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ECS Federal, LLC
[Unknown City], VA (In Person)
$200,000 Salary, Full-Time
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EverforthECS Federal is seeking an Enterprise Architect to support the design, governance, and modernization of cloud, cybersecurity, and observability platforms within afederalhealthcare environment supporting the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
The Senior Cybersecurity Architect serves as a strategic technical leader responsible for designing, evaluating, and guiding the implementation of enterprise-wide security architectures for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). A core focus of this role is leading the VA's modernization efforts by architecting secure cloud environments (FedRAMP compliant) and driving the enterprise transition to a Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA)in accordance withfederal mandates (e.g., Executive Order 14028, CISA Zero Trust Maturity Model). The architect will bridge the gap between high-level security policies and technical implementation, ensuring veteran dataremainshighly secure across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
Must be a US citizen with ability to obtain andmaintaina Tier 5 (T5) background investigation (Public Trust Level 5)10+years of enterprise architecture, cloud architecture, cybersecurity architecture, or infrastructure modernization experience,supporting Federal Government or highly regulated enterprise environmentsArchitect and drive the adoption of Zero Trust principles across the enterprise, focusing on the core pillars: Identity, Devices, Networks, Applications/Workloads, and DataTranslate mission and operational requirements into technical architecture requirements and implementation strategiesDesign secure, resilient, and scalable architectures for VA workloads deployed in cloud environments (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud) in alignment with FedRAMP and VA security standardsDesign robust IAM frameworks that enforce continuous authentication, least privilege access, and dynamic risk-based access controlsrequiredfor ZTAConduct comprehensive threat modeling and security architecture reviews for new and existing systems,identifyingvulnerabilities and recommending mitigating controlsDevelop strategies for network and workload micro-segmentation to limit lateral movement within VA data centers and cloud boundaries.
Evaluate operational and cybersecurity impacts associated withnew technologiesand architecture changesAuthor technical security standards, reference architectures, and deployment blueprints to guide engineering teams in securely configuring enterprise solutions, ensuring architecture alignment with FedRAMP High, NIST 800-53 Rev. 5, RMFLead Architecture Review Board (ARB) coordination, governance reviews, and technical alignment activities, as neededSupport ATO documentation, SSP contributions, and continuous monitoring initiatives
One or morerelatedcertificationspreferred:
TOGAF Enterprise Architecture PractitionerElastic Certified Engineeror Elastic Certified Observability EngineerAWSCertified Security or Microsoft Azure Security EngineerCISSPEquivalent cybersecurity or cloud certificates, such as CAP, CCSP, SABSA
The Senior Cybersecurity Architect serves as a strategic technical leader responsible for designing, evaluating, and guiding the implementation of enterprise-wide security architectures for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). A core focus of this role is leading the VA's modernization efforts by architecting secure cloud environments (FedRAMP compliant) and driving the enterprise transition to a Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA)in accordance withfederal mandates (e.g., Executive Order 14028, CISA Zero Trust Maturity Model). The architect will bridge the gap between high-level security policies and technical implementation, ensuring veteran dataremainshighly secure across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
Must be a US citizen with ability to obtain andmaintaina Tier 5 (T5) background investigation (Public Trust Level 5)10+years of enterprise architecture, cloud architecture, cybersecurity architecture, or infrastructure modernization experience,supporting Federal Government or highly regulated enterprise environmentsArchitect and drive the adoption of Zero Trust principles across the enterprise, focusing on the core pillars: Identity, Devices, Networks, Applications/Workloads, and DataTranslate mission and operational requirements into technical architecture requirements and implementation strategiesDesign secure, resilient, and scalable architectures for VA workloads deployed in cloud environments (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud) in alignment with FedRAMP and VA security standardsDesign robust IAM frameworks that enforce continuous authentication, least privilege access, and dynamic risk-based access controlsrequiredfor ZTAConduct comprehensive threat modeling and security architecture reviews for new and existing systems,identifyingvulnerabilities and recommending mitigating controlsDevelop strategies for network and workload micro-segmentation to limit lateral movement within VA data centers and cloud boundaries.
Evaluate operational and cybersecurity impacts associated withnew technologiesand architecture changesAuthor technical security standards, reference architectures, and deployment blueprints to guide engineering teams in securely configuring enterprise solutions, ensuring architecture alignment with FedRAMP High, NIST 800-53 Rev. 5, RMFLead Architecture Review Board (ARB) coordination, governance reviews, and technical alignment activities, as neededSupport ATO documentation, SSP contributions, and continuous monitoring initiatives
Salary Range:
$180,000-220,000General Description of BenefitsEducational Requirements:
10+ years of experience with aBachelor'sdegree inCybersecurity,Engineering orComputer Science,and/orequivalent experience.One or morerelatedcertificationspreferred:
TOGAF Enterprise Architecture PractitionerElastic Certified Engineeror Elastic Certified Observability EngineerAWSCertified Security or Microsoft Azure Security EngineerCISSPEquivalent cybersecurity or cloud certificates, such as CAP, CCSP, SABSA