Senior Security Architect

🕒 September 9

🏛️ District of Columbia, Washington – Remote

🏛️ District of Columbia – Remote ☕ Washington – Remote

💵 $150k - $155k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👮‍♂️ Cybersecurity / Security Engineer

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Agile Defense

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501 - 1000 employees

🏛️ Government

🔒 Cybersecurity

🎖️ Defense

Government • Cybersecurity • Defense

Agile Defense is a company at the forefront of innovation, dedicated to providing advanced capabilities and tailored solutions for critical national security and civilian missions. With a focus on digital transformation, data analytics, and cybersecurity, Agile Defense is instrumental in safeguarding sensitive assets. The company leverages a data-driven approach to deliver insights that enhance mission operations and accelerate decision-making processes. Agile Defense operates globally, with a strong presence across North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, supporting a wide range of client missions. The company is committed to exploring new ideas and technologies, fostering a culture of innovation to advance their services continuously.

📋 Description

• Design, implement, and oversee advanced security architectures protecting organizational systems, data, and infrastructure • Work closely with SOC analysts, incident responders, engineering teams, and leadership • Ensure the security operations environment is resilient, scalable, and aligned with business and compliance requirements • Support Agile Defense's national security and critical civilian missions through adaptive technology and cybersecurity innovation

🎯 Requirements

• Must have ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance • Required certification: one of CISSP-ISSAP/ISSEP, Splunk/SIEM or AWS/Azure Solutions Architect Certification • Bachelor's degree • 5-7 years designing secure system and network architectures for federal agencies • Experience with Zero Trust and NIST 800-160 • Cybersecurity architecture for federal systems • Extensive zero trust and cloud migration experience • Designed enterprise security reference architectures adopted by multiple agencies • Leads secure system design, integration of controls, and alignment to NIST/FISMA • Strong knowledge of SIEM/SOAR platforms, endpoint security tools, cloud security technologies, and network security controls • Experience designing and implementing detection and response architectures • Strong understanding of cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP) • Familiarity with NIST CSF, ISO 27001, and CIS Controls • Ability to communicate complex security concepts to technical and non-technical audiences