Senior Security Architect

NO C2C OR THIRD PARTY INQUIRIES Senior Security Architect

• Location: 100% on-site in Santa Ana, CA
• Duration: 18 Month Contract
• Hourly Rate: $65- $75/hr

• Palo Alto Technologies (Deep technical knowledge, certification)
• Cyber Ark
• Service Now
• Tenable Vulnerability Management
• Terraform
• Microsoft O365

• Enforce network security controls aligned with Criminal Justice Information Services (“
  CJIS
  ”), National Institute of Standards and Technology (“
  NIST
  ”), and department policy.
• Implement and maintain firewall rulesets, Network Access Control (“
  NAC
  ”) solutions (e.g., Cisco Identity Service Engine (“
  ISE
  ”)), and endpoint access policies.
• Support the cybersecurity team in incident detection, forensic analysis, and mitigation strategies.
• Provide documentation and evidence for security audits and compliance reviews.

• Serve as the hands-on engineer for network deployment, upgrades, and incident response.
• Configure and manage Cisco switches, routers, firewalls, WLCs, and wireless endpoints.
• Design and manage VPNs, QoS, ACLs, network monitoring, and logging systems (Solar Winds, Net Flow, SNMP).

• Serve as the department’s SME on enterprise security, guiding decisions across IT, public safety systems, and operations.
• Train, coach, and mentor internal IT staff, including junior and mid-level network technicians.
• Lead structured knowledge transfer sessions, hands-on training, and real-time coaching during support and implementation activities.
• Create SOPs, how-to guides, and step-by-step documentation tailored for ongoing use by internal staff.
• Support staff in preparation for certification paths (e.g., CCNA/CCNP) if desired.