Senior Secure Enclave Architect

BOOST LLC is a dynamic management consulting firm that offers an array of government-compliant back-office solutions to support our teaming partners within the GovCon space. Our consultants are experts in the areas of Accounting, Contracts, Human Resources, Recruiting & Sourcing, and Strategic Pricing and our passion is to guide and propel our partners towards success within this competitive sector.

BOOST is partnering with a cleared small business that provides mission-critical, AI-driven cyber defense and reverse engineering solutions for U.S. Government clients to hire a Senior Secure Enclave Architect. This opportunity is 100% onsite located in the Northern Virginia area.

Position Summary:

As a Senior Secure Enclave Architect, you will design, implement, and sustain advanced enclave infrastructures, applying zero-trust security controls and cross-domain solutions (CDS) in support of highly classified, AI-driven cyber operations. You will own the technical roadmap for enclave modernization, lead risk-management initiatives, and shepherd systems through the Risk Management Framework (RMF) to Authority to Operate (ATO). Operating with a mission-first, people-always mindset and zero tolerance for mission failure, you will ensure these enclaves deliver uncompromising security, resilience, and mission-aligned performance under the highest levels of classified oversight.

Responsibilities:

• Architect micro-segmented, software-defined enclaves leveraging zero-trust principles and software-defined perimeter (SDP) technologies.

• Design enclave environments with a strong focus on data provenance, identity, and granular access controls.

• Integrate cross-domain solutions, trusted gateway appliances, and enterprise key-management systems, including comprehensive data-flow accreditation documentation.

• Develop and maintain hardening baselines for compute, storage, networking, and container platforms using DISA STIGs, CIS Benchmarks, and related guidance.

• Author, maintain, and update RMF artifacts (SSP, SAR, POA&M), coordinating closely with ISSM/ISSO and Authorizing Officials to achieve and sustain ATO.

• Implement infrastructure-as-code strategies (Ansible, Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines to automate enclave provisioning, secure patching, and compliance enforcement.

• Design robust logging, telemetry, and incident-response strategies (SIEM, SOAR) to achieve full mission visibility within isolated networks.

• Conduct security architecture reviews, perform threat modeling, and recommend compensating controls and remediation strategies.

• Mentor and coach junior engineers, providing knowledge transfer on enclave operations, RMF compliance, and secure-configuration best practices.

• Brief senior mission leadership on enclave readiness, risk posture, and opportunities for technical modernization.

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of systems security engineering or enclave architecture experience in classified, highly regulated, or mission-critical environments.

• Expert knowledge of NIST 800-53, CNSSI 1253, and DoD RMF processes, with a proven track record of achieving and sustaining ATO.

• Extensive hands-on experience with virtualization, secure network segmentation, and advanced encryption technologies.

• Proficiency automating infrastructure builds and compliance checks using Ansible, Terraform, Chef InSpec, or OpenSCAP.

• Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to clearly brief senior leadership on complex technical risk and architecture issues.

• Demonstrated commitment to mission-first, people-always leadership with zero tolerance for mission failure.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.

• Certifications such as CISSP-ISSEP, ISSAP, or CISM.

• Experience deploying CDS products and data-diode solutions in classified environments.

• Familiarity with container-security platforms and service-mesh policy enforcement.

• Background integrating enclave telemetry with AI/ML-driven detection pipelines and next-generation security analytics.

Clearance Requirement:

• Must be willing to obtain a TS/SCI with polygraph.

Salary Range:

• $208K-$235K (Salary commensurate with experience)

BOOST is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants