Savan Group is looking for a Security Architect to support to a federal agency develop, maintain, enhance, and validate its security architecture as part of an enterprise architecture program.

A working knowledge of several of the following areas is required: Federal enterprise architecture policies and practices, federal cybersecurity policies and practices; knowledge of current cyber security controls; and system development life cycles.

Roles And Responsibilities

Work closely with the Lead Enterprise Architect to assess, plan, and update the agency’s security architecture
Understand security risks to the enterprise architecture strategy and work out effective mitigation strategies.
Work with agency program offices and stakeholders to identify and proactively engage on security planning, strategy, and implementation.
Identify information technology inadequacies and/or deficiencies that affect the functional area’s ability to support/meet organizational goals and security objectives.
Experience with technology projects, preferably enterprise architecture.
Ensure alignment with the White House Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity.
Implement SABSA Framework architectural layers to support critical security initiatives.
Work with the Enterprise Architect and associated team members to identify and promote secure design, coding and configuration best practices to enhance the security posture of FSA systems.
Support agency and system cyber defense planning practices and proactively report on updates or changes to stakeholders, clients, and leadership.
Provide recommendations for security controls for network infrastructure, and application development teams.
Document exemptions to security policies and justifications of why the exemptions were applied.
Ability to complete individual tasks effectively, work in a team environment, and be proactive with little guidance
Experience implementing tools and frameworks to support clients’ future-state security initiatives
Ability to think critically and analyze a wide variety of complex problems
Proactive and willing to engage in a high degree of verbal and written communication to support the program manager and team in its delivery to the client.

Minimum Requirements

Bachelor's degree
5+ years of professional experience
Public Trust Clearance or higher

Preferred Qualifications

SABSA certification
Experience with security architecture for a federal agency
Experience supporting a chief information officer organization
CISSP certification
Experience with Alfabet

Job Location and Schedule

Savan Group Headquarters (McLean, VA) and Client Site (Washington, DC)

Hybrid Schedule (1-2 days on site)

Application Process

Submit your application to the link on this page. Applicants selected for interview will be notified by email or phone.

EOE, including disability and veterans.

Savan Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to a workplace free of discrimination. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, and sexual orientation, national origin, age (40 or older), marital status, disability, genetic information, status as a protected veteran, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for the employment process, please email your request to humanresources@savangroup.com. For more information about our company, please visit our website at www.savangroup.com.

This position requires that you be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before your designated start date unless an exemption from this requirement has been granted as an accommodation for religious or medical reasons.

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