DescriptionThe Red Gate Group is seeking a dynamic Senior Security Architect to support the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) with enterprise-level strategy, IT integration, and mission-critical planning in a high-tempo, classified environment. This role requires a seasoned leader with experience in IT governance, cybersecurity, and program execution-someone who can bridge the gap between technical delivery and strategic oversight, while ensuring team alignment and client satisfactionResponsibilities:- Works with the most senior members of the client organization to ensure that overall program and project direction, strategy and expectations are met
- Possesses an understanding of DIA's CIO mission and the impact of managerial practices
- Perform data collection and interview senior staff
- Facilitates discussions and analysis to inform the decision process
- Offers expertise in the form of knowledge, specialty skills, experience, or creativity
- Provides guidance on almost every aspect of DIA's strategic objectives and goals as they relate to the CIO mission
- Have a firm understanding of IC and DOD Risk Management Frameworks, continuous monitoring, risk scoring, and risk management experience
- Act as a high-level designer, defining the framework of core design features and functions of the program objective to be implemented.
- SME in one or more of the following specialties: cloud and systems architectures, security architecture, cloud applications and storage, high performance computing, and software development
- Collaborate with network and system engineers to design, document, and deploy complex cybersecurity solutions for Wide Area Networks, cloud, data centers, and applications.
- Work closely with innovative and savvy teammates to expand the existing service offerings with new tools and technologies
- Automate and streamline operations and processes, and further the adoption of DevSecOps best practices
- Translate customer requirements into formal agreements and plans to culminate in customer acceptance or results
- Provide proposals to improve operation processes, DevOps, deployment checklists, cybersecurity best practices, pragmatic approaches to improving the architecture's security posture, how to protect and secure legacy systems, etc.
- Be capable of teaching others and explaining the why behind complicated technical decisions
- Design, test, assess, and implement security solutions, such as a using next-generation firewalls or configuring a network-behavior anomaly detection tools.
- Implement a complex set of nested, inherited, and compensating controls to protect critical devices.
- Document cyber security controls as required by federal cybersecurity frameworks to include the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF).
- Applies knowledge and understanding of information Assurance (IA) concepts, practices and procedures using established IC and Agency policies and standards to minimize and/or mitigate RMF security risks.
- Perform penetration testing on new and existing network architecture.
Qualifications: - TS/SCI with CI Poly (or ability to obtain a polygraph)
- Experience: Minimum 12 years of experience
- Education: Master's degree in a related field
Travel Requirements:- Travel will be required within Washington National Capital Region (NCR) on an as-needed basis for customer or corporate requirements.
Level of Responsibility:- Work includes the exercise of discretion and independent judgment concerning matters of administrative/operational needs.
Work Environment:- This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers and phones.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate within a team environment.
- Ability to type, sitting or standing, to complete work functions for hours at a time; ability to move between sitting, standing and walking on a frequent basis.
- This is a full-time position, requiring 40 hours per week on site, Monday through Friday, within the contract hours of 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Other Duties:Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
