Aerospace Cybersecurity Architect: Equity & Impact

Outsiders Fund; Palo Alto (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Healthcare

PTO & holidays

401(k) match

Parental leave

Lunch provided

Office in Playa Vista

Job summary

Apex is seeking a Cybersecurity Architect to own the security design across our cybersecurity infrastructure. This is a hands-on role working with IT, Engineering, and Operations to bake security into design from the start.

Responsibilities include translating NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC Level 2 into technical designs, coordinating with CrowdStrike, Tenable, SIEM, and endpoint management, and producing architecture diagrams and implementation guidance for engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance required at time of hire.
• US Citizenship required.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in security engineering, cloud security, infrastructure security, or cybersecurity architecture.
• Strong working knowledge of AWS security, Microsoft identity, network security, endpoint security, vulnerability management, logging, and secure administrative access.
• Experience designing or reviewing environments that span cloud, SaaS, endpoints, networks, servers, and software services.
• Working knowledge of NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC Level 2, with the ability to connect a control requirement to a technical implementation.
• Ability to produce clear architecture diagrams, security standards, technical decisions, and implementation guidance for engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Create security architecture for Apex corporate and development environments.
• Translate NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC Level 2 requirements into technical designs and implementation steps that engineering teams can execute.
• Work with CrowdStrike, Tenable, SIEM, and endpoint management tools to identify and remediate gaps across our security environment.
• Support ATO and other security activities with technical architecture documentation, control implementations, and implementation guidance.
• Facilitate conversations with network and infrastructure teams on Palo Alto architecture, segmentation, remote access, and rule design.
• Define CUI boundaries, network diagrams, and data flows as systems and programs change.

Skills

Security architecture

Cloud security

NIST SP 800-171 & CMMC

AWS security

Tools

CrowdStrike

Tenable

SIEM

Endpoint management

Job description

Apex is seeking a Cybersecurity Architect to own the security design across our cybersecurity infrastructure. This is a hands-on role working with IT, Engineering, and Operations to bake security into design from the start.

Responsibilities include translating NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC Level 2 into technical designs, coordinating with CrowdStrike, Tenable, SIEM, and endpoint management, and producing architecture diagrams and implementation guidance for engineering teams.