Principal Solutions Architect, Secure Communications (Hybrid)

CIS Secure; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company matching

Dental insurance

Medical insurance

Health Savings Account option

Flexible Spending

Vision insurance

Life and Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off

Holiday pay

Job summary

CIS Secure is seeking a Principal Solutions Architect in Ontario, Canada. This hybrid role requires regular on-site work with remote flexibility and up to 50% travel to support customer engagements and industry events.

You will translate mission and technical requirements into compliant architectures, guiding concepts from customer presentation through design, prototyping, development, and delivery while coordinating with government stakeholders and engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required; master's preferred.
• 5+ years in Aerospace/Defense designing military-hardened IT systems.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary architect of new solutions and projects.
• Lead requirements documentation and design alternatives.
• Interface with government stakeholders and system integrators.
• Ensure architectures align with DoD processes and TEMPEST standards.
• Design and integrate secure network architectures across classifications.

Skills

Excellent communication

Technical architecture

Gov/DoD standards knowledge

Security clearance

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

TEMPEST

CNSSI 5000/5002

NIST 800-53

Cross Domain Solutions

Job description

CIS Secure is seeking a Principal Solutions Architect in Ontario, Canada. This hybrid role requires regular on-site work with remote flexibility and up to 50% travel to support customer engagements and industry events.

You will translate mission and technical requirements into compliant architectures, guiding concepts from customer presentation through design, prototyping, development, and delivery while coordinating with government stakeholders and engineering teams.