Security Architect

Insight Global - North Las Vegas, NV

Full-time - Senior

North Las Vegas, NV

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Senior Cybersecurity Architect will play a pivotal role in the Cybersecurity Team, providing expert-level strategic planning and technical solutions for a government customer. This position involves collaborating with various stakeholders to develop secure technical solutions that meet business needs while ensuring compliance with cybersecurity policies and standards. The role requires a strong understanding of both classified and unclassified information systems and networks, and it emphasizes leadership, mentorship, and innovation in cybersecurity practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert level strategic planning to develop technical solutions for cybersecurity.
• Collaborate closely with customer personnel to ensure solutions meet site-specific requirements.
• Work with Project Managers to develop and execute cybersecurity and IT projects.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to teams within the organization.
• Interview stakeholders to identify and collect requirements for cybersecurity solutions.
• Lead the development and maintenance of Security Architecture documents and artifacts.
• Design secure solutions for enterprise, enclave, and local-level information systems.
• Support the strategic technical vision for the customer organization.
• Create, analyze, and improve effectiveness of business and engineering processes.
• Maintain a broad knowledge-base of emerging threats and technologies.
• Participate in Engineering Review activities and lead cross-functional teams.
• Support the development and updating of Cybersecurity and IT policies and procedures.

Requirements

• 10 years of experience in Cybersecurity, IT, Systems Administration, Network Architecture, Systems Development, or related field.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, cybersecurity, information technology, or related area, or substitute with 4 years of work experience in a related field.
• Current Q or Active Top-Secret Clearance.
• Excellent oral, written, and visual communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving ability and analytical skills.
• Strong understanding of architecture standards and patterns.
• Experience designing, architecting, or implementing complex enterprise systems.
• In-depth knowledge of networking systems and architecture.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft O/S and services.
• In-depth knowledge of Linux O/S and services.
• In-depth knowledge of virtualization technologies.
• In-depth knowledge with cloud architectures and systems and security approaches.

Nice-to-haves

• Current Q or Active Top-Secret Clearance (preferred).
• Experience architecting and/or engineering data pipelines, ETL processes, and data storage systems.
• Working knowledge of architecture frameworks and standards used in Federal Government IT and security operations.
• Experience working in classified or highly secured IT networks and environments.
• Standard Information Assurance industry certifications (e.g., GSEC, CISSP, CISM).
• Knowledge of intrusion analysis, digital forensics, incident response, and incident management.

Benefits

• Diverse and inclusive work environment.
• Equal opportunity employer policies.