What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cybersecurity Solutions Architect position at Lafayette Group Inc.?
Cybersecurity Solutions Architect
Job Summary
Lafayette Group is seeking an experienced professional to provide advanced consulting support for federal cybersecurity programs. The Cyber Solutions Architect provides enterprise-level technical expertise to support federal cyber supply chain risk management and interagency collaboration. This role translates executive intent, policy direction, and vendor risk analysis into scalable, secure technical solutions and informs government decisions. The position is intended for a seasoned, certified cybersecurity professional with demonstrated experience supporting federal agencies in information assurance and cyber supply chain risk management.
Job Responsibilities
- Serve as the senior technical advisor for collaboration platforms and cross-enterprise solutions that support vendor risk assessment and cyber supply chain mission outcomes.
- Lead modernization and architectural redesign of collaboration platforms to enable structured vendor risk analysis, information sharing, and decision workflows.
- Translate vendor risk findings, policy requirements, and mission needs into enterprise technical architectures, workflows, and automation-enabled processes.
- Provide enterprise IT and systems ecosystem advisory to senior leadership, ensuring technical solutions align with federal authorities, acquisition security requirements, and cyber supply chain policy.
- Support incident response coordination involving third-party vendors and supply chain compromises, ensuring alignment across technical, operational, and governance functions.
- Development executive-level documentation, dashboards, and decision packages that communicate vendor risk posture and support governance, investment, and acquisition decisions.
- Ensure technical solutions support long-term mission resilience, interoperability, and compliance with federal cybersecurity and supply chain risk management requirements.
Required Skills:
- Ability to obtain and maintain DHS Suitability (EOD)
- Possess a TS security clearance and be SCI eligible
- Bachelor’s degree with 7 years working within government organizations supporting cybersecurity risk management related policy – ideally with a focus on Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM)
- Technical expertise operating at the intersection of cybersecurity, enterprise systems, vendor risk management, and federal mission execution.
- Substantial experience supporting federal information communication technology and cyber supply chain risk management initiatives.
- Demonstrated ability to convert complex vendor risk analysis into executive-ready technical solutions and governance artifacts.
- Trusted advisor with the ability to influence decisions across organizational and interagency boundaries.
- Experience communicating with and coordinating across multiple stakeholders and teams to align to and execute unified goals and plans
- Advanced cybersecurity credentials indicative of enterprise-level practice—such as CISSP—are aligned with the scope and leadership responsibilities of this role.
Desired Skills
- Degree in cybersecurity or related field
- DHS Entry on Duty (EOD) clearance
- Experience with or supporting the Federal Acquisition Security Council (FASC)
Desired Start Date: 7/8/2026
Location: Hybrid (Arlington, VA)
Salary Range: $100,00-$125,000
LGI carefully considers various factors when determining salary, including but not limited to education and training, professional experience, knowledge, skills and competencies, licensure and certifications, contract-specific affordability, and organizational requirements. New employees are not usually hired at the top of the estimated salary range and salary decisions depend on the circumstances and factors for each case. Salary is only one aspect of LGI’s generous total compensation package.
Federal Contracts: This position involves working on federal contracts that require all workers on the contract to be U.S. Citizens. Additionally, some contracts may require the ability to obtain a security clearance.
LGI is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, we will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact talent@lafayettegroup.com.
Lafayette Group provides equal employment opportunities to all persons and prohibits employment decisions based on race, religion, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, or sexual orientation.
Equal Opportunity Employer, Including disabled and veterans