Cybersecurity Architect (SME)

Position: Cybersecurity Architect (SME)Location: Suitland, MD – Hybrid (2 days/week onsite)Duration: 6 Months contract to hire

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Note: This role will convert to fulltime after 6 months
Overview:We are seeking a Cybersecurity Architect (SME) to support a large-scale federal modernization program. This is a hands-on security architecture role focused on designing secure enterprise solutions across cloud, network, identity, endpoints, applications, and data.
Key Responsibilities:Develop and assess security architectures, controls, trust boundaries, data flows, identity, and segmentation.Translate federal security requirements into implementable designs, mitigations, and risk decisions.Support architecture, security, technical, and phase-gate reviews.Identify security gaps, threats, vulnerabilities, technical debt, and compliance issues.Apply NIST RMF, Zero Trust, security controls, authorization, and continuous monitoring principles.Collaborate with cloud, network, identity, endpoint, data, application, and operations teams.Support authorization evidence, implementation readiness, and post-deployment validation.Document architecture decisions, risks, findings, and mitigations.Communicate security decisions and risk clearly to technical and government stakeholders.
Requirements:12+ years of cybersecurity experience with significant security architecture/technical leadership.Strong knowledge of NIST RMF, Zero Trust, cloud security, identity, network, endpoint, application, data, logging/SIEM, and vulnerability management.Ability to develop practical security designs and risk-based recommendations.Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred:Federal/government cybersecurity architecture experience.CISSP, CCSP, CISM, SABSA, GIAC, or comparable certifications. xzbcwsv Experience with Sparx/Prolaborate or similar architecture modeling tools.