This position is contingent upon contract award
What You Will Do
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 provide architecture recommendations that balance 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 to validate alignment with security architecture standards.
Support the selection and integration of security technologies based on technical requirements, threat models, and organizational needs.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications
Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain the required Public Trust level clearance
Bachelors Degree and 12 years of experience, a Masters Degree and 10 years of experience, an Associates Degree and 14 years, or a High School Diploma or equivalent and 16 years of experience
One or more of the following 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.
Preferred Qualifications
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
Target Salary Range $112,000 - $179,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
Benefits Statement
Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.
Application Statements The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in the role and the Company. During the review of your application, you may be required to participate in an on-camera interview, as well as participate in a process to verify your identity. Use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools of any kind during Peraton interviews is strictly prohibited unless the candidate has obtained prior written authorization. All interview responses must be the candidate’s own.
- EEO
- EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.
