Security Engineer Architect
Washington, AR - USA
Job Summary
Job Title:Security Engineer / Architect
Washington DC(Hybrid)
Long Term
Job Summary
The Security Engineer / Architect develops technical solutions for vulnerability findings security gaps and architecture-level concerns identified through continuous monitoring vulnerability scanning SA&A assessments or pen test results. Where the Security Engineer focuses on operations the Security Engineer / Architect focuses on solution design - patterns reference architectures and engineered remediations that scale across the SAMHSA environment.
Mandatory Qualifications
- Undergraduate degree in computer science information security engineering or related discipline
- Minimum five (5) years enterprise security architecture security engineering and system administration experience
- Demonstrated experience designing technical solutions for vulnerability remediation and security gap closure
- Experience with security architecture review and design pattern development
- Cloud architecture experience (AWS GovCloud preferred); on-premises hybrid architecture experience
- U.S. citizenship required
Preferred Qualifications
- Cloud architect certification (AWS Certified Solutions Architect Azure Solutions Architect)
- Experience with Zero Trust Architecture design and HHS-authorized ZTA tool integration
- Experience with post-quantum cryptography readiness and TLS 1.3 migration planning
Required Certifications (mandatory unless noted)
- Industry-recognized cybersecurity certification (CISSP CCSP CISSP-ISSAP or equivalent) preferred
- Active or recent Public Trust suitability
Recruiting Submission Checklist
- Resume in TGI federal proposal format (chronological work history certifications education security clearances federal experience flag)
- Signed Letter of Commitment (using template in Section 4 of this document)
- Verified copies of required certifications (e.g. CISSP CAP CISM)
- Public trust suitability status if currently held; HSPD-12 readiness statement if not
- Contact information for two professional references (federal supervisors preferred)
- Confirmation of availability within 30-day Transition-In window