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IT System Solutions Architect-Sr.

Role Description

This is a full-time IT System Solutions Architect-Sr. position.

This will be a W-2 position and will be on site at the Aberdeen Test Center, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland.

• Applicants must be residents of VA or MD and have an active secret clearance.
• Work week will be 40 hours per week, however it will be on a flexible schedule to match the Government’s needs. Candidates must be willing to be ‘on call’ for schedule changes through the business week. No holidays or weekend work will be required.
• No travel is expected for this position.
• Once employed the candidate will register in the Army Account Validation System (AVS) and complete the following:
• DoD Cybersecurity Awareness Challenge training and sign the Army IT User Agreement before issuance of network access.
• Must comply with DoD and Army any additional training requirements in DoDD 8140.01, DoD 8570.01-M (Ch4) and AR 25-2 within six months of appointment.
• The project is called Cybersecurity Engineering and DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF) Support.

Responsibilities will include:

• Review and analyze all proposed engineering changes to system hardware and software baselines for the purpose of ensuring continued satisfaction of system performance and interoperability requirements.
• Support Configuration Management (CM) processes and technical reviews to evaluate all system changes to include full support to review and control boards as deemed applicable by the government. Perform analysis and review of all target candidate defects per domain area in the defect tracking system to evaluate and validate all captured and reported incident reports.
• Provide system-wide architectural support for the development of the software baselines requirements and design to include emerging technologies and migration of existing capabilities.
• Identify, assess, analyze, document, and audit Cybersecurity requirements through the DoD RMF for SECRET and below. For TOP SECRET position – the work will be the same but will meet requirements in accordance with Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 503.
• Categorize ATC information systems and identify system boundaries. Gather all pertinent organizational and system information, including but not limited to, mission, roles, responsibilities, operating environment, and use and connections with other systems.
• Select applicable security controls – management, operational, and technical safeguards and/or countermeasures – based on ATC information system categorization.
• Implement security controls to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the ATC information systems.
• Assess controls using industry best practices and procedures to determine correct implementation and operation of the controls. Conduct verification and validation (V&V) activities to ensure the controls are producing the desired outcome and meeting the security requirements for the ATC information systems.
• Support Security Control Assessor (SCA) visits, assessments, and other activities.
• Conduct continuous monitoring activities to maintain security authorization(s) on ATC information systems, including Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&M) maintenance and information assurance vulnerability management (IAVM) activities.

Essential Requirements

• Available to start work November 23, 2026
• Must have active secret clearance.
• Must be resident of VA or MD.
• Experience managing networks with different platforms (Windows/Linux/Apple) and various security classification environments (Unclassified/Classified) such as Secret level environments
• Willing to submit a signed statement certifying that you possess an active security clearance (favorably adjudicated Type 3 Investigation) and are capable of maintaining access to your assigned SIPRNet accounts. This statement will be requested if offered the position (before our proposal is submitted on 11/10/26).
• Willing to submit a signed statement certifying that you currently comply with the baseline training and certification requirements of DoDD 8140.01, DoD 8570.01-M (Ch4), DFARS 252.239.7001, and AR 25-2.
• Must have CISSP certification
• Minimum of 10 years working experience managing RMF lifecycle reporting
• Minimum 5 years of progressive requirements for network expansion and cloud/enclaves.

Your resume must reflect experience with the following systems/protocols:

• DoD RMF policies and practices
• security audits
• risk assessment practices
• DISA STIG compliance
• knowledge of NIST special publications
• FIMSA compliance
• former experience as a Server Administrator or Network Administrator

To Apply, respond by email to daniele.presser@cp2susa.com AND linda@cp2susa.com with the following details:

· Confirm / clarify each requirement and attribute listed above which matches your experience, attributes and location.

· Provide your current resume in Word format. Ensure that your resume reflects all of the experience listed above.

· Clarify your requested salary

Pay: $150,000.00 - $235,000.00 per year

Application Question(s):

• In which state are you a resident?
• Do you have experience managing networks with different platforms (Windows/Linux/Apple) and various security classification environments (Unclassified/Classified) such as Secret level environments?
• Are you willing to submit a signed statement certifying that you possess an active security clearance (favorably adjudicated Type 3 Investigation) and are capable of maintaining access to your assigned SIPRNet accounts?
• Are you willing to submit a signed statement certifying that you currently comply with the baseline training and certification requirements of DoDD 8140.01, DoD 8570.01-M (Ch4), DFARS 252.239.7001, and AR 25-2?
• Does your resume reflect experience with ALL of the following systems/protocols:
• DoD RMF policies and practices
• security audits
• risk assessment practices
• DISA STIG compliance
• knowledge of NIST special publications
• FIMSA compliance
• former experience as a Server Administrator or Network Administrator
• Are you available to start work on November 23, 2026?
• What is your asking salary?

Experience:

• managing RMF lifecycle reporting: 10 years (Required)
• progressive reqs for network expansion and cloud/enclaves: 5 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• CISSP (Required)

Security clearance:

• Secret (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005 (Required)

Work Location: In person