[Hiring] Security Architect @Peraton

Role Description

Peraton is seeking a Security Architect responsible for designing, developing, and governing enterprise security architectures that protect information systems, applications, infrastructure, cloud environments, and sensitive data. This role establishes security architecture principles, reference designs, technical standards, and implementation patterns aligned with organizational risk tolerance, mission objectives, and applicable federal security requirements.

Work Location: This is a remote position, but candidate must be willing to work during the hours of 8am - 5pm EST. This position is contingent upon contract award.

What You Will Do:

• Develop and maintain enterprise security architecture principles, reference architectures, technical standards, and security design patterns.
• Translate business, mission, and regulatory requirements into secure architectural solutions across applications, infrastructure, networks, endpoints, and cloud environments.
• Conduct security architecture reviews and threat modeling to identify design weaknesses, architectural risks, and opportunities to strengthen security controls.
• Define security requirements for new systems, technology integrations, modernization initiatives, and enterprise platforms.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and provide architecture recommendations that balance security, scalability, performance, cost, and operational requirements.
• Establish architecture governance processes and ensure security considerations are incorporated throughout the system development lifecycle.
• Provide technical architecture guidance to security engineering, DevSecOps, cloud platform, infrastructure, and application teams.
• Establish secure integration patterns for security monitoring, incident response, vulnerability management, and threat detection capabilities.
• Review technical designs, solution proposals, and implementation plans to validate alignment with security architecture standards.
• Support the selection and integration of security technologies based on technical requirements, threat models, and organizational needs.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain the required Public Trust level clearance.
• Bachelors Degree and 12 years of experience, a Masters Degree and 10 years of experience, an Associates Degree and 14 years, or a High School Diploma or equivalent and 16 years of experience.
• One or more of the following relevant certifications: CISSP, CISM, CASP, CCISO, Security+, or CAP.
• Experience designing Zero Trust and identity-centric architectures, including FICAM-aligned identity, credential and access management.
• FedRAMP and AWS GovCloud or Azure Government experience.
• Demonstrated experience designing and reviewing security architectures for complex enterprise, cloud, hybrid, or federal information systems.
• Strong understanding of security architecture principles, threat modeling, defense-in-depth, least privilege, identity security, encryption, and network security.
• Experience applying security frameworks and controls, including NIST SP 800-53 and other applicable federal or industry standards.
• Proven experience translating security requirements into technical architecture designs, implementation standards, and security control specifications.

Requirements

• Active Secret clearance (Preferred).
• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field (Preferred).
• AWS Certified Security - Specialty certification, or an architecture certification such as SABSA, TOGAF, or CISSP-ISSAP (Preferred).
• Experience with federal agency modernization roadmaps (Preferred).

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Health savings account.
• Short/long term disability.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Parental leave.
• 401(k) plan.
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation.
• Company paid holidays.

Target Salary Range

$112,000 - $179,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.