Senior Cybersecurity Architect – Cyber & Operational Technology (OT) Systems

ShorePoint; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

144 hours PTO

Healthcare coverage

401(k)

Certification reimbursement

Job summary

ShorePoint is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Architect – Cyber & OT Systems to design and align security architectures for IT and OT environments. You will balance mission performance, resilience, compliance and cost while guiding engineers, RMF staff and leadership.

The role offers opportunities to shape growth in a fast-growing cybersecurity firm and requires deep expertise in security architecture across IT and OT domains, with a U.S. citizenship and security clearance eligibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university; a postgraduate degree may substitute for 6 years of experience.
• 10+ years of relevant work experience.
• U.S. citizen and eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and recommend cybersecurity architectures that balance mission performance, resilience, and cost.
• Design and evaluate protections (logging, access control, encryption, segmentation, monitoring) for IT and OT systems.
• Support OT environments and high-consequence systems to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
• Research and evaluate new security technologies and recommend adoption paths.
• Architect and support Disaster Recovery, mission continuity, and COOP solutions.
• Contribute to security assessments and evaluations of cybersecurity control effectiveness.
• Collaborate with RMF staff and leadership to align designs with contract requirements.

Job description

Who we are:

ShorePoint is a fast-growing, industry-recognized and award-winning cybersecurity services firm focused on high-profile, high-threat public and private sector customers who demand experience and proven security models to protect their data. We embrace a “work hard, play hard” mentality and celebrate individual and company successes. We are passionate about our mission and going above and beyond to deliver for our customers, while fostering an environment that supports creativity, accountability, mission success, critical thinking and a desire to give back to our community.

The Perks:

As recognized members of the Cyber Elite, we work together in partnership to defend our nation’s critical infrastructure while building meaningful and exciting career development opportunities in a culture tailored to the individual’s technical and professional growth. We are committed to the belief that our team members do their best work when they are happy and well cared for. In support of this philosophy, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, major carriers for healthcare providers. Highlighted benefits include 144 hours of PTO, 11 holidays, 85% of insurance premiums covered, a 401(k), continuing education, certification maintenance and reimbursement and more.

Who we’re looking for:

We are seeking a seasoned Senior Cybersecurity Architect – Cyber & Operational Technology (OT) Systems for a potential opportunity with deep expertise designing security architectures for both enterprise Information Technology (IT) and OT environments. The ideal candidate will understand how to balance mission performance, resilience, compliance and cost while recommending modern, secure and sustainable technical approaches. The Sr. Cybersecurity Architect – Cyber & OT Systems role partners with engineers, Risk Management Framework (RMF) staff and program leadership to align security design with contract and mission requirements. This is a unique opportunity to shape the growth, development and culture of an exciting and fast-growing company in the cybersecurity market. Employment for this position is dependent on the successful award of the contract.

What you’ll be doing:

• Develop and recommend cybersecurity architectures and strategies that effectively combine operational, administrative, procedural, technical and training measures.
• Design, evaluate and recommend technical protections such as logging, access control, encryption, segmentation and defensive monitoring that effectively balance risk, cost and mission impact.
• Support security architecture decisions for OT environments and high consequence systems to ensure mission systems perform to high standards for confidentiality, integrity and availability.
• Conduct research and evaluation of new and emerging security technologies, recommending adoption and implementation approaches where appropriate.
• Architect and support Disaster Recovery (DR), mission continuity and Continuity of Operations (COOP) solutions from a technical architecture perspective.
• Contribute to security assessments, authorized defensive exercises and systematic evaluations of cybersecurity control effectiveness.
• Partner with engineers, RMF staff and program leadership to evaluate capability or data coverage gaps and align security designs with contract requirements.

What you need to know:

• Ability to communicate technical findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong experience in cybersecurity architecture across IT and ideally OT environments.
• Familiarity with federal security requirements, control frameworks and architecture patterns for resilience.
• Ability to assess technical tradeoffs involving risk, cost and mission impact.
• Experience evaluating emerging technologies and translating them into practical implementation strategies.
• Strong communication and documentation skills to support architectural decisions and stakeholder understanding.

Must have's:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university; a postgraduate degree from an accredited university may substitute for 6 years of experience.
• 10+ years of relevant work experience.
• Proven ability to analyze complex requirements and translate them into clear, actionable tasks and processes through critical thinking.
• Applicants must currently be a U.S. citizen and eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance, in compliance with federal contract requirements.

Beneficial to have:

• Active DOE Q or equivalent DoD Top Secret clearance.

Where it’s done:

• Onsite (Albuquerque, NM).