Cyber Security Architect

Overview

Remote
Up to $75
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)
No Travel Required

Skills

Architect
cybersecurity
SIEM
cloud
PowerShell
AI/ML

Job Details

Job Title: IT - Cyber Security Architect/Engineer III/ Cybersecurity Solutions III
Location: Morrisville, NC, Falls Church, VA, or Eagan, MN. (Remote considered for fully qualified candidates)
Duration: 24+ Months
Responsibilities
  • Play a pivotal role in today's rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape by leading the integration and management of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies into security solutions to combat sophisticated cyber threats.
  • Provide oversight and ensure compliance with security policies and programs related to AI, including secure development lifecycles and vulnerability management processes.
  • Lead or support cybersecurity risk assessments, audits, program development, and incident response exercises, especially those involving AI systems.
  • Establish and maintain secure development environments within AI platforms and integrated tools.
  • Work with security teams and legal/business stakeholders to operationalize new cybersecurity AI/ML legislation.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including AI/ML developers, security architects, and business stakeholders.
  • Develop training programs to raise awareness of AI security risks and mitigation options.
  • Threat Modeling and Risk Assessment: Identify potential vulnerabilities and weaknesses within the organization's systems and infrastructure, assess the associated risks, and develop strategies to mitigate those risks.
  • Design and implement technical solutions (DLP, SIEM, endpoint monitoring) to support insider risk/threat detection, logging, and telemetry ingestion.
  • Develop actionable security blueprints, principles, models, designs, standards, and guidelines to ensure information technology architecture and support is consistent, usable, secure, and adds value to the business.
  • Tune and optimize system performance to reduce false positives and ensure that detection logic remains relevant to changing behaviors and environments.
  • Support the secure deployment of behavior analytics models while ensuring that infrastructure and access controls meet privacy and governance requirements.
  • Contribute to engineering automated response capabilities, including alerting, blocking, or throttling based on defined insider risk thresholds.
Technical Skills (Required)
  • Deep understanding of AI and ML to develop, implement, and manage secure AI-driven solutions.
  • Blended skillset combining strong technical cybersecurity knowledge and AI expertise with effective leadership, communication, and strategic thinking.
  • Strong technical foundation: Computer networks, Operating Systems (Windows, Linux, UNIX), Cloud Computing (AWS, Azure), Network Security Protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTPS, etc.), Cryptography, and Database Security.
  • Experience with system integration and scripting: APIs, log forwarding, and automation via Python, PowerShell, or Bash.
  • Strong understanding of network architecture and endpoint telemetry, especially how insiders interact with systems in on-prem and cloud environments.
  • Understanding of common cyber threats, attack vectors, vulnerabilities, security frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001), and security technologies with a proactive and data-driven approach.
  • Excellent communication skills ability to articulate complex security concepts to technical and non-technical audiences, plus strong teamwork.
  • Awareness of privacy and compliance requirements, including ethical and legal insider monitoring.
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