Security Architect for Federal & Cloud Compliance

SteerBridge; Vienna (VA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal Opportunity Employer

Disability accommodations

Job summary

SteerBridge is seeking an experienced Security Architect to design and implement secure, compliant, and scalable architectures across cloud and hybrid environments supporting government contracting initiatives.

The role requires deep expertise in commercial security standards and federal cybersecurity frameworks, with the ability to lead security design, risk mitigation, and audits while collaborating across engineering, compliance, and operations teams.

Qualifications

• US Citizenship required for security clearance.
• Bachelor’s in IT, Cybersecurity, CS, IS, Data Science, or Software Engineering.
• 10+ years of federal or large enterprise cybersecurity architecture experience.
• Deep expertise in GLBA, CCPA, FinCEN reporting, PCI-DSS, GDPR, SOC 2, and ISO frameworks.
• Deep expertise with FISMA, FedRAMP, and NIST SP 800-53.
• Experience securing cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and/or GCP in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Ensure security requirements across enterprise architecture and systems.
• Define baselines for secure cloud and hybrid solutions.
• Develop, maintain, and own System Security Plans (SSPs) and all supporting compliance artifacts.
• Lead all phases of the security compliance and architecture process.
• Apply, interpret, and assess NIST SP 800-53 controls across system and data environments.
• Conduct security risk assessments, gap analyses, and vulnerability remediation planning.
• Collaborate with engineering, infrastructure, and compliance teams to enforce secure‑by‑design principles.
• Manage security documentation, policies, procedures, and control evidence.
• Support security audits, penetration testing coordination, and incident response planning.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for data protection, encryption, and IAM.
• Safeguard sensitive information and adhere to all organizational security and privacy policies.

Skills

Security architecture

NIST SP 800-53

Cloud security

Compliance

Risk assessment

IAM

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, CS, IS, DS, or SWE

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

SteerBridge is seeking an experienced Security Architect to design and implement secure, compliant, and scalable architectures across cloud and hybrid environments supporting government contracting initiatives.

The role requires deep expertise in commercial security standards and federal cybersecurity frameworks, with the ability to lead security design, risk mitigation, and audits while collaborating across engineering, compliance, and operations teams.