Remote Security Architect – Zero Trust & Cloud Security

Peraton; Lacey (WA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton seeks a Security Architect to design, develop, and govern enterprise security architectures that protect information systems, applications, infrastructure, and cloud environments. You will establish security principles, reference designs, technical standards, and implementation patterns aligned with federal requirements and risk tolerance.

The role emphasizes translating business needs into secure architecture, conducting threat modeling, and guiding cross-functional teams in DevSecOps,

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship with ability to obtain Public Trust clearance.
• Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of experience, Master's degree with 10 years of experience, an Associate's with 14 years, or a high school diploma with 16 years of experience.
• One or more of the following relevant certifications: CISSP, CISM, CASP, CCISO, Security+, or CAP.
• Experience designing Zero Trust and identity-centric architectures, including FICAM-aligned identity, credential and access management.
• FedRAMP and AWS GovCloud or Azure Government experience.
• Demonstrated experience designing and reviewing security architectures for complex enterprise, cloud, hybrid, or federal information systems.
• Strong understanding of security architecture principles, threat modeling, defense-in-depth, least privilege, identity security, encryption, and network security.
• Experience applying security frameworks and controls, including NIST SP 800-53 and other applicable federal or industry standards.
• Proven experience translating security requirements into technical architecture designs, implementation standards, and security control specifications.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain enterprise security architecture principles, reference architectures, technical standards, and security design patterns.
• Translate business, mission, and regulatory requirements into secure architectural solutions across applications, infrastructure, networks, endpoints, and cloud environments.
• Conduct security architecture reviews and threat modeling to identify design weaknesses, architectural risks, and opportunities to strengthen security controls.
• Define security requirements for new systems, technology integrations, modernization initiatives, and enterprise platforms.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and provide architecture recommendations that balance security, scalability, performance, cost, and operational requirements.
• Establish architecture governance processes and ensure security considerations are incorporated throughout the system development lifecycle.
• Provide technical architecture guidance to security engineering, DevSecOps, cloud platform, infrastructure, and application teams.
• Establish secure integration patterns for security monitoring, incident response, vulnerability management, and threat detection capabilities.
• Review technical designs, solution proposals, and implementation plans to validate alignment with security architecture standards.
• Support the selection and integration of security technologies based on technical requirements, threat models, and organizational needs.

Skills

Security architecture

Threat modeling

Defense in depth

Identity security

Encryption

Network security

NIST SP 800-53

Cloud security

Security governance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Associates degree

High school diploma

Cybersecurity or related field

Tools

AWS GovCloud

Azure Government

FedRAMP

Job description

Peraton seeks a Security Architect to design, develop, and govern enterprise security architectures that protect information systems, applications, infrastructure, and cloud environments. You will establish security principles, reference designs, technical standards, and implementation patterns aligned with federal requirements and risk tolerance.

The role emphasizes translating business needs into secure architecture, conducting threat modeling, and guiding cross-functional teams in DevSecOps,