Remote ICS Security Architect—FedRAMP & Cloud

Signature Performance; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 135,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Tuition Assistance & Development

401(k) Match

Job summary

Signature Performance is seeking an IC Security Architect to lead security architecture planning for regulated SaaS, cloud, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments including Azure Government. You will translate FedRAMP Moderate/High, NIST, FIPS, HIPAA, FISMA, and CMMC requirements into secure designs, standards, implementation guidance, and audit-ready evidence.

Responsibilities include defining authorization boundaries, IAM patterns (passwordless, PIV/CAC), secure patterns across

Qualifications

• Eight+ years of information security and security architecture experience in regulated environments.
• Deep expertise in FedRAMP Moderate/High; NIST 800-53/171; CMMC; FIPS; HIPAA; FISMA.
• Azure/Azure Government, on-premises and hybrid with multi-cloud experience.
• Expert IAM including OIDC/SAML, MFA/passwordless, PIV/CAC, PKI, RBAC/ABAC, PAM.
• Experience with VA or other federal integrations.
• Artifacts: boundaries, data flows, threat models, interconnections, ADRs.

Responsibilities

• Lead security architecture planning for regulated SaaS and federal cloud environments.
• Define authorization boundaries, trust zones, data flows and interconnections.
• Translate security requirements into secure designs, standards, and evidence.
• Design IAM patterns including passwordless and PIV/CAC; PKI and access controls.
• Define FIPS-aligned cryptography, TLS/mTLS, and key management patterns.
• Embed DevSecOps with SAST/DSAT/DAST, SBOM, IaC, and container security.
• Develop SSPs, control narratives, diagrams, and evidence artifacts.
• Lead threat modeling, design reviews, and risk assessments.

Skills

FedRAMP/High

NIST 800-53/171

Cloud security

IAM/passwordless

PIV/CAC

Threat modeling

Security architecture

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

CISSP/CCSP/CISM or equivalent

Job description

Signature Performance is seeking an IC Security Architect to lead security architecture planning for regulated SaaS, cloud, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments including Azure Government. You will translate FedRAMP Moderate/High, NIST, FIPS, HIPAA, FISMA, and CMMC requirements into secure designs, standards, implementation guidance, and audit-ready evidence.

Responsibilities include defining authorization boundaries, IAM patterns (passwordless, PIV/CAC), secure patterns across