Senior Cyber Enterprise Architect - Suffolk, United States - Gilder Search Group

Description

Job Title:

Senior

Cyber Enterprise Architect
Job Type

:

Full Time
Clearance:

Secret
Who is Ardalyst

Defense

, LLC

• Ardalyst Defense, LLC is a Maryland, Service-Disabled

Veteran

• Owned Small

B

usiness (SDVOSB)

that provides engineering services and technical,

analytical

and cyberspace operations services to integrated U.S.

government agency

operations

.

Ardalyst personnel have

decades

of direct operations experience in full-scope Cyberspace Operations -

at the Service,

Joint

and

National

Agency

levels

.
Are you an Ardalyst?
Ardalyst is a mashup of Ardent, meaning "passionate" and Catalyst, meaning "change agent."

To be an Ardalyst means to be passionate about creating and sustaining meaningful transformations

.
Speak

Y

our

M

ind – Collaboration is at the heart of everything we do and our belief in diversity of people supports our goal for diversity in thought

.

Ardalysts (that

isn't

just what we call ourselves) come ready to contribute and find solutions.

Focus On Your Strengths – We invest in understanding the strengths and weaknesses of each employee so that you can shine at what YOU do best.

See Yourself Grow – Ardalysts have cited being encouraged to take educated risk, kick-start progress, and advance their skills as one of their favorite things about working at Ardalyst and

we are

determined to keep it that way.
Job Description
We are seeking a

Senior

Cyber Enterprise Architect

to add to our dynamic team. In this role, you will be part of the

leadership team

responsible for

overseeing the

ideating, architecting, defining, and

designing

future

defensive cyber op

eration

s (DCO) / security operations (SOC) solutions based on next generation open source and best of breed commercial solutions.
Your primary responsibility is to

engage with and

manage

the

team's

relationships with

key stakeholders

.

This role focuses on

capturing and scoping requirements,

user workflows,

examining technical options,

and

collaborating with the larger

team to

bring them into production

.

You will fuse a keen sense of empathy for the customer's challenges with your hands-on

expertise

with SOC, DCO, and IT security solutions to delight the customer.
Duties and Responsibilities
Inspire and Shape Future capabilities

:

Work hand in hand with key project stakeholders to develop and define future capabilities and use cases.
Manage

Key Engagement

s

:

Serve as the primary point of contact for

key

stakeholders

to

interface

with the project team

.
Identify

Customer Requirements:

Meet with customers to understand and capture their current challenges and opportunities.
Develop Solutions:

Architect and design solutions to meet customer needs, accounting for functional requirements, scalability, performance, cost, resilience, and security needs.
Collaborate effectively:

Leveraging the customers' requirements, partner with sales, developers, engineering, and customer team members to solve issues and provide solutions.
Deliver

Value:

By

ensuring on time delivery of vendor supplied

components t

o meet project delivery milestones

.
Required Skills
Proven experience as a Solutions Architect, Engagement Manager, Technical Account Manager, or other similar role.
Thorough understanding of V-model based engineering including

applicable testing phases and milestone mapping

.
Experience

u

tilizing

architecture products to shape/inform solution requ

irements in support of acquisition

objectives

.
Outstanding

verbal

, written,

and presentation skills.
Background in project management, sales, and customer service.
Strong organizational and multitasking abilities.
Writing and

editing

technical/functional requirements, design specs, and design documents.
Proficiency

in MS Office and CRM/project management software.
R

equired

Qualifications
8+ years industry experience in cybersecurity, information technology, cloud, or related roles.
General IT, cloud computing, and cybersecurity technical literacy/

proficiency

.

Demonstrated experience with federal acquisition regulations (FAR/DFAR), and government contracting, preferably with the Department of the Navy or other DoD entity.

Experience implementing and

optimizing

SOC/analyst tools

,

processes, and

data consumption

.
Experience tuning and customizing SIEM and SOARs:

rule creation, rule tuning, investigation automation, custom data parsing, notebook building, data enrichment

, etc.
Bachelor's degree in

engineering

,

c

omputer

s

cience,

b

usiness

a

dministration,

or

other

similar

related

field

,

or 5

additional

years of equivalent experience.
This is an on-site position in

Suffolk, VA.

Candidates must live in the greater

Norfolk/Suffolk/Virginia Beach

area or

be willing to

relocat

e

there

before starting

.
This position requires

the ability to obtain and

maintain

a DoD

Secret

security clearance.
The ability

to travel to customer sites 0-25%

as

required

.
Additional

Preferred

Qualifications
Experience as a program manager or project lead within a large cross functional team.
Served as primary contributor or technical editor to

formal technical writing and

deliverables.
Understanding of modern threat environments and attack types, as well as secure system design

.
Deep knowledge of the DoD Architectural Framework, including development of operational (OV), data (DIV), system (SV) and service (

SvcV

) view products.
Strong analytical skills, critical thinking skills and problem-solving skills.
Capability to independently complete project tasks with minimal supervision.
Self-motivated, highly organized and detail oriented with the ability to work independently, prioritize and multi-task.
Domain-related certifications are a plus, such as from Microsoft, SANS, Offensive Security, ISC2, etc.
Physical Requirements
Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
This is a

n

onsite / in-office role.
Competitive salary

commensurate

with experienc

e

Paid Time Off (PTO)
Paid Holidays
401(k) Retirement Plan
Health, Dental, Vision

and

Life

insurance
Short Term and Long-Term Disability insurance
Monetary

assistance

with training and certifications
Disclaimer
Ardalyst

Defense

, LLC is an EOE that empowers employees, no matter their race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristic—to meet and exceed customer expectations and thrive in a collaborative and dynamic work environment.

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