Chief Enterprise Cybersecurity Architect | Austin TX – Hybrid
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Position: Enterprise Architect Specialist (Chief Enterprise Cybersecurity Architect)
Location: Austin TX – Hybrid
Duration: 12 Months
Client: Texas Cyber Command (TXCC) - 371260001
The primary work location(s) will be at Onsite presence may be required
in Austin or San Antonio based on mission needs.
Position Overview
We are seeking a highly experienced Principal Cybersecurity Enterprise Architect to lead statewide, multi-domain cybersecurity architecture initiatives across complex IT, OT, and hybrid infrastructure environments.
This role operates with executive visibility and high-consequence decision authority. The selected candidate will define, govern, and validate enterprise cybersecurity architecture that directly impacts detection coverage, operational resilience, incident response readiness, and long-term technology sustainability.
This position exceeds traditional enterprise architecture responsibilities and requires deep technical expertise, governance leadership, and strategic procurement influence.
Key Responsibilities
Enterprise Cybersecurity Architecture
- Design and maintain statewide enterprise cybersecurity architecture across hybrid environments (on-prem and cloud).
- Architect and optimize security telemetry pipelines, log ingestion strategies, and detection coverage models.
- Define reference architectures for SIEM, network visibility, and threat detection platforms.
- Ensure evidentiary integrity, operational continuity, and recovery capabilities are embedded in architectural decisions.
- Align security architecture with enterprise infrastructure and modernization initiatives.
Architecture Governance & Decision Authority
- Establish and lead architecture governance processes and review boards.
- Produce and maintain architecture decision records (ADRs), technical design documentation, and standards artifacts.
- Evaluate and adjudicate cross-agency technical conflicts and risk tradeoffs.
- Prevent architectural debt while balancing agility and compliance requirements.
- Provide authoritative architectural guidance for high-impact initiatives.
Security Telemetry & Detection Architecture
- Architect enterprise SIEM and security monitoring platforms.
- Design scalable telemetry ingestion, normalization, correlation, and retention strategies.
- Define network detection and visibility architectures including IDS/IPS integration.
- Ensure integration with SOC operations and incident response workflows.
Hybrid Infrastructure Architecture
- Lead architecture design across on-prem data centers, cloud platforms, and virtualized environments.
- Develop resilient and fault-tolerant architectures supporting disaster recovery and business continuity.
- Validate integration patterns between security tooling and enterprise platforms.
Procurement & Vendor Evaluation
- Shape technical requirements for high-value cybersecurity procurements.
- Participate in vendor evaluations and architectural risk assessments.
- Assess interoperability, scalability, and long-term sustainability impacts of vendor solutions.
- Provide technical input supporting executive decision-making.
Executive Communication
- Present architectural strategies, risks, and recommendations to executive leadership.
- Translate complex technical concepts into business-impact language.
- Support strategic cybersecurity planning and modernization initiatives.
Required Qualifications
- 15+ years of Enterprise Architecture experience in large, complex environments.
- 12+ years of IT Infrastructure Architecture (on-prem and hybrid).
- 10+ years of Cybersecurity Architecture experience at enterprise scale.
- 10+ years of experience producing technical design documentation and architectural decision artifacts.
- 8+ years of Architecture Governance or Architecture Review Board leadership.
- Demonstrated experience operating in high-visibility, mission-critical environments.
Preferred Qualifications
- 10+ years of executive-level technical communication and briefing experience.
- 8+ years designing security telemetry and SIEM architectures.
- 8+ years working with hybrid cloud and virtualization platforms.
- 7+ years of experience in network visibility and detection architecture.
- Strong working knowledge of NIST-aligned risk management and security frameworks (e.g., NIST CSF).
Ideal Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate:
- Has led enterprise cybersecurity architecture for large government or regulated organizations.
- Has chaired or participated in architecture governance boards.
- Combines strategic architectural vision with hands-on technical validation capability.
- Understands the operational impact of cybersecurity architecture decisions.
- Can influence procurement strategy and long-term technology direction.