Aptive is seeking a Software/System Architect, Sr., to support a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) client.

The candidate must pass a National Agency Check (NAC) covering the past 7 years to obtain a VA Tier 4 ‘High Risk' BI Public Trust clearance as well be able to obtain or currently possess a DoD Secret clearance.

Requires U.S. Citizenship. This is a remote position that can be performed anywhere in the U.S.

The chosen candidate will be part of a team providing Enterprise Security Architecture (ESA) technical support services that accommodate VA's scope, size and complexity, including enterprise architecture, emerging technologies, networks and mobile, in specialized areas like healthcare, specialized medical devices, cybersecurity, IT Modernization and large scale architecture.

We are seeking specialized technical and security expertise of new technologies that VA is introducing, including merging of Electronic Health Records (EHR), cloud computing, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), specialized networks (i.e., software and security perimeter and defined networks) Internet of Things (IoT), analytic ecosystems and medical devices. The candidate should have demonstrated expertise in IT, communications, systems architecture, engineering and integration; along with the ability to apply this expertise across a broad portfolio of IT systems, software and infrastructure solutions.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Software/System Architect, Sr., will take enterprise requirements and create an architecture vision, leveraging experience in high volume and high availability networks and systems. The Software/System Architect, Sr., shall assist in resolving issues with the architectural vision, coordinating with program and project leaders to analyze IT system and network architecture, clearly identify strategies for addressing requirements, risks and issues.

The candidate must be able to identify strategies for addressing requirements and have extensive experience with analysis of requirements against fiscal, schedule and performance constraints. The Software/System Architect, Sr., shall participate in trade-off analyses of requirements against fiscal, schedule and performance issues. The candidate must be able to create and convey to team members the architectural vision for a program or project and establish and enforce standards and practices. The Software/System Architect, Sr., will maintain engagement with customers during the development of security architecture artifacts and models to obtain feedback and direction and to ensure that products are understandable and provide the information originally requested by the customer.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support implementation of information security engineering from establishing stakeholder security requirements, design, implementation, and validation to sustainment. Support planning and coordination of test plans, remediation and mitigation strategies.
• Assist in planning and strategies for incident management, cybersecurity vulnerability assessment, continuous monitoring, configuration management, change management, risk assessments, system impact assessments, identity and access management (IAM).
• Support development of ESA artifacts based on the ESA Roadmap.
• Develop, review, and assess system level architectures for security flaws or gaps.
• Support adoption of the ESA roadmap by crafting standards, guidelines, and design patterns that follow the ESA mission and various security frameworks (e.g., CSF, CGS, SABSA).
• Interface with key stakeholders within the various product and Security teams.
• Be familiar with vulnerability scans for applications using various tools such as HP Fortify; working with software engineers to analyze the report; and vulnerability scans for operating systems and network infrastructure using Nessus and/or ACAS.
• Review existing system-specific Security Assessment Plan (SAP), Risk Assessment Report (RAR), Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M), System Security Plans (SSP), Application Security and Development Checklists and other artifacts supporting DoD and VA software and system assessment and authorization.
• Support the creation of white papers, proposals and briefings, demonstrating thought leadership and supporting various marketing and business development efforts through customer interaction.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's degree or higher in computer science, electronics engineering or other engineering or technical discipline and 10 years relevant experience. 10 years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education.
• VA or other Federal Government experience required.
• Candidate must pass a National Agency Check (NAC) covering the past 7 years to obtain a VA High/BI Public Trust clearance.
• Significant experience with applying specific Security and Enterprise Architecture frameworks, standards, and best practices to design and build a Security Architecture.
• Experience with Certification and Accreditation (C&A)/ Security Assessment and Authorization (SA&A), Information Security Systems Risk Assessment, and IT Risk Management processes and practices.
• Firm understanding of Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) concepts, platforms, and tools.
• Understanding of architecture frameworks such as FEAF, DoDAF, TOGAF.
• Understanding of threat-based methodologies (e.g., .govCAR, DoDCAR, CTF, Cybersecurity Kill Chain).
• Knowledge of FISMA, NIST RMF, and NIST SP 800-series publications.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Expert-level skills in the following:
  • Virtualization technologies.
  • Public and private cloud infrastructure and concepts.
  • Network routing and firewalls.
• Experience using automated tools to capture and manage requirements and create enterprise architecture models, content and visualizations.
• Experience with development, implementation and monitoring of performance management processes and measures.
• Familiar with developing architecture content using agile principles and methods (scrum, sprints, work items, etc.).
• CISSP.
• Familiarity with VA operating environments is a plus.
• Knowledge of and analytical skill in researching relevant Federal Government and VA Laws, Regulations, Policies, and Directives (LRPDs) in support of building an Enterprise Security Architecture.
• Familiar with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Continuous Diagnostics and Monitoring/Mitigation tools.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER (EEO):

Aptive is an equal opportunity employer. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran or any other characteristic protected by law.

Veterans and members of the Reserve and National Guard are highly encouraged to apply.