Public Sector Architect - job 1 of 2

SUMMARY

We’re looking for a Public Sector Architect to join us in spreading the power of Wiz. 

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Influence and consult regarding federal architecture requirements. 

• Work closely with business stakeholders, solution architects, product leadership, and engineering/delivery teams to ensure product architecture meets applicable US government security and compliance requirements. 

• Provide technical leadership for the federal authorization process, including technical input into the development of System Security Plans (SSP), conducting security assessments, and working with third-party assessment organizations (3PAOs) to achieve authorization. 

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive security architecture that aligns with FedRAMP and DISA requirements, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems and data.

• Stay up to date with the latest FedRAMP, DISA and NIST guidelines and ensure that systems and processes adhere to these standards, addressing any compliance issues promptly. 

• Conduct regular risk assessments and vulnerability assessments to identify potential security threats and vulnerabilities. 

• Design, implement, and manage technical security controls to protect against data breaches, cyber threats, and unauthorized access.

• Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, including Dev Ops teams, engineering teams, compliance officers, public sector operations and auditors, to address security-related concerns and make recommendations for improvements.

• Collaborates with product teams to understand functional and non-functional requirements.

• Participate in the analysis, evaluation, and development of strategic plans to ensure the architecture objectives are consistent with long-term business objectives.

• Act as trusted advisor for all matters related to cloud security across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• Strong operating system, virtual machine, and container knowledge.

• Cloud architecture expertise.

• 10+ years of experience architecting complex solutions on AWS to meet DoD and federal civilian requirements (Azure/GCP knowledge is a plus!) 

• Knowledge of and ability to evaluate DoD and federal civilian compliance i.e., NIST 800-53, NIST 800-63, FISMA, DFARS, DISA CC SRG, DISA STIGs etc.

• Knowledge of federal product boundary protection requirements.

• Demonstrated experience with the networking options and requirements for DoD IL4/5 and FedRAMP High cloud service offerings.

• Knowledge of FIPs and other encryption methodologies needed to meet federal requirements.

• Ability to design architectural diagrams and design documents.

• Strong organizational and information management skills.

Candidates must meet EAR part 772 and ITAR 120.15 definition of a U.S. person (Any individual who is granted U.S. citizenship; or any individual who is granted U.S. permanent residence (green card holder); or any individual who is granted status as a “protected person”) and that they reside in the contiguous United States.