Senior Cyber Solutions Architect – SoS & AI/ML

Carnegie-Mellon-University; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition benefits

Paid time off

Life Insurance

Disability insurance

Transit bus pass

Family Concierge

Job summary

Carnegie Mellon University's CERT Division seeks a senior security program lead to guide strategic decision-makers, develop SoS architectures, and mentor teams. You will evaluate and deploy security solutions, work across DoW and federal partners, and produce roadmaps aligning mission goals with cyber resilience objectives.

You will also oversee multiple projects, travel as needed, and coordinate with CMU and sponsor sites to advance Zero Trust initiatives and cybersecurity architectures.

Qualifications

• BS with ten (10) years or MS with eight (8) years or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Willingness to travel to various locations (moderate travel up to ~20%).
• Background check and Department of War security clearance eligibility.
• Ability to present technical topics to audiences from senior leadership to technical experts.
• Strong understanding of networking, security, systems administration, programming, and cloud.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic support to government program offices in strategy, process/policies, requirements elicitation, design and architecture, operations, outreach, and training.
• Advance situational awareness analysis and engineering approaches into operational environments.
• Design, prototype, and transition tactical analysis studies and tools for operational use in situational awareness.

Education

PhD in Computer Science & Engineering, System Engineering or related discipline

MS in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline

BS with ten years of experience or MS with eight years

Presentation skills to senior leadership

Stakeholder management and collaboration

Networking

Security

Systems administration

Programming

Cloud

Job description

Carnegie Mellon University's CERT Division seeks a senior security program lead to guide strategic decision-makers, develop SoS architectures, and mentor teams. You will evaluate and deploy security solutions, work across DoW and federal partners, and produce roadmaps aligning mission goals with cyber resilience objectives.

You will also oversee multiple projects, travel as needed, and coordinate with CMU and sponsor sites to advance Zero Trust initiatives and cybersecurity architectures.