Cyber Architect

Location: College Park, MD; Washington, DC; Reston, VA; Colorado Springs, CO; Norfolk, VA

Required Clearance: Active TS/SCI with polygraph eligibility

Employment Type: Full-Time Regular

Shift: Day

Travel: No

Relocation Assistance: Yes

Company Overview

We are Ennoble First. The people supporting and securing some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. We ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work has meaning and impact on the world around us, but also on us, and that's important. Ennoble First is your place. You make it your own by embracing autonomy, seizing opportunity, and being trusted to deliver your best every day. We think. We act. We deliver.

Job Description

Ennoble First is seeking a Cyber Architect to support enterprise cybersecurity architecture, modernization, and Zero Trust initiatives within a highly regulated mission environment. This role focuses on assessing current-state security capabilities, designing future-state architectures, and guiding the implementation of scalable, resilient cybersecurity solutions across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

The Cyber Architect works with senior stakeholders, engineering teams, and industry partners to translate mission needs into executable security architectures aligned with federal standards and best practices. This position operates with a high degree of autonomy and contributes to enterprise-level decision-making, technical direction, and cybersecurity maturation.

Primary Responsibilities

• Assess current-state enterprise security architectures and identify gaps, risks, and modernization opportunities
• Design and articulate future-state cybersecurity architectures aligned with mission objectives and industry standards
• Lead alternatives analysis, tool selection, and capability planning across cybersecurity domains
• Develop solution roadmaps and reference architectures aligned with NIST SP 800-37, SP 800-53, SP 800-207, and the DoD Zero Trust Reference Architecture
• Provide technical guidance and advisory support to senior leaders, including CISO- and CIO-level stakeholders
• Author technical documentation including architecture diagrams, reference models, whitepapers, and technical briefs
• Coordinate with engineering and operations teams to support secure implementation and integration of cybersecurity capabilities
• Mentor junior engineers and architects as part of enterprise cybersecurity initiatives
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience supporting enterprise IT engineering or cybersecurity programs
• 3+ years of experience leading modernization or transformation efforts in one or more of the following areas: Threat Detection, Vulnerability Management, Infrastructure Protection, Automation and Orchestration, Multi-Cloud, or Zero Trust
• 2+ years of experience leading technical project delivery for large, complex organizations
• Experience architecting cybersecurity solutions and roadmaps aligned with federal standards and frameworks
• Experience leading alternatives analysis and product selection efforts for cybersecurity technologies
• Ability to guide and advise senior leadership on cybersecurity strategy and maturation
• Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam
  
  

Education

• Associate's degree and 5+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, or
• Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, or
• Master's degree and 1+ year of experience supporting IT projects and activities, or
• 10+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities in lieu of a degree
  
  

Certifications

• Active DoD 8570 Information Assurance Technician (IAT) Level III certification
• Active DoD 8570 Information Assurance Systems Architect and Engineer (IASAE) Level I certification
• Certifications such as CISSP or SecurityX fulfill both requirements
• Must obtain a DoD 8570 Cybersecurity Service Provider – Infrastructure Support certification (e.g., CEH, CySA+, GICSP, SSCP, CHFI, CFR, Cloud+, or CND) prior to start date
  
  

Additional Qualifications

• Experience in cybersecurity engineering or operations leadership roles
• Experience selecting, designing, and implementing cybersecurity tools for large federal or commercial organizations
• Strong familiarity with core cybersecurity technologies including firewalls, IDS/IPS, SIEM, EDR, DLP, and identity systems
• Experience designing secure solutions for hybrid and multi-cloud architectures
• Experience supporting Agile, ITSM, ITIL, and Systems Engineering Life Cycle (SELC) best practices
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
  
  

Compensation

Salary range: $120,000 – $150,000

The Ennoble First pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Ennoble First is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

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