IT Security Architect

Role: IT Security Architect

Client: State of Virginia

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

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.