Cyber Security Architect

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Cyber Security Architect to join our team at Leidos. This is an exciting opportunity for individuals who have a strong IT security background and excellent problem-solving skills.

The estimated salary for this position is $142,550 - $233,300 per year, depending on qualifications and experience.

This role involves providing security architecture support and interface across the program as needed. The successful candidate will be able to provide cybersecurity solutions, business development support, and technical strategy for solutions, guidance, policy, and implementations. Key responsibilities include:

• Developing secure privileged access management solutions and architectures for clients
• Evaluating designs and infrastructure against information assurance/security standards and procedures
• SUPPORTING AUTHORIZING OFFICIAL (AO) ACTIONS BY DEVELOPING AND DELIVERING PAM (PRIVILEGED ACCESS MANAGEMENT) SOLUTIONS THAT INCLUDE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS AND ARTIFACTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH RMF AS DEFINED IN NIST 800-37 REVISION 2 AND RELATED AGENCY SPECIFIC RMF REQUIREMENTS
• Providing input into an Audit and Accountability Plan containing methods, procedures, and planned reviews for the continuing accreditation and authorization against AU (Audit and Accountability) family controls per NIST SP 800-53 guidance
• Providing input to and guiding implementation and/or verification and validation of an organizational access control policy and plan reflecting PAM and integrated cybersecurity solutions in compliance with risk-levels defined in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-53, rev 4, Access Control family of controls to include auditing annually, at a minimum
• Developing integrated solutions, processes, and procedures for evaluating, monitoring, remediating, and/or documenting information system security vulnerabilities IAW DoD Instruction (DoDI) 8510.01 (RMF for DoD IT)
• SUPPORTING INTEGRATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ASSET MANAGEMENT, IDENTITY, ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS/SOLUTIONS, COMPLIANCE MONITORING AND REMEDIATION, MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION (MFA) AND/OR SINGLE SIGN-ON (SSO) SOLUTIONS IN ADDITION TO OTHER CYBERSECURITY AND/OR CYBER OPERATIONS TOOLS AND SOLUTIONS IAW DoDI 8520.02, DoDI 8520.03, AND OTHER APPLICABLE POLICIES AND REGULATIONS

To be considered for this position, you must have:

• Bachelor's degree and 12-15 years of related experience. Relevant experience may be substituted for education.
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• 8+ years hands-on experience designing or implementing PAM solutions, including all related documentation and artifacts
• Analytical ability, problem-solving skills, and ability to break down complex problems into actionable steps
• Extensive experience in design and development of enterprise PAM architectures. Experience must include a wide range of work in creating diagrams and documentation with all components that comprise IT systems including network topology.
• Experience selecting effective methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria to achieve desired outcomes.
• Understanding of federal cybersecurity guidance such as FISMA NIST SP 800-37 - Guide for Applying the Risk Management Framework to Federal Information Systems: a Security Life Cycle Approach and NIST 800-137 - Information Security Continuous Monitoring (ISCM) for Federal Information Systems and Organizations.
• Previous experience developing architectures, strategies, strategic plans, roadmaps, and technical standards for the federal IT enterprise environment.

Prior certifications in CyberArk Sentry or CyberArk Guardian are desirable, as well as additional certifications demonstrating cybersecurity/technical mastery.

We offer competitive compensation, retirement, and paid leave packages, health and wellness programs, career development trainings and certifications, income protection, employee stock purchase plans, and family benefits.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT: Must possess an active DoD Secret or above clearance to be considered for position.