Senior Cyber Infrastructure Architect (Security Platforms)

Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus

Onsite work in Arlington, VA

Travel up to 10%

Job summary

VT-ARC in Arlington, VA seeks a Senior Cyber Infrastructure Engineer & Architect to design, deploy, and sustain security platforms (SIEM, EDR/XDR, vulnerability scanning) in TS/SCI environments.

You will architect and operate security data flows across endpoints, servers, identity systems, cloud services, and management tools, and develop automation scripts to enable reliable, day-to-day operations with a focus on RMF, ATO, STIG compliance.

Qualifications

• Senior‑level cyber infrastructure engineer with DoD/federal experience.
• Hands‑on architecting and maintaining cybersecurity platforms.
• Strong scripting for automation.

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, integrate, and modernize core cybersecurity platforms (SIEM, EDR/XDR, vulnerability scanning).
• Engineer data flows across endpoints, servers, and cloud services; ensure data quality and monitoring.
• Configure and maintain log ingestion pipelines and enable operational visibility.

Skills

Security platforms engineering

Scripting (Python/PowerShell/Bash)

SIEM/EDR/XDR

Windows/Linux expertise

RMF/ATO/STIG knowledge

Tools

Splunk

Elastic

Microsoft Defender

CrowdStrike

Job description

VT-ARC in Arlington, VA seeks a Senior Cyber Infrastructure Engineer & Architect to design, deploy, and sustain security platforms (SIEM, EDR/XDR, vulnerability scanning) in TS/SCI environments.

You will architect and operate security data flows across endpoints, servers, identity systems, cloud services, and management tools, and develop automation scripts to enable reliable, day-to-day operations with a focus on RMF, ATO, STIG compliance.