Federal Cybersecurity Risk Architect

Lafayette Group Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Lafayette Group Inc. in Washington, DC is seeking a Cybersecurity Risk Engineer to support federal programs securing critical missions.

The role demands architectural insight, technical rigor, and actionable recommendations within complex enterprise environments. The candidate will lead security architecture efforts, assess risk across systems and software, and develop guidance for new tools and services while coordinating with enterprise IT leaders on supply chain and security engineering

Qualifications

• Current active Top Secret clearance and eligibility for SCI/CI Poly as needed.
• Experience conducting security architecture or design reviews in complex enterprise environments.
• Experience evaluating software security across OSS, proprietary, and data service technologies.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across cybersecurity and IT security engineering for enterprise modernization.
• Develop practical security architecture guidance for new tools, platforms, and services.
• Analyze systems and software to identify risk and recommend mitigations.
• Deliver reporting and metrics on risk trends and assessment volume.
• Audit and standardize evaluation practices to improve outputs.
• Maintain project documentation and asset inventories using Word, Excel, SharePoint.
• Track technology trends in federal cybersecurity and supply chain security.
• Recommend policy or procedural improvements as needed.
• Serve as SME during ICT product reviews for purchase or integration.
• Coordinate with enterprise IT leaders to align security with architectural objectives.
• Assess security solutions for suitability and integration into existing infrastructures.
• Research emerging security approaches and benchmark options for future planning.

Skills

Windows & Active Directory

Networking & routing

.NET / C# / C

Security architecture reviews

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline

Job description

Lafayette Group Inc. in Washington, DC is seeking a Cybersecurity Risk Engineer to support federal programs securing critical missions.

The role demands architectural insight, technical rigor, and actionable recommendations within complex enterprise environments. The candidate will lead security architecture efforts, assess risk across systems and software, and develop guidance for new tools and services while coordinating with enterprise IT leaders on supply chain and security engineering