Cybersecurity Architect

9thwayinsignia; United States; On-site; USD 98,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k)

Paid holidays

Telehealth

PTO

Job summary

9th Way Insignia, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business, seeks a Senior Security Architect (E3 Engineer) to design and govern enterprise security architectures for DoD/government platforms. You will define roadmaps, security requirements, and transition plans for zero trust, cloud, hybrid, and on‑prem environments.

Requires a Bachelor's in cybersecurity or related field and 10+ years of enterprise security or cybersecurity engineering, with strong NIST/RMF experience and proven ability

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information systems, engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Ten or more years of enterprise security architecture, systems architecture, or cybersecurity engineering experience.
• Knowledge of Zero Trust, identity and access management, network segmentation, cloud security, and security frameworks (NIST, RMF).
• Experience designing or evaluating security architecture in large enterprise or government environments.

Responsibilities

• Define and assess enterprise security architectures that support Zero Trust, cloud, hybrid, and on‑prem environments.
• Develop architecture roadmaps, reference patterns, security requirements, and transition plans.
• Analyze system designs, data flows, identity patterns, and control dependencies for security and interoperability risks.
• Advise technical teams and leadership on security architecture decisions, tradeoffs, and remediation priorities.
• Produce architecture diagrams, design documentation, and executive-ready briefings.

Skills

Zero Trust

IAM

Security architecture

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity or related field

Job description

9th Way Insignia is a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business bringing transformative technology to our government customers so they can achieve their missions. Our specialties include cybersecurity, cloud modernization, software development, data analytics, enterprise architecture, enterprise IT, analytics, process automation, and artificial intelligence. Learn more about 9th Way Insignia at https://9thwayinsignia.com/.

Project Introduction

The Department of Veterans Affairs Cybersecurity Operations and Services Enterprise (COSE) program delivers the enterprise cybersecurity operations, engineering, architecture, risk, and compliance support that safeguards VA systems, data, and mission delivery. The team helps strengthen the cyber resilience of the digital services relied on by Veterans, their families, and the VA workforce.

Professional Level

E3 - Engineer

Responsibilities

• Define and assess enterprise security architectures that support Zero Trust, cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments.
• Develop architecture roadmaps, reference patterns, security requirements, and transition plans.
• Analyze system designs, integrations, data flows, identity patterns, and control dependencies for security and interoperability risks.
• Advise technical teams and leadership on security architecture decisions, tradeoffs, and remediation priorities.
• Produce architecture diagrams, design documentation, and executive-ready briefings.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Ten or more years of enterprise security architecture, systems architecture, or cybersecurity engineering experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Zero Trust, identity and access management, network segmentation, cloud security, and security frameworks such as NIST and RMF.
• Experience designing or evaluating security architecture in a large enterprise or Government environment.
• Ability to communicate complex architecture decisions clearly to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.

Salary Range

$98,135 - $150,000 USD

9th Way Insignia's range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Clearance/Background Investigation

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• 401(k)
• Basic Life A&D
• STD
• LTD
• PTO
• Telehealth
• Paid holidays
• FSA
• HSA
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Traveling Assistance

Legal

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Equal Employment Opportunity Notice

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Application Accommodations

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