Architect - Info Sec (Remote) - Maximus

Since 1975, Maximus has operated under its founding mission of Helping Government Serve the People, enabling citizens around the globe to successfully engage with their governments at all levels and across a variety of health and human services programs. Maximus delivers innovative business process management and technology solutions that contribute to improved outcomes for citizens and higher levels of productivity, accuracy, accountability and efficiency of government-sponsored programs. With more than 30,000 employees worldwide, Maximus is a proud partner to government agencies in the United States, Australia, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit https://www.maximus.com.

The Information Security Architect is responsible for the design and engineering of security architecture solutions that contribute to maintaining the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information assets. Participates in risk assessments for new and existing technology solutions to identify opportunities for improvement and engineering solutions to adequately mitigate associated risks. Collaborates with key business and IT leaders to develop security and action plans. Provides assistance to security operations, audit, and compliance in areas as related to risk assessment and control rationalization. Works in partnership with all departments to integrate security controls into a cohesive architecture that sufficiently mitigates risk to the company. Collaborates in development and maintaining a portfolio of enterprise security standards and baselines.

Additional Requirements as per contract/client:

Candidates must be a US Citizen

Candidates must be clearable

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Determines security requirements by assessing business strategies and requirements, researching information security standards, conducting system security and vulnerability analyses and risk assessments, studying architecture/platform, and identifying integration points and issues
- Develops requirements and strategies to address information security needs and oversees projects through the implementation phase
- Works with the various information security team members and information technology teams to ensure changes to new or existing technologies are assimilated and functioning correctly
- Defines security requirements for information technologies and solutions
- Partners with other technical architects within the company to ensure consistency with enterprise architecture processes and practices
- Ensures that information security controls are designed and implemented to meet all regulatory and/or contractual requirements
- Research new and emerging technologies to evaluate technical trends and requirements
- Provides subject matter expertise and assists with collection of artifacts in support of internal and/or external compliance activities
- Develops and fosters strategic relationships and establishes key organizational partnerships
- Establishes collaborative working relationships with internal and external business partners and clients to ensure that technology solutions align with security architecture and business strategy
- Performs other related duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements

- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or the equivalent combination of education, training, or work experience
- Professional security certification such as CISSP or CCSP is desired
- Seven (7) or more years of experience in information technology

Project Required Experience:

- Knowledge of business environment and the ability to evaluate information security risk implications
- Knowledge of relevant legal and regulatory requirements

- Experience with common information security standards and frameworks, with a focus on NIST 800-53 (Rev 4/5) or 800-171 controls implementation

- Experience with enterprise risk assessment methodologies

- Experience with cloud technologies (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and defining relevant security requirements, including FedRAMP compliance and/or authorization processes

- Experience with security engineering or design in Amazon Web Services (AWS) environments

- Knowledge of security operations, process, solutions, and technologies as well as policy, compliance, and best practice security principles

- Knowledge of application development, systems engineering, and network engineering to develop security requirements and best practices

- Knowledge of infrastructure, key processes, and technology-oriented risk issues, specifically around security and privacy

- Excellent analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills as well as project management

- Ability to document security architecture requirements in writing and design diagrams

- Ability to develop partnership-oriented relationships with business executives and functional leaders, especially as it relates to operations and technology

- Must be able to multitask in a fast-paced environment with focus on timeliness, documentation, and communications with peers and business users alike

- Ability to communicate well both verbally and in writing to technical and non-technical audiences of various levels within Maximus or outside the organization (executives, auditors, clients, etc.)

- Results oriented, business focused, and successful at interfacing across multiple organizational units

- AWS certification(s) preferred

- Existing clearance or possessing the ability to obtain a clearance is desired

- DoD compliance and certification/ATO experience

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EEO Statement

Active military service members, their spouses, and veteran candidates often embody the core competencies Maximus deems essential, and bring a resiliency and dependability that greatly enhances our workforce. We recognize your unique skills and experiences, and want to provide you with a career path that allows you to continue making a difference for our country. We're proud of our connections to organizations dedicated to serving veterans and their families. If you are transitioning from military to civilian life, have prior service, are a retired veteran or a member of the National Guard or Reserves, or a spouse of an active military service member, we have challenging and rewarding career opportunities available for you. A committed and diverse workforce is our most important resource. Maximus is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Maximus provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disabled status.

Pay Transparency

Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.

Annual Base Pay Minimum for this Position

$

130,050.00

Annual Base Pay Maximum for this Position

$

175,950.00