Senior Security & Technology Solutions Architect

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

403(b) retirement

Unlimited PTO

Student loan paydown

Job summary

CRDF Global is seeking a Senior Security & Technology Solutions Engineer to protect internal cybersecurity systems and deliver external technology solutions for programs and customers. This senior role spans enterprise security, compliance, solution architecture, and hands-on implementation within the CTO Office.

The candidate will translate mission needs into practical technical solutions, support customer engagements, and help drive cybersecurity and emerging technology initiatives in the

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressively responsible experience in cybersecurity, infrastructure, cloud, systems engineering, solution architecture, or related technology roles.
• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline; equivalent experience may be considered.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of enterprise cybersecurity architecture, operations, risk management, and compliance frameworks such as CMMC, NIST 800-171, or the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior technical resource for CRDF Global’s enterprise cybersecurity environment, including security controls, compliance monitoring, risk remediation, and continuous improvement.
• Support security architecture across cloud, identity, endpoints, networks, email, vulnerability management, monitoring, and incident response.
• Translate program, customer, and mission requirements into secure, practical, and scalable technical solutions.
• Develop technical narratives, solution diagrams, implementation plans, assumptions, and cost inputs for proposals and customer engagements.
• Evaluate cybersecurity, cloud, data, AI, and emerging technology tools and recommend solutions based on mission fit, security, interoperability, cost, and sustainability.
• Participate in customer discovery sessions, technical discussions, demonstrations, proofs of concept, pilots, assessments, and implementation activities.
• Collaborate with IT, programs, business development, vendors, partners, and customers to deliver secure and effective technology solutions.
• Support domestic and international technology projects, including assessments, deployments, documentation, knowledge transfer, and sustainability planning.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Cloud

Systems engineering

Solution architecture

Technical communication

Risk management

Compliance frameworks

Project coordination

Education

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

Tools

Microsoft 365

Azure

Entra ID

EDR/XDR

SIEM

Network security tools

Vulnerability management tools

Job description

CRDF Global is seeking a Senior Security & Technology Solutions Engineer to protect internal cybersecurity systems and deliver external technology solutions for programs and customers. This senior role spans enterprise security, compliance, solution architecture, and hands-on implementation within the CTO Office.

The candidate will translate mission needs into practical technical solutions, support customer engagements, and help drive cybersecurity and emerging technology initiatives in the