Senior Federal Security Architect – Zero Trust & Cloud

Agile Defense, LLC; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Agile Defense, LLC in Washington, DC, seeks a Senior Security Architect to design, implement, and oversee advanced security architectures that protect our systems, data, and infrastructure. This role partners with SOC analysts, incident responders, and engineering teams to ensure a resilient, scalable security operations program that aligns with NIST, FISMA, and compliance requirements.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree and 5-7 years designing secure federal architectures, with

Qualifications

• 5-7 years designing secure system and network architectures for federal agencies; experience with Zero Trust and NIST 800-160.
• Experience leading security design, controls integration, and security operations alignment.
• Certification requirements include CISSP-ISSAP/ISSEP, Splunk/SIEM or AWS/Azure Solutions Architect Certification.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and oversee advanced security architectures.
• Collaborate with SOC analysts, incident responders, engineering teams, and leadership.
• Ensure the security operations environment is resilient, scalable, and compliant.

Skills

Cybersecurity architecture

Zero trust

Cloud migration

Reference architectures

NIST/FISMA

CISSP-ISSAP/ISSEP

Education

Bachelors Degree

Job description

Agile Defense, LLC in Washington, DC, seeks a Senior Security Architect to design, implement, and oversee advanced security architectures that protect our systems, data, and infrastructure. This role partners with SOC analysts, incident responders, and engineering teams to ensure a resilient, scalable security operations program that aligns with NIST, FISMA, and compliance requirements.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree and 5-7 years designing secure federal architectures, with