Maximus

Lead Security Architect

Maximus$154K — $187K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active Secret security clearance required.
  • 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity engineering/architecture.
  • Cloud security certification (CCSP or AWS Security Specialty) needed.
  • Experience with boundary technologies (e.g., F5 BIG-IP).
  • Knowledge of compliance automation tools and practices.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement enterprise cloud security architecture.
  • Enforce boundary protection, monitoring, and cyber defense.
  • Lead compliance automation initiatives (RMF, NIST 800-53, FedRAMP).
  • Integrate security into CI/CD processes (DevSecOps).
  • Oversee incident response and threat detection capabilities.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work environment located in San Antonio.
  • Opportunities for career advancement within the organization.
  • Engage with cutting-edge technologies in security architecture.
Full Job Description
Description & Requirements

The Lead Security Architect leads the security architecture and implementation across the MCE, ensuring compliance with DoD cybersecurity standards and enabling automated, scalable security controls.

This role is Hybrid at our San Antonio office and requires a Secret security clearance.

Maximus TCS (Technology and Consulting Services) Internal Job Profile Code: TCS040, T4, Band 7

Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Design and implement enterprise cloud security architecture.

- Enforce boundary protection, monitoring, and cyber defense.

- Lead compliance automation (RMF, NIST 800-53, FedRAMP).

- Integrate security into CI/CD (DevSecOps).

- Oversee incident response and threat detection capabilities.

Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:

- Active Secret clearance.

- Ability to commute as needed to the work location in San Antonio.

- 8+ years cybersecurity engineering/architecture.

- Cloud security certification (CCSP, AWS Security Specialty).

- Experience with boundary tech (e.g., F5 BIG-IP).

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

- Experience with Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) and DoD ZT strategies.

- Expertise in IL5/IL6 accreditation and Authority to Operate (ATO) processes.

- Hands-on knowledge of CNAPP, SIEM, SOAR tools (Splunk, Sentinel).

- Experience automating security compliance (IaC + policy-as-code).

- Understanding of cross-domain solutions (CDS) and data protection.

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Minimum Requirements

TCS040, T4, Band 7

Minimum Salary

$

154,000.00

Maximum Salary

$

187,000.00

About Maximus

MAXIMUS, Inc. is an American, outsourcing company that provides business process services to government health and human services agencies in the United States, Australia, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. MAXIMUS focuses on administering government-sponsored programs, such as Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), health care reform, welfare-to-work, Medicare, child support enforcement, and other government programs. The company is based in Reston, Virginia, has 13,000 employees and a reported annual revenue of $3.8 billion in fiscal year 2020.
Learn more about Maximus
Size
35,800 employees
Market Cap
$4.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$219.8 million
Founded
1975
5 Year Trend
+13.6%
Revenue
$3.5 billion
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