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Cyber Security Architect jobs are open across finance, healthcare, defense, technology, and government contracting, from mid-level to principal and CISO-track, with specializations in cloud security, zero-trust architecture, and network security design. Find a role that fits from the openings below and apply directly.
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The Opportunity:
As a Enterprise Cyber Architect, you understand how to apply cybersecurity to the development and delivery of cyber resilient systems. At Booz Allen, you can use your cybersecurity experience to create solutions that will be executed on a worldwide stage. We’re looking for a cyber specialist like you to apply your experience to impact our nation’s defenses.
In this role, you’ll be counted on to help understand cyber capabilities to evaluate cyber architecture weaknesses as well as the effectiveness of mitigations for engineering solutions. You will work with your team to provide advice on security control implementation and executing the RMF process for the customer's mission area. This is an opportunity to use your technical research and analytical skills to assess risk and inform key stakeholders on dynamic adversarial tactics, techniques, and procedures.
If you want to be in the fight, working shoulder to shoulder with our clients, and influencing the most critical global space and cyber missions, this is the opportunity for you.
Join us. The world can’t wait.
You Have:
- 4+ years of experience with guiding a client through the entire Risk Management Framework (RMF) process
- Experience interpreting security controls and requirements
- Experience with developing and interpreting technical specifications, plans and schedules, system diagrams, and network diagrams to assess control satisfaction
- Experience using security tools, such as the Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS) system
- Experience with space mission systems or terrestrial networks
- Knowledge of information technology, such as firewalls, data encryption, or authentication, physical security assets, and security best practices
- Ability to communicate security controls and requirements to system developers, sustainment teams, and stakeholders
- Top Secret clearance
- Bachelor’s degree
- DoD 8140 Certification, including Security+, CISSP, CCSP, or CASP+
Nice If You Have:
- Experience with security devices, including network firewalls, web proxy, intrusion prevention systems, vulnerability scanners, or penetration tools
- Experience with space-based remote sensing systems or relay ground stations
- Knowledge of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Committee on National Security Systems Instruction, including NIST SP 800-60, NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-37, and CNSSI 1253
- Knowledge of DoD 5000.01/02
- TS/SCI clearance
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Technology, or Cybersecurity preferred; Master’s degree in Engineering, Information Technology, or Cybersecurity a plus
Clearance:
Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Top Secret clearance is required.
Compensation
At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.
Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $99,000.00 to $225,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.Identity Statement
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.
Candidate AI Usage Policy
AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.
Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.
Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.
Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.
Commitment to Non-Discrimination
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.
The Opportunity:
As a Enterprise Cyber Architect, you understand how to apply cybersecurity to the development and delivery of cyber resilient systems. At Booz Allen, you can use your cybersecurity experience to create solutions that will be executed on a worldwide stage. We’re looking for a cyber specialist like you to apply your experience to impact our nation’s defenses.
In this role, you’ll be counted on to help understand cyber capabilities to evaluate cyber architecture weaknesses as well as the effectiveness of mitigations for engineering solutions. You will work with your team to provide advice on security control implementation and executing the RMF process for the customer's mission area. This is an opportunity to use your technical research and analytical skills to assess risk and inform key stakeholders on dynamic adversarial tactics, techniques, and procedures.
If you want to be in the fight, working shoulder to shoulder with our clients, and influencing the most critical global space and cyber missions, this is the opportunity for you.
Join us. The world can’t wait.
You Have:
- 4+ years of experience with guiding a client through the entire Risk Management Framework (RMF) process
- Experience interpreting security controls and requirements
- Experience with developing and interpreting technical specifications, plans and schedules, system diagrams, and network diagrams to assess control satisfaction
- Experience using security tools, such as the Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS) system
- Experience with space mission systems or terrestrial networks
- Knowledge of information technology, such as firewalls, data encryption, or authentication, physical security assets, and security best practices
- Ability to communicate security controls and requirements to system developers, sustainment teams, and stakeholders
- Top Secret clearance
- Bachelor’s degree
- DoD 8140 Certification, including Security+, CISSP, CCSP, or CASP+
Nice If You Have:
- Experience with security devices, including network firewalls, web proxy, intrusion prevention systems, vulnerability scanners, or penetration tools
- Experience with space-based remote sensing systems or relay ground stations
- Knowledge of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Committee on National Security Systems Instruction, including NIST SP 800-60, NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-37, and CNSSI 1253
- Knowledge of DoD 5000.01/02
- TS/SCI clearance
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Technology, or Cybersecurity preferred; Master’s degree in Engineering, Information Technology, or Cybersecurity a plus
Clearance:
Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Top Secret clearance is required.
Compensation
At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.
Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $99,000.00 to $225,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.Identity Statement
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.
Candidate AI Usage Policy
AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.
Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.
Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.
Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.
Commitment to Non-Discrimination
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Energy
- Technology & Software
- Insurance
- Aerospace & Defense
- Law & Legal Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in cyber security architect jobs.
- 8 or more years of experience in information security or network security roles
- Active CISSP certification or equivalent advanced security credential
- Demonstrated experience designing enterprise security architecture for cloud environments
- Deep knowledge of zero-trust architecture principles and implementation patterns
- Proficiency with security frameworks including NIST CSF, ISO 27001, or CIS Controls
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information security, or a related technical field
Tips for Your Cyber Security Architect Job Search
Align your resume to architecture frameworks
Hiring managers expect cyber security architects to cite specific frameworks like NIST CSF, TOGAF, or SABSA on their resume. Map your past work to outcomes within those frameworks rather than listing tools alone, and you'll clear more automated screens.
Earn certifications that open senior doors
CISSP, SABSA, and CCSP are the certifications that appear most often in senior cyber security architect postings. If you hold one but not the others, prioritize the gap that matches the job families you're targeting before applying to roles that list it as required.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists cyber security architect openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Filter for the deployment model upfront
Cloud-native, hybrid, and on-premises roles demand different architecture depth. Read job descriptions carefully for the primary environment before applying, so your cover letter and portfolio samples reflect exactly the deployment model the team uses.
Prepare a whiteboard architecture walkthrough
Many cyber security architect interviews include a live design exercise where you diagram a security architecture from scratch. Practice walking through a zero-trust or cloud perimeter design aloud, justifying each control decision as you draw, before your first panel interview.
Negotiate scope before you negotiate salary
Cyber security architect roles vary widely in authority, from advisory to decision-making. Before accepting an offer, clarify who owns final approval on security controls, what your budget authority is, and whether you have a seat at the enterprise architecture table.
Cyber Security Architect Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most cyber security architects?
The companies hiring the most cyber security architects right now include Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen Hamilton, and HII, with the largest share of openings in Virginia, Texas, and Colorado, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Defense contractors, major financial institutions, and large healthcare systems consistently maintain the deepest demand for this role.
How many cyber security architect jobs are remote?
About 42% of cyber security architect openings are fully remote or hybrid as of August 2026, reflecting strong employer flexibility at the architecture level. Cloud security architect and advisory roles tend to be the most remote-friendly, while positions tied to classified environments or critical infrastructure typically require on-site presence.
How do you become a cyber security architect?
You typically start by building several years of hands-on experience in security engineering, network security, or systems administration, then move into roles with design responsibility. Earning an advanced certification like CISSP or SABSA signals readiness for architecture-level work. From there, you build a portfolio of end-to-end security designs and pursue roles with explicit architecture scope.
Can you get hired as a cyber security architect without prior architecture experience?
Some employers hire security engineers into architect roles if you can demonstrate that you've owned the design of a security control or system end-to-end, not just implemented someone else's design. Framing past projects as architecture decisions, preparing for design-exercise interviews, and targeting smaller organizations with flatter security teams gives you the most realistic path in.
What does the cyber security architect interview process look like?
The process typically runs three to five rounds and includes a recruiter screen, a technical phone interview covering security principles and past design decisions, and at least one live whiteboard or take-home architecture exercise where you design a security solution from requirements. A final panel with engineering leaders and sometimes a CISO is common before an offer is extended.
Where can I find and apply to cyber security architect jobs?
You can find and apply to cyber security architect jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience, specialization, and preferred location, then apply directly to each one that fits.
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