Security Solution Architect

Planet Technologies • Washington, DC

1d • $150,000 - $200,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Planet Technologies is seeking a Security Solution Architect to support impactful public-sector projects. The role is responsible for security across enterprise systems, cloud environments, and security architecture, and for managing the interpretation of federal cybersecurity policies and requirements for a federal agency and its components. The architect translates policy, law, directives, standards, executive orders, and other requirements between technical and non-technical audiences, and works with organizational leadership and units to understand their implications and identify or provide solutions.

Planet Technologies provides Microsoft consulting services to public-sector and commercial organizations, including business intelligence, cloud services, unified communications, and systems management. The position requires working onsite in Washington, DC five days a week and an active Top Secret clearance. The listed salary range is $150,000–$200,000; final pay depends on factors including experience, clearance, education, and training.

Requirements

• Previous experience interpreting federal government policies, laws, directives, standards, executive orders, and other cybersecurity requirements.
• Senior cybersecurity professional with experience designing secure enterprise systems, cloud environments, and security architectures.
• Deep understanding of how changes to federal policies, laws, directives, standards, executive orders, and other federal requirements affect a federal organization.
• Cybersecurity knowledge sufficient to review, translate, and operationalize the impact of potentially broad-reaching changes.
• Previous experience translating requirements between non-technical and technical audiences.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills for conveying requirements to technical and non-technical personnel.
• Ability to work onsite in Washington, DC five days a week.
• Active Top Secret clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Certifications may include CISSP, CCSP, TOGAF, SC-100, AZ305, CISM, CASP, or GIAC.

Responsibilities

• Interpret federal government policies, laws, directives, standards, executive orders, and other cybersecurity requirements for the agency and its components.
• Translate requirements between non-technical and technical audiences.
• Communicate requirements in writing and verbally to technical and non-technical personnel.
• Interpret the nuances and impacts of requirements and identify or provide solutions in partnership with organizational leadership and units.
• Help assess and operationalize the cybersecurity impact of federal policy and other changes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed