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Security Architecture Lead
Northrop Grumman. Serve as the Security Architecture Lead for the enterprise architecture function .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in Security Architecture, including the development of security principles, trusted patterns, and reference architectures. Capable of guiding architecture decisions while ensuring alignment with enterprise security objectives and risk management.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Security Architecture LeadershipZero Trust ArchitectureThreat ModelingRisk-Informed ArchitectureDefense Compliance Landscape
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Hard Skills
Security ArchitectureCyber ArchitectureEnterprise Security EngineeringSecure System DesignArchitecture GuardrailsRisk TranslationIdentity and Access ManagementData ProtectionIntegration SecurityArchitecture Standards Governance
Soft Skills
MentoringInfluencingCollaborationCommunicationStakeholder Engagement
Tools & Technologies
TOGAFSecurity Architecture Method
Industry Keywords
DefenseAerospaceFederalRegulated EnvironmentsEnterprise Risk
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesCyber Security
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Serve as the Security Architecture Lead for the enterprise architecture function
- Define and maintain enterprise security architecture principles, trusted patterns, and reference architectures
- Guide architecture decisions involving identity and access, trust boundaries, segmentation, secure integration, data protection, and security-enabling technical controls
- Ensure target-state architecture, modernization plans, and major design decisions reflect security requirements and risk-informed guardrails early
- Partner with business, application, data, technology, cyber, infrastructure, and delivery stakeholders
- Identify architectural debt, duplication, policy conflicts, control gaps, and modernization risks
- Participate in architecture reviews, standards governance, and decision forums
- Develop recommendations that improve enterprise security posture while enabling practical delivery and modernization
- Mentor architects and technical leaders on embedding security into architecture decisions
- Support executive-facing architecture communication and leadership visibility into security architecture risks and modernization implications
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or related technical discipline and 12+ years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree with 10+ years, or PhD with 8+ years
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret level security clearance as a condition of continued employment
- Experience in security architecture, cyber architecture, enterprise security engineering, or risk-informed architecture leadership
- Experience defining security standards, trusted patterns, architecture guardrails, or reference architectures across complex technical environments
- Strong understanding of secure system design, enterprise risk, architectural trade-offs, and security requirements affecting applications, platforms, integrations, and data flows
- Experience influencing security-related architecture decisions across multiple teams, organizations, or technical domains
- Ability to connect enterprise security objectives with practical architecture and delivery decisions
- Strong knowledge of Zero Trust Architecture
- Strong knowledge of the Defense Compliance Landscape
- Knowledge of the Security Architecture Method or equivalent
- Experience with Threat Modeling and Risk Translation
- Preferred: experience leading enterprise security architecture, cyber architecture, or security design governance efforts in a large organization
- Preferred: experience in defense, aerospace, federal, or other regulated environments
- Preferred: experience with enterprise identity, boundary protection, integration security, data protection, zero trust-aligned design, or related security architecture domains
- Preferred: experience supporting architecture review boards, standards governance, or modernization planning in security-sensitive environments
- Preferred: ability to balance strong security discipline with practical delivery, interoperability, and operational constraints
- Preferred: ability to work effectively across technical and non-technical stakeholders, including senior leaders
- Preferred: knowledge of TOGAF or other architecture frameworks
- U.S. Citizenship is required for positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions
Benefits
Comp & perks- Flexible work arrangements
- Learning opportunities
- Exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers
- Friendly team environment
- Exceptional benefits/healthcare
- Health insurance coverage
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Savings plan
- Company paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- 9/80 work schedule option
- 401k matching program
- Potential overtime
- Potential shift differential
- Discretionary bonus eligibility
- Long Term Incentives may be available for Vice President or Director positions