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Guidehouse · 6 days ago

Cyber Enterprise Architect – Associate Director

District of Columbia, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$149K/yr - $248K/yr

8+ years exp

Guidehouse is a consulting firm that specializes in cybersecurity solutions. They are seeking an experienced Cyber Enterprise Architect to provide technical leadership and develop cybersecurity strategies tailored for federal government environments.

AdviceConsultingManagement Consulting

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Provide domain expertise and technical leadership for enterprise-wide cybersecurity architecture

Develop and maintain cybersecurity strategy support plans that analyze current environment posture and recommend improvements for a mixture of operating systems, modern devices, and end-of-life devices in a native and cloud architecture

Integrate ZTA in accordance with NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-207, DoD Zero Trust Reference Architecture and Zero Trust Capability Execution Roadmap, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) Zero Trust Maturity Model

Ensure activities adhere to federal cybersecurity standards and requirements, including FISMA, and NIST Special Publications (especially SP 800-53, SP 800-137, SP 800-60, SP 800-53, SP 800-171 and SP 1800-39A)

Provide recommendations for architectural governance and develop an architectural transition path to ensure solutions incorporate ZTA

Plan and lead major cybersecurity architecture assignments with comprehensive knowledge across key tasks

Evaluate performance results and recommend major changes affecting cybersecurity project growth and success

Interface with senior management on architectural decisions with critical impact on overall cybersecurity implementation

Make critical decisions regarding cybersecurity tool selection, design, and deployment

Qualification

Cybersecurity architectureZero Trust Architecture (ZTA)Federal cybersecurity standardsCybersecurity tool selectionSecurity strategy developmentIncident responseVulnerability managementTechnical leadershipInfluencing skillsStakeholder managementConsulting experienceTechnical knowledgePartnership developmentC-Suite collaborationCybersecurity best practicesCloud architectureSecurity by design mindsetCommunicationCollaboration skillsMentoringProblem-solvingStrategic thinking

Required

An ACTIVE and CURRENT SECRET federal security clearance

Bachelor's Degree is required

Minimum of TEN (10) years of relevant cybersecurity or IT security experience, OR a Master's Degree AND EIGHT (8) years of relevant experience

Minimum of FIVE (5) years of prior relevant consulting experience supporting US Federal government clients

Demonstrated ability to influence a security by design mindset, driving a culture of collaboration, innovation, and best practices to be a ‘Force Multiplier'

Demonstrated ability to source and lead the formation and execution of successful partnerships between and across major stakeholders including technology partners and business end-users

Proven ability to collaborate with audiences with a wide range of technical knowledge and at different levels of an organization, from the C-Suite (CIO, CISO, CDO) to cyber engineer or cyber analyst

Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

One or more of the following certifications: Certified Enterprise Architect (CEA) Black Belt Program, Information Systems Security Architecture Professional (ISSAP), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) or Cloud Architect Certification (e.g., Google Professional Cloud Architect, AWS Certified Solution Architect, or Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert)