# Lead Cybersecurity Engineering, Architect

**Company**: GDIT
**Location**: San Antonio, TX
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $157,250 - $212,750
**Category**: Security
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Join GDIT's mission-driven team supporting the Department of Defense as we help unify the Air Force's cyber defense to outpace threats with shared insight, faster decisions, and stronger mission protection.

The Lead Cybersecurity Engineering, Sr. Principal owns the large DoW Defensive Cyber security posture end to end, from Zero Trust architecture to RMF/ATO lifecycle management.

Responsibilities:

- Design, implement, and manage the end-to-end architectural design, technical implementation, and strict configuration management of all security boundaries and active cyber defenses.

- Maintain complete responsibility for the enterprise Risk Management Framework (RMF) lifecycle, including authoring all RMF documentation, generating required security artifacts, navigating the authorization process, and executing continuous Authority to Operate (ATO) management.

- Implement and enforce the DoW Zero Trust strategy by designing the enterprise Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) framework.

- Lead incident response and threat intelligence operations, designing, deploying, and managing an enterprise-grade Malware Information Sharing Platform (MISP).

Technical acumen required:

- Mastery of Zero Trust architecture (ICAM, PAM, RBAC, MFA), NIST RMF (SP 800-37), SIEM/SOAR engineering, EDR platforms, and MISP administration.

- Lead CJCSM 6510.01B-compliant incident response.

- Daily SCIF access is essential.

Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 12-15 years in cybersecurity engineering.

- 8+ years RMF/ATO leadership.

- 5+ years designing Zero Trust/ICAM architectures.

- 5+ years enterprise IR/threat hunting experience.

- Security Clearance Level: Top Secret with SCI eligibility.

- Certification: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).

Benefits:

- Full-flex work week.

- 401K with company match.

- Comprehensive health and wellness packages.

- Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career.

- Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications.

- Cutting-edge technology.

- Paid vacation and holidays.

## Skills

### Required
- Cybersecurity
- IT Architecture
- Zero Trust
- NIST RMF
- SIEM/SOAR engineering
- EDR platforms
- MISP administration
- Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM)
- Role Based Access Control (RBAC)
- Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

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