Cybersecurity Enterprise Architect - Gunnison Consulting Group Inc

Location: Hybrid, Washington, DC. Mostly remote with occasional on-site support.

The Cybersecurity Enterprise Architect will support our HHS client and is responsible for providing comprehensive Enterprise Architecture services, focusing on Zero Trust and DevSecOps best practices. This role involves designing and implementing enterprise security architectures, analyzing security requirements, and ensuring the integration of security measures into all phases of system development and operations. The Enterprise Architect will play a pivotal role in enhancing the security posture of the organization by aligning with federal mandates and industry best practices.

Key Responsibilities:

Enterprise Security Architecture Design:

• Provide detailed reports, implementation plans, architecture, and data flow diagrams for enterprise security architecture design and capabilities for potential, new, and existing systems and infrastructures.
• Analyze and define enterprise and cloud security architecture designs using government-established policies and Zero Trust best practices.
• Produce technology roadmaps, define reference and implementation architectures, and develop proof-of-concept prototypes and initial implementation models.

Collaboration and Documentation:

• Work with program security teams to document existing security capabilities and architectures, providing recommendations for secure deployment strategies.
• Collaborate with programs to develop, document, and communicate security requirements for enterprise CDC project initiatives.
• Partner with client and corporate teams to understand client requirements and design appropriate reference models, segment and solution architectures, and the resulting systems supporting those missions and business processes.
• Coach, mentor, and collaborate with internal security teams and clients to deliver successful architecture/solution outcomes.
• Ability to guide architect/design, leverage, and operate various operational platforms, including Identity, Credential, Access Management (ICAM), Security Information and Event Management, and Security Orchestration, Automation & Response (SIEM/SOAR), and Privileged Access Management solutions.
• Provide architectural leadership in crafting strategic infrastructure technology programs and planning.

Zero Trust Maturity and Compliance:

• Manage and coordinate ongoing assessments of Zero Trust maturity in line with CISA's Zero Trust maturity model.
• Assist programs with architectural assessments focused on Zero Trust and DevSecOps maturity, producing written reports with implementation roadmaps.

Architectural Documentation and Implementation:

• Produce architectural documentation, including DevSecOps, Network Security Architecture, Cloud Architecture, Reference Architectures, and Zero Trust Strategies.
• Coordinate and track Zero Trust implementation activities, producing dashboards and reports.

Client Account Management and Business Growth Support

• Collaborates with current and prospective clients to identify program improvements, innovations, or opportunities for scope expansion.
• Proactively identifies opportunities for growth for current clients.
• Contributes to broader corporate initiatives including proposal development, solutioning, and proposal writing.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum 10+ years of experience as a Security Solution Architect
• Expert-level experience with modern security tools including SIEM and SOAR solutions
• Experience with in-depth analysis of Cybersecurity, Zero Trust Capabilities, Infrastructures, and Architecture.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills with the ability to present information to various audiences.
• Problem-solving ability and strong analytical skills
• Familiar with the management, operational, and technical aspects of IT Security in a complex enterprise environment.
• Knowledge of enterprise information technology (IT) architectural concepts and patterns (e.g., baseline, validated design, and target architectures).
• Organizational and time-management skills for meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• CISSP/CCSP/CCSK certification or equivalent
• AWS/Azure Cloud Certifications

Education Requirement:Bachelor's degree in physical sciences (e.g., mathematics, physics, meteorology, chemistry, etc.), computer science, engineering, statistics, or operations research.

Clearance Requirement: Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.

• 3 weeks of Personal Leave your first year
• 11 paid Holidays each year
• 5 days of Flexible Time Off each year
• 401(k) company match at 50% up to 10% of your salary
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Public Transportation Subsidies
• Certifications and Training Allowance - $2,500/year!

Why Join Gunnison?

• Gunnison takes on ambitious projects. We target fun, challenging work that requires creative thinking and innovation.
• Quality is our top priority.
• Gunnison employee benefits meet or exceed what other companies in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area offer.
• There is a great sense of camaraderie at Gunnison. This is an atmosphere we will maintain as we continue to grow.
• We are growing rapidly and the opportunity for individual professional growth with Gunnison is outstanding.
• We hire for careers at Gunnison, not to fill a position.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Must be eligible for employment in the United States. We are unable to sponsor candidates at this time.

In 1994 Gunnison Consulting Group began serving the greater Washington, D.C. metro area, focused on tackling our customers' most ambitious technology projects. By creating a culture dedicated to enabling our customers and employees to achieve more than they ever thought they could, the company has thrived for over 25 years.