Lead Cybersecurity Architect

Summary

Join 540 as a Lead Cybersecurity Architect to safeguard the Air Force's RSO tools. You will lead cybersecurity teams, monitor systems, and remediate vulnerabilities. Experience leading ATO processes on federal/DoD projects is crucial. This 100% remote position (within the continental US, East Coast hours) requires a DoD Secret clearance (or higher) and a Bachelor's degree (preferred). 540 offers comprehensive benefits, including fully covered health insurance, 401k matching, flexible PTO, and professional development opportunities.

Requirements

• 6+ years of relevant experience
• Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSP), or ability to obtain within six months of onboarding. Certification must be maintained throughout employment
• Experience leading a team through the entire ATO process on a federal / DoD project / program
• Experience delivering Continuous ATO
• Knowledge of security concerns for delivering on commercial cloud platforms
• Deep knowledge of DoD IATT and ATO processes
• Knowledge of DoD STIGs, STIG vulnerabilities, and remediation strategies
• Experience writing cybersecurity test plans
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related engineering field
• US Citizen with the ability to obtain a DoD Secret (or higher) clearance

Responsibilities

• Lead cybersecurity teams
• Monitor system operations, hardware and software for vulnerabilities
• Work with operations and development teams to remediate findings
• Manage any POAMs
• Maintain the Interim Authority to Test while progressing towards Authorization to Operate
• Delivery of Security Documentation to achieve IATT and ultimately ATO
• Certificate Management
• Security Reporting
• Incident Response Management
• Provide security subject matter expertise to development and architecture teams to ensure new feature development aligns with security posture and guidelines
• POA&M Management
• System Access Management
• Security assessment and signoff on releases
• Collaboration with numerous delivery teams working on disparate RSO Pipeline Tools to prioritize and remediate security findings

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with GCP and Assured Workloads
• Experience with authorizing systems using a BCAP
• Personal coding and/or DevOps experience
• Experience using code scanners
• Experience managing a Jira project

Benefits

• 100% covered health, dental and vision premium for employees, optional dependent coverage
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401k with employer match
• Company Sponsored Life Insurance, Short and Long Term Disability coverage
• Flexible PTO + all Federal holidays off
• Home Office allowance
• Reimbursement for trainings / certifications
• Paid AWS Developer account
• Fully loaded Macbook Pro
• Referral Bonus
• Annual Social Events
• Access to 540’s Washington Capitals tickets