Solutions Architect

Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers’ most demanding challenges. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. Nightwing brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets.

Nightwing is supporting a U.S. Government customer to provide onsite incident response to civilian Government agencies and critical asset owners who experience cyber-attacks, providing immediate investigation and resolution. Contract personnel perform investigations to characterize the severity of breaches, develop mitigation plans, and assist with the restoration of services. Nightwing is seeking a Solutions Architect to support this critical customer mission.

• Lead the end-to-end mapping of new technology identification, requirements development, and workflows across all CISA Threat Hunt.
• Identify and document inputs, outputs, and dependencies for each phase of new technology insertion.
• Develop visual diagrams (process flows, swimlanes, dependency maps) to illustrate how proposed changes impact each section or branch.
• Facilitate workshops with stakeholders to validate workflows and uncover cross‑functional impacts.
• Deliver actionable visuals and documentation to support strategic planning, compliance, and operational readiness.
• Document current and define future‑state workflows and processes.
• Identify inputs, outputs, and key activities for each phase.
• Map dependencies between initiatives, systems, and teams.
• Develop end‑to‑end workflow diagrams.
• Create swimlane diagrams to show roles and handoffs.
• Validate diagrams and maps with stakeholders.
• Analyze impact on each subdivision or branch.
• Identify gaps and recommend process or system changes.
• Deliver final visuals and documentation to leadership.

• U.S. Citizenship.
• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• Ability to obtain Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Entry on Duty (EOD) Suitability.
• 10+ years of direct relevant experience in systems engineering and architecture development.
• Knowledge in various IT fields, including systems and networking engineering, technical analytics, threat hunt incident response, and cloud technologies.
• Experience with cybersecurity attack‑mitigation techniques and cybersecurity architectures.
• Experience with Systems Engineering Lifecycle (SELC) processes, Change Management, requirements management, traceability, and associated tools.
• Comprehensive understanding of Government Information Security policies, regulations, and guidelines.
• Ability to work collaboratively across agencies and physical locations.
• Knowledge and experience with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) or similar lean Agile framework.
• Agile Systems Engineering and/or development experience.
• Dev Sec Ops  or Dev Ops experience.

• Experience with architectural views including operational, technical, business, data, and application architectures using standards such as DODAF or FEAF.
• Experience with software and system lifecycle methodologies (e.g., ISO, CMMI, ITIL, Agile, SAFe).
• Experience with requirements management tools (DOORS preferred).
• Experience with the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and NIST 800‑37 and 800‑53 controls.
• DHS experience.

BS in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Cyber Security, Computer Engineering, or a related degree;
Master’s degree preferred.

• DoD 8140 IAT Level III.
• Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP).
• SAFe certification (SA, SP, SSM/SASM, RTE, POPM, SPD, ASE, or SPC).

Nightwing is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, or any other federally protected class.