Senior Cybersecurity Architect - Hybrid Cloud & Zero Trust

Leidos Inc; Gaithersburg (MD); Hybrid; USD 131,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave

Retirement

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Cyber Security Architect to join the Air Traffic Business Area and contribute to the L-CAP platform. The role focuses on defining security architecture across a large-scale hybrid cloud environment, enabling national air traffic operations and AI-assisted development practices.

The ideal candidate will have FedRAMP, RMF/NIST 800-53 experience, and a track record leading ATO efforts for federal systems.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of cybersecurity experience.
• Enterprise cybersecurity architecture experience.
• Deep knowledge of FedRAMP authorization processes.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the cybersecurity architecture for the L-CAP platform.
• Develop and execute the FedRAMP compliance strategy across cloud environments.
• Lead ATO planning and execution activities.
• Conduct threat modeling and vulnerability assessments across platform components.
• Design and implement zero trust architecture principles across the enterprise.
• Establish and govern the security controls framework aligned to NIST 800-53.
• Integrate security practices into DevSecOps pipelines and CI/CD workflows.
• Provide cybersecurity governance across four Agile Release Trains (ARTs).
• Define security requirements for platform services and application teams.
• Perform risk assessments and recommend mitigations for emerging threats.

Skills

FedRAMP knowledge

NIST 800-53

Zero trust

Cloud security

Risk Management Framework

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity or related field

Tools

AWS

Azure

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Cyber Security Architect to join the Air Traffic Business Area and contribute to the L-CAP platform. The role focuses on defining security architecture across a large-scale hybrid cloud environment, enabling national air traffic operations and AI-assisted development practices.

The ideal candidate will have FedRAMP, RMF/NIST 800-53 experience, and a track record leading ATO efforts for federal systems.