Design and oversee advanced security architectures for a federal Security Operations Center, ensuring resilient and scalable infrastructure aligned with Zero Trust and NIST standards. This role bridges SOC operations with enterprise security strategy for mission-critical systems.
What you'll do
- Design enterprise security reference architectures for federal agencies using Zero Trust principles and NIST 800-160 guidance
- Lead secure system design efforts, integrating security controls and ensuring alignment with NIST/FISMA compliance requirements
- Collaborate with SOC analysts, incident responders, and engineering teams to ensure the security operations environment is resilient and scalable
- Oversee implementation of advanced security architectures protecting systems, data, and infrastructure across federal environments
- Communicate complex security concepts and architectural decisions to both technical teams and leadership stakeholders
Mission
Agile Defense supports the nation's most important defense and federal missions through adaptive innovation. This SOC Security Architect role directly strengthens federal cybersecurity posture by architecting secure, compliant systems that protect vital national interests.
Required skills
- Cybersecurity architecture
- Zero Trust design
- NIST 800-160
- NIST/FISMA alignment
- Enterprise security reference architectures
- Secure system design
- Security controls integration
- Federal systems security