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# Security Solutions Architect

- **Company:** Maximus, Inc.
- **Location:** Charleston, WV, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $134,215.0 - $180,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Cyber Security, Information Systems, Continuous Integration, Trusted Systems, Privacy Controls, Information Technology
- **Published:** July 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/us723bf59ca0a29c3578b5895c0d14f171/eaa

## About the Role

Please refer to the additional information section of the job requisition for this opening to determine clearance eligibility required.

 - Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or the equivalent combination of education, training, or work experience
 - Professional security certification such as CISSP or CCSP is desired
 - Seven (7) or more years of experience in information technology
 - Security Engineering or Security Architecture experience in a FEDERALLY focused environment is required.
 - Federal compliance frameworks and regulatory requirements
 - CI/CD Pipeline and ITSM platform (Information Technology Service Management)
-Enterprise level internal controls and security standards

 - Compliance and assurance requirements across regulated environments
 - Security architecture principles, patterns, and risk-based design approaches
 - Understanding of how business objectives, contracts, and regulatory obligations influence security architecture decisions
 - Ability to communicate complex security concepts clearly to diverse audiences
 - Ability to travel up to 10%, based on the business need.
 - Experience writing contract language for government proposals is preferred.
-Must have experienced with:
NIST 800-53 Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems and Organizations
NIST 800-171 Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and Organizations
Other preferred NIST 800 Series experience:
NIST SP 800-160v1r1 Engineering Trustworthy Secure Systems

## Description

Determines security requirements by assessing business strategies and requirements, researching information security standards, conducting system security and vulnerability analyses and risk assessments, studying architecture/platform, and identifying integration points and issues

 - Develops requirements and strategies to address information security needs and oversees projects through the implementation phase
 - Works with the various information security team members and information technology teams to ensure changes to new or existing technologies are assimilated and functioning correctly
 - Defines security requirements for information technologies and solutions
 - Partners with other technical architects within the company to ensure consistency with enterprise architecture processes and practices
 - Ensures that information security controls are designed and implemented to meet all regulatory and/or contractual requirements
 - Research new and emerging technologies to evaluate technical trends and requirements
 - Provides subject matter expertise and assists with collection of artifacts in support of internal and/or external compliance activities
 - Develops and fosters strategic relationships and establishes key organizational partnerships
 - Establishes collaborative working relationships with internal and external business partners and clients to ensure that technology solutions align with security architecture and business strategy
 - Performs other related duties as assigned
Job Specific Duties:

 - Provide security architecture and technical security guidance to solution owners, with primary engagement across OCTO (AIA / Solution Architects) and Business Development teams
 - Act as a technical ISO stakeholder in Enterprise Risk and Assurance activities
 - Translate security requirements, standards, and controls into clear, actionable guidance for technical and non-technical stakeholders
 - Identify architectural and solution-level security risks and collaborate with stakeholders to define appropriate mitigating controls
 - Communicate upcoming initiatives, solution designs, and security or compliance considerations to ISO leadership
 - Ensure proposed designs align with enterprise security standards, internal controls, and applicable regulatory requirements
 - Document security architecture decisions, identified risks, and accepted exceptions to support audit and assurance activities
 - Identify recurring architectural risk patterns and escalate systemic issues to ISO leadership for remediation planning


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