Senior Cybersecurity Architect — Enterprise Cloud & Zero Trust

The MITRE Corporation; Bedford (MA); On-site; USD 173,000 - 259,000; Full time

Job summary

MITRE’s Secure Enterprise and Cloud Architectures Department seeks a senior architect to design secure enterprise IT and cloud solutions for government customers. You will apply zero trust, AI/ML approaches, and threat modeling to strengthen national cyber defenses.

This on-site role requires collaboration with government officials and cross‑functional teams. Ideal candidates bring extensive experience in enterprise security, cloud architectures, and security controls, with clear communication

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience with a Bachelor's, 8 years with a Master's, or 5 years with a PhD.
• Enterprise security architecture experience including zero trust.
• Experience applying security controls across networks, identities, apps, data, and endpoints.
• Knowledge of security logging, telemetry, analytics, and orchestration in enterprise security.
• Experience creating security reference architectures, standards and design patterns.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver secure architectures for enterprise IT and cloud for government customers.
• Collaborate with senior government officials, providing technical and strategic cyber guidance.
• Apply zero trust, network security, and AI/ML insights to improve security posture.

Skills

Security architecture

Zero trust

Cloud architectures

Network security

Threat modeling

Leadership

Communication

Government compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

SIEM tools

Job description

MITRE’s Secure Enterprise and Cloud Architectures Department seeks a senior architect to design secure enterprise IT and cloud solutions for government customers. You will apply zero trust, AI/ML approaches, and threat modeling to strengthen national cyber defenses.

This on-site role requires collaboration with government officials and cross‑functional teams. Ideal candidates bring extensive experience in enterprise security, cloud architectures, and security controls, with clear communication