This position is looking for someone who is a US citizen and local to the Washington DC area. This position is looking for someone who has a public trust and is comfortable with working mostly remote. The pay range for this position is $65-$75/hour and is a full-time 6-month contract to hire position. This position requires you to pass a Tier 2 federal background investigation.

Responsibilities, Duties, and Accountabilities:

• Establish and maintain the Enterprise security architecture and supporting artifacts
• Develop architecture roadmaps and solutions for delivering protection mechanisms within a multi-layered infrastructure
• Review existing and propose new security architectures, identify security design gaps, and formalize recommended changes or enhancements
• Ensure security architecture adheres to regulatory and best practice compliance requirements
• Assess emerging technologies against security architecture to determine where they fill gaps, overlap with existing solutions, or extend capabilities; integrate into security architecture design where appropriate, including cloud technologies
• Continuously monitor and improve the security posture of the Enterprise in conjunction with the Information Security Program and team
• Communicate progress, gaps/findings, and ensure successful handoff of deliverables to program and operational teams
• Serve as a senior leader of the organization by coaching and mentoring others in the area of cybersecurity
• Represent security needs in the System and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (computer science, computer management, information technology focus etc.)

• 5+ years of experience with security architecture demonstrating solutions delivery, principles, and emerging technologies

• 5+ years of experience designing and implementing security solutions

• 5+ years of consulting and engineering experience

• 5+ years of experience with cloud computing & security considerations

• Expert leader in security best practices on current and emerging technology

• Experience architecting security solutions for hybrid infrastructures

• CISSP, CISM, CISA, ISSAP, ISSEP certifications or SANS related certifications highly preferred