Cyber Solutions Architect for SoS & Security

Software Engineering Institute | Carnegie Mellon University; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University's CERT Division seeks a senior cybersecurity architect to provide strategic technical support to senior decision makers and to lead or contribute to the development and evaluation of secure architectures for government and critical infrastructure programs.

You will develop and evaluate advanced analytical techniques (AI/ML, behavioral analytics) for cyber operations, document current-state architectures, and guide the

Qualifications

• BS with eight (8) years or MS with five (5) years or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Willingness to travel to various locations to support the SEI’s overall mission. This includes within the SEI and CMU community, sponsor sites, conferences, and offsite meetings on occasion. Moderate Travel (20%).
• You will be subject to a background check and must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Department of War security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Providing strategic technical support to senior decision makers.
• Leading or contributing to teams in the development, evaluation and improvement of security architectures.
• Developing and analyzing system of systems (SoS) architectures, systems requirements, engineering, analysis, technology evaluation and deployment guidance.
• Developing and evaluating advanced analytical techniques, including artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), behavioral analytics, and data-driven approaches for cyber operations.
• Documenting current-state architectures, identifying capability and coverage gaps, evaluating technology integration strategies, recommending security solutions, and developing mission threads/workflows.
• Supporting organizations in planning, assessing, and implementing Zero Trust and cyber resilience strategies.
• Evaluating, piloting, and transitioning new technologies into operational environments.
• Developing of cybersecurity, technology, and architecture roadmaps aligned with mission and business objectives.
• Assessing organizational capabilities, security architectures, operational processes, and cyber resilience to identify strengths, weaknesses, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Becoming a respected domain expert by customers, commercial vendors, and the Internet community.
• Contribute to diverse teams composed of colleagues, customers, and others, to deliver projects
• Occasionally acts in a managerial capacity by leading, mentoring, and motivating less-senior staff.
• Leads small to intermediate projects.

Skills

Public speaking

Stakeholder management

Networking

Security

Programming

Cloud

Research writing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Job description

The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University's CERT Division seeks a senior cybersecurity architect to provide strategic technical support to senior decision makers and to lead or contribute to the development and evaluation of secure architectures for government and critical infrastructure programs.

You will develop and evaluate advanced analytical techniques (AI/ML, behavioral analytics) for cyber operations, document current-state architectures, and guide the