Information Technology Security Architect

Job Details

Equinox Consulting Partners LLC is seeking a Security Architect to join our team. We are a leading provider of innovative consulting solutions, committed to delivering exceptional results to our clients. In this role, you will play a critical role in ensuring that the security requirements of the Commonwealth of Virginia are met, protecting the organization's missions and business processes. If you have a strong background in cybersecurity, architecture, and experience working with Virginia state government, we encourage you to apply and become part of our dynamic team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the remediation of the existing Security System Plan (SSP) and baseline backlog of submitting new requests.
• Ensure that the Commonwealth of Virginia's security requirements necessary to protect missions and business processes are adequately addressed in all aspects of the architecture.
• Develop and document system security plans, including reference models, segment and solution architectures, and resulting systems supporting missions and business processes.
• Apply methods, standards, and approaches for describing, analyzing, and documenting an organization's security architecture.
• Apply cybersecurity and privacy principles to organizational requirements.
• Employ secure configuration management processes to maintain security standards.
• Evaluate security architectures and designs to determine the adequacy of proposed solutions in response to requirements.
• Collaborate with Virginia state government stakeholders to understand specific requirements and ensure alignment with organizational goals.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (preferred).
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in cybersecurity architecture or related field.
• Experience with secure configuration management processes.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity and privacy principles.
• Prior experience working with Virginia state government (desired).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work on-site four days per week without exceptions.
• Must be able to provide evidence of prior Virginia state government experience on resume if applicable.

 Equinox Consulting Partners LLC

 05/17/2024

 Richmond,VA