Lead Zero Trust Architect

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UltraViolet Cyber is a leading platform-enabled unified security operations company providing a comprehensive suite of security operations solutions. Founded and operated by security practitioners with decades of experience, the UltraViolet Cyber security-as-code platform combines technology innovation and human expertise to make advanced real-time cybersecurity accessible for all organizations by eliminating risks of separate red and blue teams.

By creating continuously optimized identification, detection, and resilience from today’s dynamic threat landscape, UltraViolet Cyber provides both managed and custom-tailored unified security operations solutions to the Fortune 500, Federal Government, and Commercial clients. UltraViolet Cyber is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, with global offices across the U.S. and in India. 

• Primary Technical resource supporting an enterprise Zero Trust Architecture deployment.
• Drives beneficial security change into the business through the development or review of architectures to ensure that they fit business requirements for security, mitigate risks, conform to the relevant security standards, and balance information risk against the cost of appropriate countermeasures.
• Acts as liaison between the business and technology from a security perspective, maintains an overview of the environment as a whole and its security aspects, understands business strategy and how it relates to security strategy, acts as a liaison between appropriate regulatory bodies, IT auditors, and business stakeholders, educates IT and enterprise roles on the need for (and consequences of) reducing information-related risk, and ultimately drives organizational change at all levels of the business.
• Develops and designs new security solutions to reduce risk and align business requirements with security standards. Supports vendor relationships; leads vendor reviews, working with Procurement and appropriate business partners on requirements and success criteria. Supports development of business case and approval process.
• Delivers guidelines, best practices, and direction on security standards/policies and roadmaps. Provides subject matter expertise, consultation, and escalation support.
• Provides support to Security Review process by assisting with complex questions and projects. Work with business units and partners as needed.
• Partner with our development teams (and business stakeholders) to set the course for secure development practices for existing and future products and features.
• Interact directly with the security community regarding vulnerabilities and threats, with focus on areas that may directly impact Lumen’s product lines.
• Experience with SASE, EDR, and MFA tools

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of total experience in offensive/defensive security, or systems engineering.
• 3+ years’ experience in a security engineering role in an enterprise environment.
• 1+ years’ experience in a software engineering or DevOps role in an enterprise environment.
• 1+ years of experience supporting a zero trust architecture deployment
• Experience leading complex cross-functional programs.
• Experience with threat modeling, security design reviews, and security architecture
• Software development experience is a plus.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Agile methodologies
• Experience with Cloud security architecture and deployment models
• Experience with securing highly sensitive data.
• Experience with LDAP, SSO, SAML, Active Directory, MFA, etc.
• Demonstrate knowledge of security technologies, trends, leading practices, and regulatory requirements and government security standards such as FedRAMP and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) standards, along with best practices such as NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), NIST 800-171, NIST 800-53, ISO 27001-27002 and other applicable security and privacy laws.
• General cloud knowledge.
• Experience with one or more scripting or development languages.
• Experience coding, implementing custom software solutions, and supporting them in production environments.
• Familiarity with agile continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience developing and reporting enterprise level metrics.
• US Citizen/Must pass a government background investigation.

• 401(k), including an employer match of 100% of the first 3% contributed and 50% of the next 2% contributed  
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance (available on the 1st day of the month following your first day of employment)  
• Group Term Life, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability  
• Voluntary Life, Hospital Indemnity, Accident, and/or Critical Illness  
• Participation in the Discretionary Time Off (DTO) Program  
• 11 Paid Holidays Annually

UltraViolet Cyber maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect our company's differing products, services, industries and lines of business. Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors.

We sincerely thank all applicants in advance for submitting their interest in this position. We know your time is valuable.

UltraViolet Cyber welcomes and encourages diversity in the workplace regardless of race, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status. 

If you want to make an impact, UltraViolet Cyber is the place for you!