Cybersecurity Architect (TS/SCI with Poly Required)

GCI embodies excellence, integrity and professionalism. The employees supporting our customers deliver unique, high-value mission solutions while effectively leverage the technological expertise of our valued workforce to meet critical mission requirements in the areas of Data Analytics and Software Development, Engineering, Targeting and Analysis, Operations, Training, and Cyber Operations. We maximize opportunities for success by building and maintaining trusted and reliable partnerships with our customers and industry.

At GCI, we solve the hard problems. As a Cybersecurity Architect, a typical day will include the following duties/skills:

Work Requirements: 

• Assist in evaluating and advising on zero trust architecture maturity models and road mapping phased adoption, ensuring alignment with customer's organizational security posture.
• Work within the customer's IT and Cybersecurity policies, standards, and guidance domains.
• Apply critical thinking to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems related to zero trust architecture.
• Possess working knowledge of zero trust architecture frameworks (e.g., NIST SP 800-207), including micro-segmentation, least-privilege access, and continuous verification.
• Possess working knowledge of network security architectures, such as software-defined networking (SDN), secure access service edge (SASE), and API gateways.
• Possess working knowledge of identity and access management (IAM) and multi-factor authentication (MFA) systems.
• The candidate shall possess a working knowledge of cloud-native security (e.g., AWS IAM, Azure AD, Google Cloud IAM) and hybrid/multi-cloud environments.
• The candidate shall collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., security, DevOps, compliance) to help align customer zero trust architecture goals and outcomes, with business objectives.
• Coordinate program and project management process activities such as program and project reviews and creating documentation.
• Assist in preparing schedules, roadmaps, and management plans.
• Perform executive technical writing or editing to create cohesive products, narrative, or program artifacts for various audiences, including senior leadership.
• Assist with tracking and monitoring on-going Sponsor zero trust projects and initiatives.
• Engage with Sponsor stakeholders and senior audiences to coordinate activities across organizational boundaries.
• Assist in assessing, documenting, and tracking program and project requirements and follow-on technical exchange meetings (TEMs).
• Translate technical information into clear, readable documents and presentations to be used by technical and non-technical personnel.
• Track dependencies related to zero trust architecture implementation including but not limited to process improvements and changes, and technical integration challenges.

Required Skills and Demonstrated Experience:

• Demonstrated experience evaluating and advising on zero trust architecture maturity models and road mapping phased adoption.
• Demonstrated experience within the IT and Cybersecurity policies, standards and guidance domains, organizing and shaping IT direction given to an organization's workforce.
• Demonstrated experience applying critical thinking to identify strengths and weakness of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems related to zero trust architecture.
• Demonstrated experience with a working knowledge of zero trust architecture frameworks (e.g., NIST SP 800-207), including micro-segmentation, least-privilege access, and continuous verification.
• Demonstrated experience in network security architectures, such as software-defined networking (SDN), secure access service edge (SASE), or API gateways.
• Demonstrated experience with a working knowledge of identity and access management (IAM) and multi-factor authentication (MFA) systems.
• Demonstrated experience with cloud-native security (e.g., AWS IAM, Azure AD, or Google Cloud IAM) and hybrid/multi-cloud environments.
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with cross-functional teams (e.g., security, DevOps, compliance) to help align zero trust architecture goals and outcomes, with business objectives.
• Demonstrated experience engaging with stakeholders to coordinate activities across organization boundaries.
• Demonstrated experience preparing schedules, roadmaps, and management plans.
• Demonstrated experience working with executive technical writing or editing to create cohesive products, narrative, or program artifacts for various audiences, including senior leadership.
• Demonstrated experience translating technical information into clear, readable documents and presentations to be used by technical and non-technical personnel.
• Demonstrated experience with tracking project or program dependencies including but not limited to process improvements and changes, and technical integration challenges.
• Demonstrated experience assessing, documenting, and tracking program and project requirements and follow-on technical exchange meetings (TEMs).
• Demonstrated experience tracking and monitoring on-going projects and initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating program and project management process activities such as program and project reviews and creating documentation.

Highly Desired Skills and Demonstrated Experience:

• Demonstrated experience understanding threat landscapes, including lateral movement prevention and behavioral analytics using SIEM tools (e.g., Splunk) or UEBA platforms.
• Demonstrated experience architecting scalable, resilient zero trust architecture solutions that incorporate automation (e.g., via Infrastructure as Code with Terraform or similar) and monitoring for real-time anomaly detection.
• Demonstrated experience in assisting in identification and definition of process efficiencies.
• Demonstrated experience with customer mission and familiarity with other customer community policies, core services and common concerns.
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with the customer to improve the information technology capabilities, services, and support to customer directorates.
• Demonstrated experience with both internal and external customer stakeholders' processes, policies, procedures, and capabilities.
• Demonstrated experience creating, drafting, and reviewing Cybersecurity policies and program documentation.
• Demonstrated experience as a Network Architect or Security Architect.
• Degree or equivalent experience in a business, computer science or technology discipline.

A candidate must be a US Citizen and requires an active/current TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans