Zero Trust Solution Architect

Booz Allen Hamilton; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Zero Trust Solution Architect to lead architecture and design of Cybersecurity solutions for government clients. You will collaborate with senior leaders to balance security with mission requirements, exploring new techniques and modernizing legacy systems.

Responsibilities include coordinating with experts, translating security needs into actionable plans, and guiding teams on automation, IAM, ABAC, and micro-segmentation.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT operations or Cybersecurity with large federal organizations.
• 7+ years of leading technical project delivery for large and complex organizations.
• Experience architecting cybersecurity solutions.
• Experience with product selection initiatives, including automation and orchestration, visibility and analytics, secure DevOps, IAM, ABAC, or micro-segmentation.
• Knowledge of Zero Trust principles.
• Ability to work with senior leaders (CISO, CIO, CTO) and executives to ideate and execute cybersecurity capability maturation.
• Ability to collaborate with project and proposal teams to develop implementation plans and roadmaps.
• Ability to author technical documentation, whitepapers, and blogs on Cybersecurity topics.
• Secret clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and design of Cybersecurity solutions and service offerings.
• Coordinate with a team to translate IT security needs into secure, effective plans.
• Investigate new techniques and guide the team beyond legacy models.
• Develop secure architectures balancing security with mission needs.

Skills

Zero Trust concepts

Cybersecurity architecture

Senior leadership communication

Security policy/whitepapers

Project leadership

Government security frameworks

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

DevOps automation

A&O

IAM

ABAC

Micro-segmentation

Job description

Zero Trust Solution Architect

The Opportunity: Everyone knows security needs to be “baked in” to a system architecture, but you actually know how to bake it in. You can identify and implement ways to harden systems and reduce their attack surface. What if you could use your cyber engineering skills to design, build, or update secure systems for the U.S. Government? We’re looking for an architect who can create solutions for the government that will stand up to even the most advanced cyber threats.

As a Cybersecurity Zero Trust Architect on our project, you’ll lead the architecture and design efforts of innovative Cybersecurity solutions and service offerings to protect federal networks. You’ll coordinate with a dynamic team of thought leaders and experts to identify the right mix of tools and techniques to translate your customer’s IT security needs and future goals into a plan that will enable secure and effective solutions.

We need to come up with the best solution, so you’ll investigate new techniques, break free from the legacy model, and go where the industry is going. You’ll lead the team through a critical approach to security architecture design, providing alternatives and customizing solutions, to maintain a balance of security and mission needs. This is a chance to make a difference in the security of the U.S. Government. Your technical expertise will be vital as you help customers overcome their most difficult challenges by integrating Cybersecurity technologies and solutions, including IoT, OT, and Cloud security, Automation and Orchestration (A&O), identity and access management, conditional based access, attribute-based access control, and micro-segmentation.

Join our team, as we tackle Cybersecurity challenges and shape opportunities to implement solutions and service offerings leveraging investments and proven capabilities. Join us. The world can't wait.

You Have:

• 10+ years of experience with IT operations or Cybersecurity with large federal organizations
• 7+ years of experience with leading technical project delivery for large and complex organizations
• Experience architecting cybersecurity solutions
• Experience with leading product selection initiatives, including automation and orchestration, visibility and analytics, secure DevOps, identity and access management, conditional based access, attribute-based access control, or micro‑segmentation
• Knowledge of Zero Trust principles
• Ability to work with and guide senior leaders, including CISO, CIO, and CTO, and executives to ideate, build, and execute cybersecurity capability maturation
• Ability to collaborate with project and proposal teams to incorporate Cybersecurity solutions and develop high quality implementation plans and roadmaps
• Ability to author technical documentation, whitepapers, and blogs on leading Cybersecurity topics and concepts
• Secret clearance HS diploma or GED

Nice If You Have:

• Experience in a Cybersecurity compliance, operations, or engineering leadership role
• Experience with selecting, designing, and implementing security tools and capabilities for large, complex federal or commercial organizations
• Experience with innovative Cybersecurity capabilities, including A&O, AI and machine learning, NGFW, and Big Data
• Experience with AWS, Azure, Oracle or GCP Cloud architectures and designs
• Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Information Security Certification, including CEH, CISM, CCSP, CCSK, CISSP, or CompTIA Security+ Certification
• Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required.

Compensation

Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care.

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Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements.

The projected compensation range for this position is $99,000.00 to $225,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees.

This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

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