Senior Cybersecurity Architect

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Kentro is hiring a highly skilled and forward-thinking Cybersecurity Architect to play a crucial role in a landmark Zero Trust (ZT) surge initiative for our esteemed client, U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). As a key member of our expert team, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and guiding the implementation of robust Zero Trust architectures. This position is integral to the initial planning and architectural definition phases of a multi-year ZT adoption, directly contributing to the security and resilience of critical SOF environments. You will translate strategic ZT objectives into tangible architectural blueprints, ensuring alignment with USSOCOM’s mission, DoD directives, and industry best practices. This role directly maps to the DoD 8140 Security Architect (Work Role ID: 652) Intermediate level, demanding deep technical expertise in cybersecurity, network architecture, and security engineering.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop comprehensive Zero Trust architectures for USSOCOM's Greenfield (SOCRATES) and Brownfield (SOFNET-U/S) IT environments, ensuring alignment with the 7-week initial surge timeline for Iplan development and supporting long-term ZT objectives.
• Translate strategic ZT goals, DoD CIO ZT PfMO's 91 target activities (FY27) and 61 advanced activities (FY33), and operational requirements into detailed architectural blueprints, security controls, and technical specifications.
• Leverage outputs from ZT assessment tools (e.g., Leidos ZTRL) and frameworks (e.g., CACI ZT Playbook) to inform architectural decisions, identify gaps, and propose remediation strategies.
• Develop and document the protection needs (i.e., security controls) for information systems and networks, ensuring secure configuration management processes are employed.
• Design architectures and frameworks for systems and networks with multilevel security requirements, considering the processing of multiple data classification levels (e.g., Unclassified, Secret, Top Secret).
• Perform security reviews of existing and proposed architectures, identify gaps in security posture, and develop security risk management plans and mitigation strategies.
• Ensure that acquired or developed systems and architectures are consistent with USSOCOM’s cybersecurity architecture guidelines and ZT principles.
• Define and document how the implementation of new systems or interfaces impacts the security posture of the current environment.
• Collaborate closely with the Project Manager, Cyber Engineers, Systems Engineers, and Network Engineers to ensure architectural designs are feasible, implementable, and integrated effectively.
• Provide expert technical guidance and recommendations on ZT technologies, security tools, and architectural best practices.
• Document and address USSOCOM’s information security, cybersecurity architecture, and systems security engineering requirements throughout the acquisition and system development lifecycles.
• Develop system security context, preliminary system security CONOPS, and define baseline system security requirements in accordance with applicable cybersecurity mandates.
• Evaluate security architectures and designs to determine the adequacy of security design and architecture proposed or provided in response to requirements.
• Support the development of the Bill of Materials (BOM) by providing detailed specifications for architectural components.

Location: On-site in Tampa, FL (Supporting USSOCOM).

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• A minimum of ten (10+) years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, with a strong emphasis on security architecture, design, and engineering.
• Required Certifications:
• GIAC Defensible Security Architecture (GDSA) - Preferred
• CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+) OR Security+ CE (or high