Remote Cybersecurity Architecture & Engineering Director

Onterris; United States; Remote; USD 195,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Onterris seeks a Director of Cybersecurity Architecture & Engineering to lead a security engineering team and own the design, implementation and continuous improvement of core security tooling and architecture. You will partner with an MSSP and a GRC function to ensure compliance with CMMC/NIST frameworks while guiding a hands‑on, high‑performing technical team.

The role reports to the CISO; location is remote within the United States with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive information security experience, including hands‑on tool engineering and team leadership.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
• Experience managing or technically partnering with a managed security services provider (MSSP) for SOC/NOC functions
• Experience supporting CMMC and/or NIST SP 800-171 / 800-53 control implementation in partnership with a GRC or compliance function
• Deep technical knowledge across core security tooling categories: next‑generation firewalls, EDR, SIEM, WAF, vulnerability management platforms, and security awareness platforms
• Strong understanding of network architecture, segmentation, and security concepts in large‑scale environments
• Demonstrated ability to build, mentor, and retain a small, high‑performing technical team
• Knowledge of federal cybersecurity and data privacy laws, regulations, and policies applicable to a federal contractor
• Strong understanding of the cybersecurity threat lifecycle, attack vectors, and procedures
• Excellent cross‑functional communication skills, with the ability to translate technical risk for executive audiences

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a security engineering team responsible for perimeter and endpoint security, detection and monitoring, and vulnerability management engineering
• Serve as a hands‑on technical backstop across tool domains (firewall, EDR, SIEM, WAF, vulnerability management, and security awareness platforms)
• Own the strategic relationship with the MSSP, including SLAs, escalation processes, contract performance, and renewal
• Escalation point for security incidents raised by the MSSP with containment and criticality decisions
• Ensure technical controls for CMMC, NIST SP 800-171, and other applicable frameworks are designed and maintained
• Design and maintain security architecture standards for network segmentation, system hardening, and IAM boundaries
• Develop and refine the security engineering roadmap and standards
• Define OKRs, metrics, and scorecards for security engineering and report to executive leadership
• Partner with development and infrastructure teams to remediate vulnerabilities
• Own workforce planning and headcount growth for the team
• Maintain documentation of tool ownership, backup coverage, and runbooks
• Track threat developments to keep security strategy current

Skills

Information security leadership

MSSP coordination

CMMC / NIST SP 800-171

NGFW / EDR / SIEM / WAF

Network segmentation

Team mentorship

Regulatory compliance

Threat lifecycle & TTPs

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

EDR

SIEM

WAF

Vulnerability management

Job description

Onterris seeks a Director of Cybersecurity Architecture & Engineering to lead a security engineering team and own the design, implementation and continuous improvement of core security tooling and architecture. You will partner with an MSSP and a GRC function to ensure compliance with CMMC/NIST frameworks while guiding a hands‑on, high‑performing technical team.

The role reports to the CISO; location is remote within the United States with travel as needed.