Security Architect

Job Description
ECS is seeking an Security Architect to work in our Washington, DC office.

The ECS Team provides guidance to the Supply Chain Risk Management Unit (SCRMU) for identifying, assessing, selecting, and implementing risk management processes; as well as providing mitigating controls for information and communication technology (ICT) procurement and acquisition throughout the FBI.

• Leads and assists in the delivery of cyber security and IT security engineering projects
• Creates security architecture standards for adoption of new technology
• Identifies, quantifies, and recommends actionable, traceable, and exploitable mitigations for security risks as they relate to enterprise projects
• Produces proactive management reporting, including appropriate metrics that inform senior leadership as to the state of information risk and exposure based upon FBI controlled or requested ICT assets
• Produces assessment workflow metrics that provide unit and senior management with insight into backlogs, prioritization changes, and process improvement to expedite responsiveness to mission customers
• General understanding of Office products such as Word, Excel, and SharePoint for creating and managing asset lists, project requirements, and other deliverables
• Applied understanding of product quality control, auditing, continuous monitoring, and generating standards that normalize assessment products for process improvement and data exploitation
• Understands security product / service cost drivers and industry and business trends impacting the Federal government with specific focus on the FBI and IC agencies
• Recognizes and proactively identifies potential areas where existing security policies and procedures require change, or where new ones need to be developed, especially regarding future business expansion
• Serves as information security subject matter experts for the Federal government's assessment of ICT product proposed for purchase or renewal
• Collaborates with FBI enterprise IT management personnel to ensure integration of SCRM efforts with larger enterprise security and operational goals
• Evaluates and recommends security software/hardware and its integration into existing architecture
• Researches and benchmarks security infrastructure technologies as it relates to the organization

Salary Range: $140,000 - $150,000

Required Skills

• Must have a current Top-Secret Clearance with the capability of obtaining SCI / CI-Poly if needed to meet contract requirements.
• Bachelor's degree in technical discipline preferred
• Minimum 7+ years of progressive experience in technical roles in cyber security
• Experience leading security design and architecture reviews of large applications, systems, and networks
• Experience in leading security reviews of software to include open source, proprietary, and data services
• Experience in technical customer support to include monitoring incident resolution preferred
• Deep security expertise in at least one of the following (1) Windows and Active Directory, (2) networking/routing/switching and/or applications based on .NET, C or C#
• Some familiarity or experience with Cloud technology or AI preferred
• A track record of success in securing large and complex environments, such as data centers or other industrial spaces

Desired Skills
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ECS is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis any characteristic protected by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local jurisdiction law.

ECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United States Federal Government. We are focused on people, values and purpose. Every day, our 3300+ employees focus on providing their technical talent to support the Federal Agencies and Departments of the US Government to serve, protect and defend the American People.