Solutions Architect with Security Clearance

Nightwing; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401k plan

Job summary

Nightwing is seeking a Solutions Architect to support a U.S. Government customer with onsite incident response and cyber operations. You will lead end-to-end technology identification, requirements development, and workflow mapping across multiple teams to ensure rapid investigations and restorations.

The role requires TS/SCI clearance, SE/architecture experience, and strong collaboration across agencies. You will develop visual process diagrams, validate through workshops, and deliver

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• Ability to obtain DHS EOD suitability.
• 10+ years of systems engineering and architecture experience.
• Knowledge across IT fields: networking, analytics, threat hunt tools, cloud, databases.
• Experience with cybersecurity attack-mitigation techniques and architectures.
• Experience with SELC processes, Change Management, and requirements management.
• Understanding of Government information security policies.
• Ability to work across agencies and locations.
• Knowledge of SAFe or lean Agile.
• Agile Systems Engineering or DevOps experience.
• DevSecOps or DevOps experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end mapping of new technology identification, requirements development, and workflows across CISA Threat Hunt.
• Identify and document inputs, outputs, and dependencies for each phase of new technology insertion.
• Develop visual diagrams (process flows, swimlanes, dependency maps) to illustrate changes.
• Facilitate workshops with stakeholders to validate workflows and impacts.
• Deliver actionable visuals and documentation to support planning, compliance, and readiness.
• Document current and future-state workflows and processes.
• Identify inputs, outputs, and key activities for each phase.
• Map dependencies between initiatives, systems, and teams.
• Develop end-to-end workflow diagrams and swimlane diagrams.
• Create diagrams to show roles and handoffs; validate with stakeholders.
• Analyze impact on subdivisions and branches; identify gaps.
• Recommend process and system changes; deliver final visuals to leadership.

Skills

Active TS/SCI clearance

Systems engineering

Architecture development

Cloud technologies

DevSecOps / DevOps

SAFe / Agile

Threat hunt / incident response

Change management

Requirements management

Cross-agency collaboration

Education

BS in Systems Engineering / CS / Cyber Security / CE

Masters degree preferred

Tools

DOORS

Job description

Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers' most demanding challenges. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. Nightwing brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets. Nightwing is supporting a U.S. Government customer to provide support for onsite incident response to civilian Government agencies and critical asset owners who experience cyber-attacks, providing immediate investigation and resolution. Contract personnel perform investigations to characterize of the severity of breaches, develop mitigation plans, and assist with the restoration of services. Nightwing is seeking a Solutions Architect to support this critical customer mission.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end mapping of new technology identification , requirements development , and workflows across all CISA Threat Hunt
• Identify and document inputs, outputs, and dependencies for each phase of new technology insertion .
• Develop ing visual diagrams (process flows, swimlanes, dependency maps) to illustrate how proposed changes impacts each section/branch
• Facilit ing workshops with stakeholders to validate workflows and uncover cross-functional impacts
• Deliver ing actionable visuals and documentation to support strategic planning, compliance, and operational readiness
• Document ing c urrent and define future-State Workflows and Processes
• Identify ing i nputs, o utputs, and k ey a ctivities for e ach p hase
• Map ping d ependencies b etween i nitiatives, s ystems, and t eams
• Develop e nd-to- e nd w orkflow d iagrams
• Creat ing s wimlane d iagrams to s how r oles and h andoffs
• Validat ing d iagrams and m aps with s takeholders
• Anayz ing i mpact on e ach s ubdivision/ b ranch
• Identify ing g aps and r ecommend ing p rocess/ s ystem c hanges
• Deliver ing f inal v isuals and d ocumentation to l eadership

Required Skills /Clearances :

• U.S. Citizenship
• Act ive TS/SCI clearance
• Ability to obtain Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Entry on Duty (EOD) Suitability
• 1 0 + years of direct relevant experience in systems engineering and architecture development
• Knowledge in various IT fields that include but are not limited to systems and networking engineering, technical analytics, threat hunt incident response/ hunt deployment tools, cloud technologies, and databases.
• Experience with and technical understanding of cybersecurity attack-mitigation techniques and cybersecurity architectures
• Experience with Systems Engineering Lifecycle (SELC) processes and practices, Change Management practices, requirements management, traceability, and associated tools
• Possesses or quickly develops a comprehensive understanding of Government Information Security policies, regulations, and guidelines
• Must be able to work collaboratively across agencies and physical locations.
• Knowledge and experience with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) or similar lean Agile framework
• Agile Systems Engineering and/or development experience
• DevSecOps or DevOps experience

Desired Skills:

• Experience and/or familiarity with architectural views including operational, technical standards, and system/services views and business, data, applications, and technology architectures using applicable standards (e.g., DODAF, FEAF)
• Experience and/or familiarity with software and system lifecycle methodologies, (e to e ISO, CMMI, ITIL, Agile, SAFe)
• Experience with requirements management tools (DOORS preferred)
• Experience and/or familiarity of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and security and privacy controls (NIST 800-37 and NIST 800-53)
• DHS experience.

Required Education:

• BS Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Cyber Security, Computer Engineering, or related degree ; Masters degree preferred.

Desired Certifications:

• DoD 8 140 IAT Level II I
• Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP)
• SAFe certification (SA, SP, SSM/SASM, RTE, POPM, SPD, ASE, or SPC)

Syndeo: ESS-3423 Salary & Benefits

The salary associated with this position ($122,000-$253,000) is commensurate with the selected candidate's qualifications, years of relevant experience, and demonstrated level of expertise. Compensation will be determined based on these factors to ensure alignment with skills, responsibilities, and market standards.

• Nightwing offers medical, vision and dental insurance coverage in addition to a 401k plan, PTO, Holidays, and additional insurances.

Nightwing is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.