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# Cybersecurity Architect (SME)

- **Company:** Unizon taskforce Technology
- **Location:** District Heights, MD, United States
- **Contract:** Temporary to permanent
- **Skills:** Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Cyber Security, Digital Architecture, Information Systems Security Architecture Professional, Zero Trust Network Access, Sherwood Applied Business Security Architecture, Security Information and Event Management, Data Streaming, Software Vulnerability Management, Data Logging, Technical Debt
- **Published:** October 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.disabledperson.com/jobs/75884389-cybersecurity-architect-sme

## About the Role

* 12+ years of cybersecurity experience with significant security architecture/technical leadership.
 * Strong knowledge of NIST RMF, Zero Trust, cloud security, identity, network, endpoint, application, data, logging/SIEM, and vulnerability management.
 * Ability to develop practical security designs and risk-based recommendations.
 * Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
 * U.S. Citizenship required.

Preferred:

 * Federal/government cybersecurity architecture experience.
 * CISSP, CCSP, CISM, SABSA, GIAC, or comparable certifications.
 * Experience with Sparx/Prolaborate or similar architecture modeling tools.

## Description

* Develop and assess security architectures, controls, trust boundaries, data flows, identity, and segmentation.
 * Translate federal security requirements into implementable designs, mitigations, and risk decisions.
 * Support architecture, security, technical, and phase-gate reviews.
 * Identify security gaps, threats, vulnerabilities, technical debt, and compliance issues.
 * Apply NIST RMF, Zero Trust, security controls, authorization, and continuous monitoring principles.
 * Collaborate with cloud, network, identity, endpoint, data, application, and operations teams.
 * Support authorization evidence, implementation readiness, and post-deployment validation.
 * Document architecture decisions, risks, findings, and mitigations.
 * Communicate security decisions and risk clearly to technical and government stakeholders.