SECURITY ARCHITECT

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SECURITY ARCHITECT

MILITARY FRIENDLY & - HOH SPONSOR

SUMMARY :

Zermount Inc. is seeking looking for a highly talented, technical hands-on Security Architect to help accelerate our Security Program for a client in the Government Sector. You will use your exceptional security knowledge and hands-on technical knowledge and skills to help support our client with developing, reviewing, and modernizing IT technology and secure and compliant architectures and implementations.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Develop & maintain the Enterprise Security Architecture (ESA) strategy, roadmap & capabilities matrix, outlining capabilities (current & future : tools, technologies & processes), with path to achieve optimal maturity.
• Create & maintain the ESA diagrams depicting capabilities, identify duplicates, gaps & provide actionable recommendations.
• Update and maintain the client's Zero Trust strategy & develops the Zero trust Architecture (ZTA) implementation plan & integrates into the roadmap.
• Leads assessments & evaluations of new or replacement capabilities and tools to meet future or changing needs. This includes tool functionality and complexity of implementation, compliance with client & NIST requirements, & interoperability with existing or planned capabilities.
• Plans & conducts Proof of Concept (PoC) deployments within the client enterprise and / or in external vendor environments.
• Understands & evaluates business, technical & functional requirements, translating mission goals & operational directives into actional recommendations.
• Understand requirements, use cases, implementation challenges, client road maps & operational pain points
• Designs solutions for existing & ongoing implementations & supports implementation efforts. This includes tool evaluation, adoption, implementation & phase-out; system integration development and implementation; and feature / content development.
• Develops schedules, work breakdown structures (WBS's) & project schedules.
• Collaborates with internal & external teams & ensures client & NIST compliance.
• Serves as a Team Lead and provides services as a cross functional team member - support other Task Areas as required.
• Ensures all SLA's are met.

QUALIFICATIONS :

At least 10 years of hands-on technical IT and cybersecurity experience. To include experience with :

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