Armenia Cybersecurity and Digital Resilience Solutions Architect

Position Summary:

As a central part of its national security strategy, the U.S. government is investing in protecting the critical infrastructure of our allies globally. In support of this strategy and building on our 25 years as a leader in global threat reduction, CRDF Global is implementing large-scale cybersecurity programs in crucial geostrategic regions across Europe & Eurasia (including Ukraine, Moldova, the Western Balkans, the Caucasus region, and Central Asia). CRDF Global is seeking an Armenia Cybersecurity and Digital Resilience Solutions Architect to serve as a thought leader and solution architect to support the organization in delivering effective, adaptive, and innovative cybersecurity programming in Europe and Eurasia.

The ability to communicate effectively and to interact with subject matter experts in the government, academic, non-profit, and private sectors is essential. The ideal candidate will have spent 12+ years in progressively more responsible technical positions, and will have transitioned into project and program management, design, and solutioning. This position most closely maps to the following NIST/NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework (SP 800-181r1) roles; (1) Security Architect (SP-ARC-001), (2) Program Manager (OV-PMA-001), (3) Cyber Policy & Strategy Planner (OV-SPP-002), (4) Cyber Defense Analyst (PR-CDA-001), and (5) Cyber Defense Incident Responder (PR-CIR-001).

This position will require relocation to or residence in Armenia.

Major Responsibilities:

Lead technical programs: Accountable to lead and ensure high quality delivery of designated programs. As the in-country technical leader, assess, advise, architect and design, create policy, and develop strategy.

• Conduct landscape and risk assessments: Identify, evaluate, and prioritize beneficiary digital and cybersecurity needs
• Consult and advise: Provide guidance to beneficiaries on digital and cyber security assessment, best practices, security frameworks (e.g., NIS2, ISO, NIST), and regulatory compliance (e.g., GDPR, DSA).
• Architect and Design: Architect and design effective technical solutions.
• Create security policy: Support beneficiary development of standards-based cybersecurity policy.
• Develop Strategy: Work with stakeholders to align cybersecurity strategies with business objectives, ensuring both short-term and long-term goals are met.

Enable beneficiary sustainment of all delivered cyber capabilities and solutions:

• Build institutional capacity with partner organizations through tailored cybersecurity trainings, technical assistance, and simulation exercises.
• Develop a sustainable cyber workforce within government and academic institutions through mentorship and integration of standards aligned with international frameworks (e.g., NICE).
• Provide technical support to beneficiary and donor burden sharing engageme

Skills / Knowledge Requirements:

Experience:

• 12+ years of progressively responsible work experience in information security, cybersecurity or a related field in support of government clients.
• As part of or in addition to the above, 8+ years demonstrated technical program management experience.

Technical:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.
• Demonstrated knowledge with and employment of industry standards and frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001, etc.) and compliance and regulatory frameworks (e.g., GDPR, DSA, PCIDSS).
• Demonstrated strong analytical skills and the ability to understand offensive and defensive cybersecurity measures, including risk management.
• Demonstrated knowledge of current global digital and cybersecurity policies, trends, threat actors, recent vulnerabilities and breaches of note, mitigation strategies, and security policy frameworks.
• Proven technical fluency in one or more of the following areas of expertise:

-Cyber Compliance and Regulatory Management: Implement security practices in compliance with industry standards and regulations (e.g., PCI DSS, DSA, GDPR).

-Security Solution Integration: Identify and employ beneficiary sustainable security technologies.

-Incident Response Planning: Design NIST SP 800-61R2 incident response plans.

-Design Security Architectures: Architect and deliver sustainable solutions.

-Threat Assessments: Employed threat assessments to architect and deliver effective security solutions.

• Relationships and community reputation:

-Established international knowledge and relationship network with a demonstrated track record in international donor programs in Eurasia.

• Communication and influence:

-Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to engage and influence a wide range of individuals from varied backgrounds at all levels within their organizations.

-Strong conceptual skills combined with the ability to take ambitious ideas and to break them into manageable, specific sets of objectives.

Ability to plan and successfully implement creative and ambitious programs in a complex environ

ment.

-Demonstrated ability in successful change management.

-Fluency in spoken and written English.

• Willingness and ability to travel extensively across Europe and Eurasia.

Preferred:

• Master’s degree in a relatedfield
• Experience with assessing, advising, and implementing in a developing country context strongly preferred
• Experience managing a global team of technical engineers
• Additional regional language fluency (Armenian and/or Russian)
• Industry Professional certifications (CISSP, CISM, CEH, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, NIST CSF Practitioner).
• Experience of international development programming, particularly in the European Union

CRDF Global offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

CRDF Global is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). CRDF Global provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran, age, or disability status.