Yakshna Solutions, Inc.
VDOT IT Security Architect
Yakshna Solutions, Inc., Virginia, Minnesota, United States, 55792
We strive to attract and retain the brightest people and offer different job experiences with a full range of challenges and rewards.
We help companies realize and implement IT solutions strategically. Yakshna Solutions supports our client’s mission and goals by sharing our know-how, skills, and knowledge. We take pride in being an equal opportunity employer.
Working with Yakshna gives you the opportunity to develop your knowledge, skills, and abilities. Additionally, you can build a network of peers, mentors, and advance your career! We offer exciting opportunities to work with leading industry experts, business consultants, and IT specialists across large government and private sector companies. The people who work in Yakshna are as diverse as our services. We recognize the crucial importance of each individual to our success and offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and innovative training.
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Jun 05 2025 ID Job Title Job Description 764479 VDOT IT Security Architect Yakshna Solutions, Inc
(YSI) is a CMMI Level 3 assessed, ISO 9001, 20000:1, 27001 certified, woman-owned small business enterprise, headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, USA. YSI provides professional IT solutions and services to business corporations and government organizations. YSI is committed to serving its business communities as a leading IT vendor providing innovative, quality, and cost-effective IT solutions and services. We offer a competitive benefits package including: 401(k), health, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, paid time off, training, and professional development assistance. The Virginia Transportation’s Information Technology Division seeks a Senior Security Architect to support VDOT leadership in Application, Data, and Technology Security through architecture development, reports, and security risk analyses. Responsibilities: Design and institutionalize enterprise security and technology patterns. Assist teams with initiatives, providing tactical and architectural guidance on legacy solutions. Evaluate new implementations, navigating organizational complexities, and presenting analyses and recommendations. Manage work independently, leveraging available resources. Assist in issue resolution, communicate concerns effectively, and extend security architecture practices. Create and socialize architecture artifacts such as standards, management briefs, security training, and process updates. Collaborate with business areas and enterprise architects to understand needs and provide strategic security consultation. Perform security compliance, risk analysis, and exception documentation tasks. Support vulnerability management and ensure data quality for remediation. Develop security artifacts for architecture roadmaps and ensure security measures are integrated. Research governance, controls, peer review processes, and project security considerations. Document process diagrams and scripts, and create technical documentation for diverse audiences. Align security policies and standards with architecture strategies. Partner with architects and technical teams to develop security roadmaps supporting KPIs. Required skills and experience: Experience in information security and IT risk management, focusing on security, performance, and reliability. Knowledge of federal/state compliance and standards review processes. Policy development and security architecture policy experience. Experience with security frameworks like NIST 800 Series, CSF, and COBIT. Technical expertise in areas such as Cloud, IAM, Vulnerability Management, Firewalls, Forensics, Databases, Collaboration Tools, and Web & Mail Services. Security design experience with strategic technology options. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to simplify technical concepts and collaborate across teams. Experience working with management and external entities, explaining security measures and collaborating on security initiatives. Ability to adapt in fast-paced environments and quickly acquire new skills. Understanding of IT customer priorities and platform criticality. YSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, or disability.
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Jun 05 2025 ID Job Title Job Description 764479 VDOT IT Security Architect Yakshna Solutions, Inc
(YSI) is a CMMI Level 3 assessed, ISO 9001, 20000:1, 27001 certified, woman-owned small business enterprise, headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, USA. YSI provides professional IT solutions and services to business corporations and government organizations. YSI is committed to serving its business communities as a leading IT vendor providing innovative, quality, and cost-effective IT solutions and services. We offer a competitive benefits package including: 401(k), health, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, paid time off, training, and professional development assistance. The Virginia Transportation’s Information Technology Division seeks a Senior Security Architect to support VDOT leadership in Application, Data, and Technology Security through architecture development, reports, and security risk analyses. Responsibilities: Design and institutionalize enterprise security and technology patterns. Assist teams with initiatives, providing tactical and architectural guidance on legacy solutions. Evaluate new implementations, navigating organizational complexities, and presenting analyses and recommendations. Manage work independently, leveraging available resources. Assist in issue resolution, communicate concerns effectively, and extend security architecture practices. Create and socialize architecture artifacts such as standards, management briefs, security training, and process updates. Collaborate with business areas and enterprise architects to understand needs and provide strategic security consultation. Perform security compliance, risk analysis, and exception documentation tasks. Support vulnerability management and ensure data quality for remediation. Develop security artifacts for architecture roadmaps and ensure security measures are integrated. Research governance, controls, peer review processes, and project security considerations. Document process diagrams and scripts, and create technical documentation for diverse audiences. Align security policies and standards with architecture strategies. Partner with architects and technical teams to develop security roadmaps supporting KPIs. Required skills and experience: Experience in information security and IT risk management, focusing on security, performance, and reliability. Knowledge of federal/state compliance and standards review processes. Policy development and security architecture policy experience. Experience with security frameworks like NIST 800 Series, CSF, and COBIT. Technical expertise in areas such as Cloud, IAM, Vulnerability Management, Firewalls, Forensics, Databases, Collaboration Tools, and Web & Mail Services. Security design experience with strategic technology options. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to simplify technical concepts and collaborate across teams. Experience working with management and external entities, explaining security measures and collaborating on security initiatives. Ability to adapt in fast-paced environments and quickly acquire new skills. Understanding of IT customer priorities and platform criticality. YSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, or disability.
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