Qualifications:10+ years of hands-on IT/cybersecurity experienceExperience in cybersecurity architecture, engineering, and complianceKnowledge of LAN/WAN, WAF/CDN/DDoS, firewalls, IDS/IPS, and inline decryptionExperience with NIST RMF, FedRAMP, FISMA, and NIST SP 800-53Experience with SIEM platforms (Splunk preferred)Knowledge of virtualization, container security, CI/CD, microservices, and serverless securityCloud security experience required, including AWS and hybrid/multi-cloud; Azure or GCP is a plusEducation:Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, Cybersecurity, or related field. This role serves as the technical design authority for the contract, leading cybersecurity architecture, Zero Trust implementation, and Continuous Authorization to Operate (cATO) efforts aligned with EO 14028, NIST guidance, and the Federal Zero Trust Strategy.