Cyber Security Engineer
VetsEZ
CloudCyber Security
Enterprise Architect
ValidaTek, Inc.
full-time
Posted on:
Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • Virginia
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💰 $125,000 - $160,000 per year
Job Level
SeniorLead
Tech Stack
CloudCyber Security
About the role
- Lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of enterprise IT architectures using DoDAF, TOGAF, and Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework methodologies.
- Develop strategic roadmaps, architecture views, and capability models to guide DISA's technology investments and modernization initiatives.
- Provide expert-level guidance on architecture modeling tools to design, document, and evaluate complex IT systems.
- Partner with stakeholders across the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community to ensure interoperability, compliance, and alignment with mission objectives.
- Conduct impact assessments of emerging technologies and recommend adoption strategies to senior leadership.
- Translate business requirements into architectural solutions that are scalable, secure, and mission-focused.
- Establish and enforce governance processes for enterprise architecture development, ensuring adherence to DoD standards and frameworks.
- Mentor junior architects and technical staff, fostering knowledge transfer and professional growth.
- Collaborate with program managers and technical leads to ensure architectural decisions support program execution and lifecycle management.
- Support risk identification, analysis, and mitigation in architecture planning, ensuring resilience and compliance with cybersecurity requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Systems Engineering, Data Sciences, Computer Engineering, or related field.
- Minimum of 10 years of IT-related experience within the DoD, Intelligence Community, or organizations of similar scope.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience applying IT architecture frameworks (DoDAF, TOGAF, FEAF).
- Active Top Secret/SCI clearance.
- CISSP or CISM certification.
- DoD 8570 IAM Level II certification (minimum).
- Axelos ITIL v3 certification (minimum).
- Demonstrated expertise with DoDAF, including the ability to develop strategic initiatives, architecture views, and roadmaps.
- Experience using architecture modeling tools to design, document, and analyze enterprise systems.
- Proven success leading teams and managing large-scale IT projects in federal environments.
- Applicants must verify authorization to work in the United States.
- Offers of employment contingent upon passing a post-offer background check.
- Preferred: CISCO Certified Design Expert; DoD 8570 IAM Level III or IV; Axelos ITIL v4; experience supporting DISA; knowledge of cloud computing, zero trust, AI/ML.
