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# Senior Cybersecurity Architect

- **Company:** Gridiron IT View all jobs
- **Location:** Washington, DC, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $150,000.0 - $190,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Cyber Security, Interoperability, Public Key Infrastructure, Zero Trust Network Access
- **Published:** August 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/usa0e109415e083f43db58ce96257edc7d/eaa

## About the Role

* Master's degree in a cybersecurity discipline and 12+ years of related experience.
 * Enterprise expertise developing and implementing cybersecurity controls and standards for complex environments.
 * Demonstrated experience supporting MBSE/architecture teams and zero trust initiatives.
 * Top Secret clearance

Nice to Have Qualifications

 * Familiarity with MBSE tools (Cameo, Innoslate) and data/identity reference models (EDH, UIAS, ICAM).
 * Experience with DoW PKI, cloud?native architectures, and interoperability testing.

## Description

* Design and recommend cybersecurity controls across complex systems and reference architectures.
 * Assess threats/vulnerabilities and produce mitigation strategies for identity?centric solutions and PKI?integrated ecosystems.
 * Support policy, standards, and doctrine for zero trust, data, and identity architectures; contribute to models and test plans.
 * Lead major tasks and mentor junior personnel; develop leadership briefs and updates.


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