Principal Cyber Security Engineer and Architect

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What youll be doing...

The Corporate Security team is seeking an experienced self-motivated System Architecture Engineer to join the National Security Program Office (NSPO). In this high-impact strategic role you will be responsible for assessing defining and establishing core cybersecurity guidelines guardrails and technical standards across all sensitive and mission-critical programs.

Working as a core member of the NSPO you will bridge organizational security requirements with technical execution. Beyond policy creation you will directly lead the hands-on implementation and enforcement of these guardrails across critical enterprise infrastructures to ensure all program environments operate strictly according to guidelines published by CISA CIS NIST and SANS.

Key Responsibilities

• Guardrail & Baseline Creation: Assess program requirements and author technical security guidelines policy baselines and architectural guardrails for all sensitive and mission-critical program environments based on CISA CIS Benchmarks NIST (e.g. CSF) and SANS guidance.
• Architecture & Hands-On Implementation: Translate abstract security guidelines into concrete engineering controls. Lead the technical implementation of hardened network architectures microsegmentation zero-trust patterns and secure configurations across classified infrastructures.
• Security Assessments & Compliance: Evaluate existing program systems against published CISA/CIS/NIST baselines to identify architectural gaps drift or vulnerabilities driving remediation plans to enforce compliance.
• Cross-Functional & Security Partnership: Partner directly with Corporate Security Cybersecurity teams the Network and Security Operations Center (NSOC) infrastructure groups and program leadership to align program guardrails with enterprise security strategy report on compliance posture mitigate architectural risks and embed mandatory controls into build patterns deployment pipelines and operational workflows.

Where youll be working...

In this worksite-based role youll work onsite at a defined location which is Ashburn VA.

What were looking for...

Youll need to have:

• Bachelors degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Six or more years of relevant experience required demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience or specialized training in system security engineering or network security architecture.
• Must be able to have or obtain Top Secret Security Clearance

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Experience with Windows server operating environments and UNIX/Linux systems engineering (variety of variants).
• Expertise in TCP/IP networking 4G/5G call flows (SBI Diameter SIP) and virtualization technologies like OpenStack and OpenShift / Kubernetes.
• Strong foundational knowledge of incident response lifecycles (NIST or SANS) with experience designing testing and maintaining automation playbooks using SOAR platforms.
• Hands-on experience translating cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST (CSF) CIS Benchmarks CISA directives and SANS baselines into enforceable engineering controls and technical guardrails.
• Proven experience conducting security assessments against baseline standards to identify architectural gaps drift or vulnerabilities driving remediation plans to enforce compliance.
• Hands-on experience with virtualization containerization and cloud infrastructure security (e.g. Kubernetes OpenShift OpenStack AWS/Azure government environments).
• Expertise in cryptographic controls and data-in-transit / data-at-rest encryption standards (e.g. IPsec TLS 1.3 MACsec PKI).
• Advanced architecture and security certifications such as CISSP CISSP-ISSAP (Architecture) CCSP CISM or vendor networking/security certifications (e.g. CCNP Security PCNSE).
• Solid understanding of Identity and Access Management (IAM) Least Privilege access frameworks and Network Access Control (NAC) integration.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail with a proven track record of managing and delivering results.
• Ability to work independently keeping project teams aware of strategic technical challenges .Experience working within or supporting sensitive/restricted program environments.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you we encourage you to apply even if you dont meet every even better qualification listed above.

In this hybrid role youll have a defined work location that includes working from home and a minimum of three days per week in the office which will be set by your manager. Employees are responsible for maintaining compliance with hybrid work policies.

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Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status disability or other legally protected characteristics.

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit options including: medical dental vision short and long term disability basic life insurance supplemental life insurance AD&D insurance identity theft protection pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year paid parental leave adoption assistance and tuition assistance plus other incentives weve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime shift differential holiday pay allowances etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year which grows with additional service. For part-timers your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.

The salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed job-related skills and experience. This is an incentive based position with the potential to earn more. For part-time roles your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours.

The annual salary range for the location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is: $132500.00 - $231000.00.