MKS2 Technologies

Senior Security Solutions Architect

MKS2 Technologies

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AWSAzureCloudCyber SecurityFirewallsJenkinsTerraform

About the role

  • Analyze complex technical findings and determine necessary resources needed to solve problem-sets across multiple cybersecurity and technical domains
  • Able to partner with technical teams to develop and implement technical solutions
  • Design, build, and deploy secure cloud-native architectures and infrastructure components for VA information systems
  • Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines with integrated security scanning, policy enforcement, and remediation tools
  • Implement secure infrastructure as code/policy as code using tools such as Terraform/CloudFormation, including writing and implementing PaC scripts
  • Align security architectures with Federal Zero Trust strategy, VA directives, and OMB policies
  • Enable automation of system telemetry and analytics pipelines for cyber situational awareness
  • Provide engineering and technical analysis on behalf of Agency Authorizing Officials (AOs) for System Security Plans (SSPs), Risk Assessments, Security Controls Traceability Matrices (SCTMs), and POA&Ms
  • Support system authorization and compliance activities including continuous monitoring and system audits
  • Conduct regular and ad-hoc analysis of security control findings and develop and implement remediation strategies

Requirements

  • 8+ years of security engineering, DevSecOps, or cloud architecture experience
  • Expertise in securing platforms hosted in AWS GovCloud and Azure Government
  • Strong experience with NIST RMF, FISMA, FedRAMP, and Zero Trust architecture implementation
  • Hands-on skills in IaC tools like Terraform and CI/CD tools such as GitLab/Jenkins, with ability to adopt new technologies if procured by the agency
  • Experience with network isolation tools such as Palo Alto Next Generation Firewalls (NGFW) and Juniper Mist Network Access Control (NAC) solutions or comparable
  • Demonstrated experience securing modern applications, APIs, and automated infrastructure
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to explain complex, technical information in easily understood terms; ability to brief Senior VA leadership regularly
  • U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or technical equivalent with 5 years of technical experience or a total of 13 years in lieu of education.
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Flexible work hours
  • Paid time off
  • Remote work options

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
security engineeringDevSecOpscloud architectureinfrastructure as codeCI/CD pipelinessecure cloud-native architecturessecurity scanningremediation strategiesnetwork isolationautomated infrastructure
Soft skills
written communicationoral communicationtechnical explanationbriefing senior leadership
Certifications
Public Trust clearance