9th Way Insignia
Serving the federal government with courage, integrity, and excellence.
Technical Architect
Backend EngineerSoftware EngineerContractRemoteTeam 51-200Since 2018H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn
Location
United States
Posted
117 days ago
Salary
$120K - $160K / year
8 yrs expEnglishCloud
Job Description
• Draw the map. Produce enterprise and solution architecture views (conceptual to logical to physical) that follow TOGAF conventions.
• Advance Zero Trust maturity. Assess current posture and recommend a staged roadmap using CISA ZTMM v2.0 pillars and crosscutting capabilities.
• Design practical ZT use cases. Document identity, device, micro segmentation, and policy decision patterns (PDP/PEP, ABAC) and guide them through governance to decision.
• Shepherd implementations. Turn use cases into implementation and test plans for cloud and on Prem systems; contribute to test reports and after-action findings.
• Report what matters. Build Power BI dashboards and monthly/quarterly scorecards with drilldowns by pillar/capability so leaders can see progress at a glance.
• Align to federal guidance. Ensure designs reflect NIST SP 800207 Zero Trust, OMB M2209, TIC 3.0, and relevant federal directives/handbooks.
• Work within RMF. Support system owners through control selection, inheritance, evidence, and continuous monitoring; account for FedRAMP baselines when cloud services are in play.
• Deliver accessibly. Make documents and diagrams of Section 508–conformant and consistent with Federal compliance.
Job Requirements
- 8+ years in enterprise/solution/security architecture for large, federated environments (federal experience preferred).
- Expert diagramming skills: Microsoft Visio (or Archi/Lucid chart/draw.io) with the ability to convey TOGAF level models clearly to both engineers and executives.
- Zero Trust depth: hands-on experience mapping designs to ZT pillars (Identity, Device, Network/Environment, Application/Workload, Data) and crosscutting areas (Visibility & Analytics, Automation & Orchestration, Governance).
- Network & cloud architecture: segmentation/micro segmentation, modern connectivity patterns (e.g., TIC 3.0), policy enforcement at multiple layers, workload identity, service-to-service auth.
- RMF literacy and collaboration with ATO stakeholders; familiarity with FedRAMP Rev. 5 control sets for cloud.
- Data & identity patterns: MFA, device posture, secrets management, key management, and lineage/classification considerations in ZT.
- Communication: concise technical writing, facilitation across PMO, pillar leads, vendors, and engineers; ability to brief options and tradeoffs.
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Voluntary Life Insurance
- 401(k)
- Basic Life A&D
- STD
- LTD
- PTO
- Telehealth
- paid holidays
- FSA
- HSA
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Traveling Assistance
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