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Senior Cybersecurity Architect

HX5 is an award-winning provider of engineering, research and development, and technical services to clients such as NASA and the Department of Defense. Founded in 2004, HX5 is a fast-growing veteran- and woman-owned company with locations nationwide. HX5 is currently seeking a qualified Senior Cybersecurity Architect supports the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise Solutions (IRES) contract. The Senior Cybersecurity Architect is a leadership role responsible for designing, developing, and implementing robust cybersecurity architectures that protect the organization's assets, data, and systems. This position provides technical expertise and guidance, ensuring that security principles are embedded into all layers of the IT infrastructure. The Senior Cybersecurity Architect will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and maintain a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy and architecture aligned with business objectives, threat landscape, and compliance requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Cybersecurity Architecture Design and Development:
• Develop and maintain the organization's cybersecurity architecture framework, standards, and blueprints.
• Design and implement security architectures for various systems and environments, including cloud, on-premise, and hybrid infrastructures.
• Evaluate and recommend security technologies, platforms, and tools to support the organization's cybersecurity posture.
• Review and approve architectural diagrams, documentation, and models, focusing on security controls and data flow.
• Lead the development of proof-of-concepts and prototypes to validate security architectural designs.
• Architect and design secure solutions for data protection, network security, endpoint security, identity and access management (IAM), and application security
• Threat Modeling and Risk Assessment:
• Participate in threat modeling exercises to identify potential security vulnerabilities and weaknesses in systems and applications.
• Perform risk assessments to evaluate the likelihood and impact of potential security threats.
• Develop and implement mitigation strategies to address identified security risks
• Technical Leadership and Guidance:
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to other security professionals, including security engineers, analysts, and developers.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on cybersecurity architecture best practices and emerging security technologies.
• Collaborate with project teams to ensure that security is integrated into all phases of the system development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Drive the adoption of new security technologies and architectural patterns within the organization
• Security Standards and Compliance:
• Ensure the cybersecurity architecture complies with relevant legal and regulatory requirements (e.g., NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO 27001, and Security Technical Implementation Guides).
• Work with compliance teams to conduct security audits and assessments
• Incident Response Support:
• Participate in incident response activities as needed, providing technical expertise and guidance.
• Review security incident analysis reports of root causes and determine the need for architectural or technical corrective actions
• Collaboration and Communication:
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including IT operations, development, and business units, to ensure alignment of security goals.