance, mission objectives, and applicable federal security requirements. This is a remote position. The candidate must be willing to work from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST. The position is contingent upon contract award.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain the required Public Trust level clearance.
Bachelor's degree and 12 years of experience, master's degree and 10 years, associate degree and 14 years, or high school diploma or equivalent and 16 years.
One or more relevant certifications: CISSP, CISM, CASP, CCISO, Security+, or CAP.
Experience designing Zero Trust and identity-centric architectures, including FICAM-aligned identity, credential, and access management.
FedRAMP and AWS GovCloud or Azure Government experience.
Demonstrated experience designing and reviewing security architectures for complex enterprise, cloud, hybrid, or federal information systems.
Strong understanding of security architecture principles, threat modeling, defense-in-depth, least privilege, identity security, encryption, and network security.
Experience applying security frameworks and controls, including NIST SP 800-53 and other applicable federal or industry standards.
Proven experience translating security requirements into technical architecture designs, implementation standards, and security control specifications.

Nice To Haves

Active Secret clearance.
Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
AWS Certified Security - Specialty certification, or an architecture certification such as SABSA, TOGAF, or CISSP-ISSAP.
Experience with federal agency modernization roadmaps.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain enterprise security architecture principles, reference architectures, technical standards, and security design patterns.
Translate business, mission, and regulatory requirements into secure architectural solutions across applications, infrastructure, networks, endpoints, and cloud environments.
Conduct security architecture reviews and threat modeling to identify design weaknesses, architectural risks, and opportunities to strengthen security controls.
Define security requirements for new systems, technology integrations, modernization initiatives, and enterprise platforms.
Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend architectures balancing security, scalability, performance, cost, and operational requirements.
Establish architecture governance processes and ensure security considerations are incorporated throughout the system development lifecycle.
Provide technical architecture guidance to security engineering, DevSecOps, cloud platform, infrastructure, and application teams.
Establish secure integration patterns for security monitoring, incident response, vulnerability management, and threat detection capabilities.
Review technical designs, solution proposals, and implementation plans for alignment with security architecture standards.
Support the selection and integration of security technologies based on technical requirements, threat models, and organizational needs.