Senior Principal Architect

Job Title: Senior Principal Architect Job Type: Full Time Location: Remote Clearance: Secret Who is Ardalyst Defense, LLC? Ardalyst Defense, LLC is a Maryland, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) that provides engineering services and technical, analytical and cyberspace operations services to integrated U.S. government agency operations. Ardalyst personnel have decades of direct operations experience in full-scope Cyberspace Operations - at the Service, Joint and National Agency levels. Are you an Ardalyst? Ardalyst is a mashup of Ardent, meaning passionate and Catalyst, meaning change agent. To be an Ardalyst means to be passionate about creating and sustaining meaningful transformations. Speak Your Mind Collaboration is at the heart of everything we do and our belief in diversity of people supports our goal for diversity in thought. Ardalysts (that isnt just what we call ourselves) come ready to contribute and find solutions. Focus On Your Strengths We invest in understanding the strengths and weaknesses of each employee so that you can shine at what YOU do best. See Yourself Grow Ardalysts have cited being encouraged to take educated risk, kick-start progress, and advance their skills as one of their favorite things about working at Ardalyst and we are determined to keep it that way. Job Description We are seeking a Senior Principal Architect to add to our dynamic team. In this role, you will lead and drive the engineering team responsible for designing, implementing, and securing Microsoft Cloud-based solutions based on Azure, Entra, M365, and more. Your primary responsibility is to work with customers to identify their cloud and cybersecurity needs, and rapidly iterate from concept, to requirements, to delivered solution. You fuse a keen sense of empathy for the customers challenges with your hands-on expertise with cloud and security solutions to delight the customer. Duties and Responsibilities Identify Customer Requirements: Meet with customers to understand and capture their current challenges and opportunities. Develop Solutions: Ideate, architect and design solutions to meet customer needs, accounting for functional requirements, scalability, performance, cost, resilience, and security needs. Drive down risk: based on your many years of IT, cloud, and cybersecurity experience, examine the challenges in getting from today to the future. Collaborate effectively: Work with customers to transform your shared vision to requirements; partner with sales, developers, engineering, and customer team members to solve issues and provide sustainable solutions. Drive tangible results: Estimate development costs and the delivery schedule, including identifying critical paths to ensure successful delivery under budget. Draft and refine systems design, architecture diagrams, design artifacts, and presentations to meet project requirements. Deliver Value: Through implementing prototype, concept, and initial solutions in cloud environments. Required Skills 10+ Years experience building on prem and Azure-based IT solutions in large scale enterprise and production environments. Proven track record of driving major IT projects: Connecting requirements with design patterns and technologies Driving down cost, schedule, and performance risks in technical projects Conveying vision through written and verbal communications Required Qualifications 8 years industry experience in cybersecurity, information technology, cloud, or related roles. Bachelors degree in engineering, Computer Science, or other similar related field, or five additional years of equivalent experience. You are expected to enhance this role with diverse experiences in IT and cybersecurity. You must have held a past role in ONE OR MORE, but not necessarily all, of the following areas: Past technical people management experience Hands-on experience building IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS services in Azure Past hands-on experience working in a cybersecurity operations center (SOC, CSOC, DCO, defensive cyber operations, etc.) Past role(s) serving as an architect or lead designer on a complex IT, cybersecurity, or cloud project Past roles working in or around the US department of defense (DoD) Past roles where you were accountable for writing and editing large technical deliverables: technical/functional requirements, design specs, and design documents, model-based system engineering (MBSE), DoDAF modeling, or other diagramming. This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance. Additional Preferred Qualifications Hands-on experience with popular Azure services and components such as KeyVault, LogicApps, NSGs, Event Hub, ExpressRoute, Defender, Kubernetes Sentinel, Log Analytics, SQL Database, Blob Storage, Functions, and the like Sound understanding of network protocols/services and network infrastructures. Strong analytical skills, critical thinking skills and problem-solving skills. Capability to independently complete project tasks with minimal supervision. DevOps and DevSecOps leadership, such as defining and leading sprints and Agile scrum, including hands-on work with JIRA or Azure DevOps (ADO) Self-motivated, highly organized and detail oriented with the ability to work independently, prioritize and multi-task. Domain-related certifications are a plus, such as from Microsoft, SANS, Offensive Security, ISC2, etc. Understanding of modern threat environments and attack types, as well as secure system design; hands-on experience with any of the following are a plus: Security incident response, vulnerability assessment, or penetration testing Threat modeling, threat analysis, and ATTCK Physical Requirements Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer This is a remote role that requires travel to customer offices up to 35% Benefits Competitive salary commensurate with experience Paid Time Off (PTO) Paid Holidays 401(k) Retirement Plan Health, Dental, Vision and Life insurance Short Term and Long-Term Disability insurance Monetary assistance with training and certifications Disclaimer Ardalyst Defense, LLC is an EOE that empowers employees, no matter their race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristicto meet and exceed customer expectations and thrive in a collaborative and dynamic work environment.