DevSecOps Architect

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By joining the National Student Clearinghouse, you can be sure that the work you do now will help shape the future of education and the workforce in the U.S. As the trusted source for higher education data since 1993, the Clearinghouse is the leading provider of transcript and data exchange services, automated enrollment and degree verifications, learner insights and research, and compliance solutions for schools, businesses, and learners nationwide.

As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the Clearinghouse works with nearly 3,600 postsecondary institutions to meet their compliance needs and with thousands of high schools and districts to provide continuing collegiate enrollment, progression, and completion statistics about their alumni. In addition, the Research Center publications inform policymakers and business leaders about student educational pathways. Using our unique combination of data, analytics, and software to drive our mission, security and privacy is paramount.

Join us as we continue to invest in our talent and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data on behalf of all learners.

The Architect, Dev Sec Ops  serves as a senior individual contributor responsible for defining and
advancing enterprise Dev Sec Ops  architecture, standards, governance, and technology roadmaps that
enable secure, scalable, and resilient software delivery. This role partners across engineering, security,
operations, product, data, and business teams to modernize development platforms, improve operational
reliability, strengthen software supply chain security, and accelerate delivery through automation and
platform engineering practices. The Architect provides technical leadership for complex enterprise
initiatives spanning cloud-native technologies, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, observability, resiliency,
and secure software development.

Currently, this is a remote-first position, and this position may be required to periodically work on-site at our office and the frequency would depend on the department/division's requirements. Therefore, candidates must either reside within a reasonable distance to commute to our office or be willing to travel to our office in Herndon, when required.

• Demonstrate the Clearinghouse's core competencies:
  Customer Focus, Optimizes Work Processes, Collaborates, Communicates Effectively, and Be Open and Authentic.
• Define and evolve the enterprise Dev Sec Ops  architecture vision, reference architectures,standards, governance frameworks, and strategic technology roadmaps that enable secure,scalable, and resilient software delivery.
• Evaluate and responsibly integrate AI-assisted engineering capabilities into software development, testing, security, platform operations, incident response, and developer workflows to improve productivity, quality, and operational effectiveness.
• Provide architectural leadership and technical direction for enterprise software delivery platforms,CI/CD ecosystems, platform engineering capabilities, and cloud-native environments to support business and technology objectives.
• Architect and champion secure software development practices, software supply chain security controls, and Dev Sec Ops  governance processes that reduce risk and strengthen organizational security posture.
• Establish enterprise architectural patterns and best practices for Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation, Git Ops, policy as code, and cloud infrastructure management.
• Partner with engineering, cybersecurity, cloud, infrastructure, data, product, and business stakeholders to align technology investments and solution architectures with organizational objectives and priorities.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, industry trends, and engineering methodologies, developing recommendations and roadmaps that improve operational efficiency, resiliency, security,developer productivity, and cost effectiveness.
• Lead the architectural strategy for observability, monitoring, incident response, operational readiness, service reliability, disaster recovery, and business continuity initiatives.
• Develop and maintain architecture standards that promote scalability, performance, availability,recoverability, operational excellence, and long-term platform sustainability.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to leadership, project teams, and engineering organizations, providing guidance on…