IT Security Architect

Overview

Role: IT Security Architect

Client:
State of Virginia

Location:

Richmond, VA (Remote - 3-6 months contract)

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced Information Security Architect to join our IT Security team. The ideal candidate will possess in-depth knowledge of creating governance documentation for Security Tools and Services.

• Identify and prioritize critical business functions in collaboration with organizational stakeholders.
• Perform security reviews, identify gaps in security architecture, and develop a security risk management plan.
• Evaluate security architectures and designs to determine the adequacy of security design and architecture proposed or provided in response to requirements documents. Determine the protection needs (i.e., security controls) for the information system(s) and network(s) and document appropriately.
• Communicate and collaborate with Information Security Engineers and System administrators to collect environment variables and configurations.

• Knowledge of the enterprise information technology (IT) architectural concepts and patterns (e.g., baseline, validated design, and target architectures).
• Skill in determining how a security system should work (including its resilience and dependability capabilities) and how changes in conditions, operations, or the environment will affect these outcomes.
• Communicate and collaborate with Information Security Engineers and System administrators to collect environment variables and configurations.
• Ability to map system configuration details to Security Policy Controls.

This is a remote position.