Senior Cybersecurity Architect — Cloud, Zero Trust & AI

Mitre Corporation; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 173,000 - 259,000; Full time

Job summary

MITRE Corporation seeks an experienced Senior Security Architect to design and deliver secure enterprise IT and cloud architectures for government customers. You will collaborate with senior officials to provide technical and strategic guidance on cyber challenges and apply zero trust principles to complex government systems.

Responsibilities include advancing AI/ML-based security approaches, guiding security reference architectures, and ensuring robust security controls across networks,

Qualifications

• Typically requires minimum of 10 years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree; 8 years with a Master’s; or 5 years with a PhD; or equivalent
• Advanced ability to architect secure solutions at the enterprise level and apply zero trust principles
• Expertise in security controls for network, IAM, app security, data protection and endpoint security
• Knowledge of security logging, telemetry, analytics, and orchestration technologies in enterprise security
• Experience creating security reference architectures, standards, and design patterns for enterprise use
• Familiarity with emerging security technologies and threat landscapes
• Strong communication skills with government executives
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance; U.S. citizen for clearance eligibility
• On-site work requirement: minimum 3 days/week

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver secure architectures and cloud solutions for government IT
• Collaborate with senior government officials to address cyber challenges
• Apply network and zero trust concepts to protect and respond to cyber threats
• Advance AI/ML and zero trust to improve government security posture

Skills

Enterprise security architecture

Zero trust principles

Security controls

Threat landscape awareness

Communication with executives

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

SIEM

Security data lakes

Job description

MITRE Corporation seeks an experienced Senior Security Architect to design and deliver secure enterprise IT and cloud architectures for government customers. You will collaborate with senior officials to provide technical and strategic guidance on cyber challenges and apply zero trust principles to complex government systems.

Responsibilities include advancing AI/ML-based security approaches, guiding security reference architectures, and ensuring robust security controls across networks,