Senior Cybersecurity & Technology Solutions Architect

CRDF Global; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

403b retirement savings plan

Unlimited paid time off

Student loan paydown

Job summary

CRDF Global is seeking a Senior Security & Technology Solutions Engineer to safeguard our enterprise environment and deliver secure technology solutions for programs and customers. This senior role lives in the CTO Office, blending security, architecture, and hands-on implementation.

The candidate translates mission needs into practical security solutions, supports customer engagements, and advances cybersecurity initiatives in the U.S. and internationally.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of cybersecurity/infrastructure/cloud/systems engineering experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, IT, CS, Engineering, or related field.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance.
• Hands-on knowledge of enterprise cybersecurity architecture, operations, risk management, and compliance frameworks (CMMC, NIST 800-171, NIST CSF).
• Experience with Microsoft enterprise technologies (Microsoft 365, Azure, Entra ID, endpoint management).
• Experience with EDR/XDR, SIEM, network security, vulnerability management, email security, identity security, and cloud security.
• Ability to translate business or mission requirements into technical solutions and communicate complex concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to manage multiple priorities independently.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior technical resource for CRDF Global’s cybersecurity environment, including security controls and risk remediation.
• Support security architecture across cloud, identity, endpoints, networks, and monitoring.
• Translate program and mission requirements into secure, scalable technical solutions.
• Develop technical narratives, diagrams, implementation plans, and cost inputs for proposals.
• Evaluate cybersecurity tools and recommend solutions based on mission fit, security, cost, and interoperability.
• Participate in customer discovery, demonstrations, pilots, assessments, and implementations.
• Collaborate with IT, programs, business development, vendors, partners, and customers.
• Support domestic and international technology projects, including deployments, documentation, and knowledge transfer.

Skills

Cybersecurity architecture

Security & risk management

Technical communication

Proposal support

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

Microsoft 365

Azure

Entra ID

EDR/XDR

SIEM

Vulnerability management

Cloud security

Job description

CRDF Global is seeking a Senior Security & Technology Solutions Engineer to safeguard our enterprise environment and deliver secure technology solutions for programs and customers. This senior role lives in the CTO Office, blending security, architecture, and hands-on implementation.

The candidate translates mission needs into practical security solutions, supports customer engagements, and advances cybersecurity initiatives in the U.S. and internationally.