Senior Cybersecurity Architect – Cyber & Operational Technology (OT) Systems
On-siteAlbuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Job Summary
Develop and recommend cybersecurity architectures and strategies that effectively combine operational, administrative, procedural, technical, and training measures. Design, evaluate, and recommend technical protections such as logging, access control, encryption, segmentation, and defensive monitoring to balance risk, cost, and mission impact. Support security architecture decisions for OT environments and high-consequence systems to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Conduct research on emerging security technologies and architect Disaster Recovery and Continuity of Operations solutions. Partner with engineers, RMF staff, and program leadership to evaluate capability gaps and align security designs with contract requirements. This role requires a U.S. citizen eligible for a security clearance and 10+ years of experience. Onsite work is based in Albuquerque, NM.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited university
- 10+ years of relevant work experience
- Proven ability to analyze complex requirements and translate them into clear, actionable tasks and processes through critical thinking
- Currently be a U.S. citizen
- Eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance
- Ability to communicate technical findings to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Strong experience in cybersecurity architecture across IT and ideally OT environments
- Familiarity with federal security requirements, control frameworks and architecture patterns for resilience
- Ability to assess technical tradeoffs involving risk, cost and mission impact
- Experience evaluating emerging technologies and translating them into practical implementation strategies
- Strong communication and documentation skills to support architectural decisions and stakeholder understanding
Desired Qualifications
- Postgraduate degree from an accredited university
- Active DOE Q or equivalent DoD Top Secret clearance
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