Cyber Security Architect

Job Description

Description

SAIC is currently looking to hire a Cyber Security Architect to joing the RITS program in a remote/telework capacity!

The Cyber Security Architect will be an integral member of the program's architecture team that drives modernization and transformation initiatives. The successful candidate will have a blended set of skills and experience across cloud and legacy / hybrid enterprise environments to include: IAM/IDAM, datacenter network and infrastructure security, DoD system/network boundary security (IAP / BCAP), and cloud (Azure / AWS). Recent experience translating business objectives and requirements into deployable Zero Trust, modern auth, and hybrid cloud solutions in an Agile/DevOps organization is ideal. 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Contributes to and actively supports Engineering Review Board and Transformation activities to ensure design and implementation of sound solutions
• Develops security designs and implementable solutions based on sound enterprise architecture practices
• Provides oversight, guidance, and design support of security related initiatives such as network segmentation, IAM, and cloud
• Provides substantive contributions to the program's strategic roadmap, technical direction, and development of program wide standards and best practices
• Develops and maintains security architecture artifacts (models, templates, and standards) as leverageable security capabilities in projects and operations
• Keeps current on developments and changes to threat environments to ensure that these are adequately addressed in security strategy plans and architecture artifacts
• Validates IT infrastructure and other reference architectures for security best practices, and recommend changes to enhance security and reduce risk where applicable
• Conducts or facilitates threat modeling of services and applications that tie to the risk and data associated with the service or application
• Coordinates with appropriate compliance and privacy officers to understand sensitive data within AIS/production systems and recommends controls to ensure this data is adequately secured
• Collaborates with other architects and security practitioners to share best practices and insights
• Participates in application and infrastructure projects to provide security planning advice
• Supports disaster recovery planning (DRP) and business continuity management (BCM) design and testing
• Reviews security technologies, tools and services, and makes recommendations to the broader technology team 

Qualifications

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Bachelors and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience ; PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience

CLEARANCE: Must have an Interim Secret Security Clearance to start with the ability to obtain a full clearance; US Citizenship required

CERTIFICATIONS:  DoD 8570 / 8140 IAT Level II (e.g. Sec +) AND IAT Level III preferred (e.g. CISSP)

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• 5+ years of enterprise security experience supporting the DoD with technologies such as: IAM/IDAM, hybrid cloud, and infrastructure/boundary security in an RMF / ATO'd environment.
• Industry experience in security architecture, analytics, design, and development of enterprise solutions for multiple technology platforms
• Knowledge of Identity and Access Management (IAM), Cryptography / Key Management, Access Controls and Security Protocols. E.g. Multi-factor, SAML, OAuth, OIDC, XACML etc.
•  Experience establishing a cloud/hybrid cloud security strategy in Azure and/or AWS.
• Experience with Agile delivery.
• Experience with security architecture and application development. You understand the value of deploying applications in a cloud environment and how to keep them secure.
• The ability to guide the development and design of security standard methodologies to all layers of the application stack.

COVID Policy: Prospective and/or new employees are required to adhere with SAIC's vaccination policy. All SAIC employees must be fully vaccinated and they must submit proof of vaccination on their first day of employment. Prospective or new employees may seek an exemption to the vaccination requirement at Contact Us and must have an approved exemption prior to the start of their employment. Where work is performed strictly at a customer site, customer site vaccination requirements preempt SAIC's vaccination policy.
Target salary range: $125,001 - $150,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

Overview

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation's technology transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, digital, artificial intelligence, and mission solutions. Using our expertise and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective, and efficient solutions that are critical to achieving our customers' missions.

We are more than 26,500 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a respectful work culture based on diversity, equity, and inclusion that values all contributors. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.1 billion. For more information, visit saic.com.