Senior Security Architect

Gray Tier Technologies has an immediate need for a Senior Security Architect for a new customer on a highly-visible and strategic Cybersecurity Task Order. The Senior Security Architect will need to be a self-starter with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, flexibility, good judgment and the ability to coordinate multiple, concurrent tasks in an effective manner. This individual will work with internal team members to ensure the systems are functional, secure, and scalable. The systems and networks developed will be used to collect and process data and improve the customer’s security infrastructure. The Senior Security Architect will support the design and development of cybersecurity tools and technology along with integration of new architectural features into existing infrastructures while maintaining the integrity and security of enterprise-wide systems and networks.

Primary Responsibilities

· Provides technical leadership and support to a team of Senior/Junior Security Engineers with a broad scope of capabilities and tools, including Splunk, Tanium, Nessus, Forescout, Cyberark, SOAR, security stacks, networking protocols, Threat Intelligence Platforms, Cloud technology, and other security operations-related technologies.

· Serves as a trusted advisor to customer senior leadership that supports and provides technical vision , guidance, and direction advice.

· Keeps abreast of emerging and developing technologies, making recommendations, and participating in the customer technology selection process as appropriate.

· Works with the Acquisition team to ensure that the most cost-effective technical solutions are selected.

· Works with Security Operations to define security requirements and to ensure end-to-end process documentation and implementation for new technology and capabilities.

· Participates and directs user acceptance testing efforts to ensure that new technology meets client needs.

· Constantly looks for ways to lower the capital investment for customer solutions with more effective and efficient technology solutions.

· Makes technology recommendations with professional presentations to customer stakeholders.

Basic Qualifications:

· Requires a Bachelor’s Degree and at least 12 years of prior relevant experience or Master’s Degree and 8 years of prior relevant experience.

· At least 4 years of previous experience as a Security Engineer or a similar role

· General knowledge of Splunk technology with hands-on administrative experience preferred

· Software development experience in at least one programming language and one scripting language contributing to large development projects

· Experience with some enterprise applications

· In-depth experience in five with a preference of seven or more of the following: networking protocols, cloud technologies, virtualization, routers, security stacks, incident response, Threat Intelligence Platforms, BlueCoat, FireEye, mobility, penetration testing, Authorization and Accreditation (A&A), EnCase/malware analysis, network packet capture analysis.

· Familiarity with Zero Trust concepts, technologies, and implementation strategies to incorporate into Customer solutions and support a transition to Zero Trust

· Possesses a general understanding of enterprise-level performance issues and mitigations

· Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to work in a team environment and build relationships with multiple stakeholders

· Ability to draft IT Architectural diagrams to articulate technical solutions and nuance to non-technical stakeholders

· Ability to work independently with minimal direction; self-starter/self-motivated

· Ability to direct the work of other security engineers

· Senior-level security or management certification is required, e.g. CISSP. Additional certifications are highly desirable.

· The candidate must currently possess or be able to obtain a DHS EOD