Lead Security Architect – Cloud & Automation (Secret)

Node.Digital LLC; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Basic Life

Health Saving Account

401K Matching

Three weeks PTO/Sick

11 Paid Holidays

Pre-Approved Online Training

Job summary

Node.Digital LLC in Washington, DC is seeking a Subject Matter Expert with an active Secret clearance to lead advanced cybersecurity and cloud engineering initiatives. The role focuses on translating complex regulatory requirements into automated security solutions and secure architectures.

You will drive enterprise security design, guide project teams, and ensure compliance with RMF, NIST, DISA, and STIGs while mentoring junior engineers and contributing to secure cloud migrations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering or related technical discipline.
• Minimum 12 years in systems engineering and cybersecurity, with 7+ years in security automation, cloud engineering and architecture.
• Minimum 5 years as lead technical authority on enterprise projects, designing and implementing security solutions.
• 5 years translating RMF, NIST, DISA, STIGs into automated and operational code.

Skills

Security automation

Cloud engineering

Systems engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS/Engineering

AWS DevOps Engineer – Professional

AWS Solutions Architect – Professional

AWS Certified Security – Specialty

CISSP (engineering/architecture concentration)

ISSEP / ISSAP

Job description

Node.Digital LLC in Washington, DC is seeking a Subject Matter Expert with an active Secret clearance to lead advanced cybersecurity and cloud engineering initiatives. The role focuses on translating complex regulatory requirements into automated security solutions and secure architectures.

You will drive enterprise security design, guide project teams, and ensure compliance with RMF, NIST, DISA, and STIGs while mentoring junior engineers and contributing to secure cloud migrations.