Remote Enterprise Security Architect (Cloud & Data)

Peraton; Herndon (VA); Remote; USD 112,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Security Architect to design, develop, and govern enterprise security architectures protecting information systems, applications, infrastructure, cloud environments, and sensitive data. You will establish security architecture principles, reference designs, technical standards, and implementation patterns aligned with federal requirements.

This remote role requires collaboration with security engineering, DevSecOps, cloud, and infrastructure teams to ensure governance across

Qualifications

• Experience designing and reviewing security architectures for complex enterprise, cloud, or federal information systems.
• Strong understanding of threat modeling, defense-in-depth, least privilege, and encryption.
• Familiarity with security frameworks and controls, including NIST SP 800-53.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain enterprise security architecture principles, reference architectures, standards, and security design patterns.
• Translate requirements into secure architectural solutions across applications, infrastructure, networks, and cloud environments.
• Conduct security architecture reviews and threat modeling to identify risks and strengthen controls.
• Define security requirements for new systems, integrations, modernization initiatives, and platforms.
• Provide architecture guidance to security engineering, DevSecOps, and cloud/infrastructure teams.

Skills

Security architecture

Threat modeling

NIST SP 800-53

Cloud security

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Security Architect to design, develop, and govern enterprise security architectures protecting information systems, applications, infrastructure, cloud environments, and sensitive data. You will establish security architecture principles, reference designs, technical standards, and implementation patterns aligned with federal requirements.

This remote role requires collaboration with security engineering, DevSecOps, cloud, and infrastructure teams to ensure governance across