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Senior Security Architect – Cloud, Zero Trust, Identity, Security Patterns
Connected Logistics. Lead enterprise and solution-level cybersecurity architecture across cloud, hybrid, application, identity, data, network, and platform environments .
Posted 9/22/2026full-timeSpringfield • Virginia • United StatesSenior💰 $140,000 - $150,000 per yearWebsite
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Demonstrates expertise in cybersecurity architecture, including Zero Trust principles, cloud security, and identity and access management. Capable of leading security initiatives, developing architecture standards, and collaborating across technical teams to ensure robust security frameworks.
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Cybersecurity ArchitectureZero Trust PrinciplesCloud Security ArchitectureIdentity And Access ManagementSecurity Standards Development
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Hard Skills
CybersecuritySecurity EngineeringSecurity ArchitectureNetwork SecurityApplication SecurityData ProtectionEncryptionVulnerability ManagementIncident DetectionCloud-Native Technologies
Soft Skills
CommunicationCollaborationLeadership
Tools & Technologies
DevSecOpsCI/CDSecurity AutomationContinuous MonitoringThreat Detection
Certifications & Qualifications
CISSPCCSPCSSLP
Industry Keywords
Public TrustFederal Cybersecurity FrameworksRisk ManagementICAMPrivileged Access ManagementMultifactor AuthenticationArchitecture ReviewsSecurity AssessmentsGovernanceModernization Roadmaps
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesCloudCyber SecurityTypeScript
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead enterprise and solution-level cybersecurity architecture across cloud, hybrid, application, identity, data, network, and platform environments
- Define security architecture principles, standards, reference architectures, reusable security patterns, and technical guardrails
- Architect and support Zero Trust capabilities across identities, devices, networks, applications, workloads, and data
- Develop cloud and hybrid security architectures covering identity, access controls, network segmentation, workload protection, data protection, encryption, logging, monitoring, and secure connectivity
- Define and evaluate identity and access management architectures
- Assess existing cybersecurity systems, architectures, controls, and protocols for vulnerabilities, gaps, technical debt, and modernization opportunities
- Develop current-state and target-state security architectures and transition strategies
- Establish reusable patterns for cloud workloads, APIs, applications, containers, data services, identity services, external connectivity, and integrations
- Integrate security requirements into enterprise architecture, application modernization, cloud adoption, and DevSecOps
- Provide architecture guidance during system design and engineering reviews
- Collaborate with engineering and DevSecOps teams on security controls, automated testing, vulnerability management, configuration management, and continuous monitoring
- Evaluate cybersecurity technologies and proposed solutions for fit, effectiveness, interoperability, scalability, and standards alignment
- Define security boundaries, trust relationships, security zones, authentication and authorization flows, and secure interfaces
- Support cybersecurity roadmaps and modernization initiatives
- Provide senior technical leadership and cybersecurity subject matter expertise
- Develop and maintain architecture documentation, diagrams, security patterns, design decisions, standards, and implementation guidance
- Support risk assessments and recommend architectural safeguards and mitigation strategies
- Ensure security architecture remains integrated with modernization initiatives and evolving mission requirements
Requirements
What you’ll need- Public Trust: T4 or T5 (TS)
- Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline, or an Associate's degree in the above discipline with an additional 2 years of experience
- Minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience in cybersecurity, security engineering, security architecture, information technology, or a closely related field
- Experience designing, evaluating, and implementing cybersecurity architectures for complex IT environments
- Experience with cloud security architecture, including cloud-native and hybrid environments
- Knowledge of Zero Trust architecture and security principles
- Experience designing or integrating identity and access management capabilities, including authentication, authorization, privileged access, and identity federation
- Experience developing security architecture standards, reference architectures, technical patterns, and secure design guidance
- Understanding of network security, application security, data protection, encryption, vulnerability management, logging, monitoring, and incident detection
- Experience assessing existing security architectures and developing modernization or remediation recommendations
- Ability to translate cybersecurity policies and requirements into architecture and engineering requirements
- Ability to communicate complex cybersecurity concepts to technical, program, and executive stakeholders
- Ability to collaborate across cybersecurity, architecture, engineering, application development, cloud, infrastructure, and operations teams
- Preferred: advanced degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline
- Preferred: professional cybersecurity or cloud certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, CSSLP, or cloud security/architecture certifications
- Preferred: experience with federal cybersecurity frameworks, security controls, risk management, Zero Trust transformation, ICAM, privileged access management, identity federation, multifactor authentication, cloud-native technologies, DevSecOps, CI/CD, security automation, continuous monitoring, threat detection, architecture reviews, security assessments, governance, and modernization roadmaps
Benefits
Comp & perks- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- 401(k) package
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Ongoing professional development
- Confidentiality for all applicants