Cyber Security Architect

• Location: Chantilly, Virginia
• Type: Contract
• Job #3316

Title: Cyber Security Architect
Location: Chantilly, VA
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview:
Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation's toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don't look any further than Cornerstone Defense.

Mandatory Skills

• The Contractor team shall assist the Sponsor shepherd multiple IT systems through the Assessment and Accreditation (A&A) processes.
• Demonstrated experience leading security accreditation efforts for enterprise systems.
• Demonstrated experience with security engineering and network engineering.
• Demonstrated experience analyzing and documenting test results
• Demonstrated experience assessing systems against information assurance policies and regulations.
• Demonstrated experience in cyber security implementation and design
• Demonstrated experience in customer A&A workflow and experience with Risk Management Framework
• Demonstrated experience providing complex technical solutions in a fluid operating environment including experience in access management, encryption, process improvements, org change recommendations and working directly with the customer cyber security office
• Demonstrated experience analyzing security threats and exploits, come to a conclusion and prioritize remediation activities
• Knowledge and aptitude in systems and security engineering, software development lifecycle, DevSecOps, management, customer cyber security rules, regs, policies and standards
• Expertise in network design, security architecture and identifying security gaps and proposing solutions
• Assess patch and vulnerability management, provisioning and terrain management and assist with process improvement
• Demonstrated experience communicating complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences including recommended solutions to a diverse group of senior leaders.

Optional Skills

• Demonstrated experience with offensive security practices.
• Demonstrated experience with vulnerability scanning tools.
• Certifications
  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
  • Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)