ShorePoint Inc

Lead Security Architect

ShorePoint Inc

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Virginia • United States

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

Cyber Security

About the role

  • Lead the design and evaluation of enterprise security architectures, ensuring all systems align with Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) principles and organizational cybersecurity guidelines
  • Serve as the primary technical liaison between enterprise architects and systems security engineers to ensure security controls are correctly allocated and implemented
  • Convert complex operational needs and stakeholder security interests into detailed technical requirements and functional specifications
  • Provide critical input to the Risk Management Framework (RMF) process, including the development of system life-cycle support plans and operational procedures
  • Manage security requirements throughout the acquisition life cycle, from drafting statements of work to evaluating vendor-proposed security designs for adequacy
  • Perform regular security reviews and design modeling to identify architecture gaps, developing comprehensive risk management plans to address vulnerabilities
  • Categorize systems and define clear security boundaries, documenting the protection needs for information systems and networks
  • Advise senior leadership and authorized officials on design concepts, project costs and the potential adverse effects of identified vulnerabilities

Requirements

  • 10+ years of professional experience in cybersecurity, including 5+ years in security architecture or a senior technical role
  • One or more of the following certifications: (ISC)2 Certified Information Security Professional (CISSP), GIAC Security Enterprise Architect (GSEA) or GIAC Defensible Security Architecture (GDSA)
  • Proven ability to analyze complex requirements and translate them into clear, actionable tasks and processes through critical thinking
  • Demonstrated experience architecting secure enterprise systems using Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) principles
  • Applicants must be a U.S. citizen and eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance, in compliance with federal contract requirements.
  • Beneficial to have: Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related field.
Benefits
  • 18 days of PTO
  • 11 holidays
  • 85% of insurance premium covered
  • 401k
  • continued education
  • certifications maintenance and reimbursement
  • more
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Hard Skills & Tools
Zero Trust Architecturesecurity architectureRisk Management Frameworksecurity requirements managementsecurity reviewsdesign modelingrisk management planstechnical requirements analysisfunctional specificationsvendor security design evaluation
Soft Skills
critical thinkingcommunicationstakeholder managementleadershipproblem-solving
Certifications
(ISC)2 Certified Information Security Professional (CISSP)GIAC Security Enterprise Architect (GSEA)GIAC Defensible Security Architecture (GDSA)