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United Launch Alliance

Rockets for national security and NASA

IT Solutions Architect 4

Security Engineering & ArchitectureUpdated on Nov 14
Full-timeCentennial, CO, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics field from an accredited college or university.
  • At least 6 years of related work experience.
  • At least 4 years of experience in cybersecurity, security engineering, or security architecture.
  • At least 3 years designing enterprise, cloud, or engineering system security architecture.
  • A strong technical background across identity, networking, cloud platforms, endpoint security, and system architecture.
  • Practical experience with NIST SP 800-171, DFARS 7012, ISO 27001, and regulated-data environments.
  • Ability to translate requirements into clear architecture and communicate the rationale behind decisions.
  • Ability to collaborate across IT, engineering, manufacturing, DevOps, GTC, and Legal.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

  • Interpret and communicate cybersecurity and contractual requirements, including NIST SP 800-171, NIST SP 800-53 non-RMF, NIST SP 800-172, DFARS 7012, and ISO 27001, and convert them into actionable architecture.
  • Design secure architectures across Azure/GCC-H, AWS, SaaS platforms, hybrid environments, identity systems, and manufacturing and engineering technology workflows.
  • Develop architectural patterns for identity and access management, Zero Trust segmentation, endpoint protection, logging and monitoring, encryption and key management, secure data flows, cloud posture, and external collaboration.
  • Conduct risk-based architectural analysis and present balanced security options to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Review new systems, applications, integrations, and cloud services to ensure secure design and appropriate architectural fit.
  • Collaborate with IT and Infrastructure teams to align security with enterprise platforms.
  • Consult with DevOps and Software Engineering teams to ensure secure development, continuous integration and continuous delivery, and cloud-native design.
  • Collaborate with Engineering and Mission teams to incorporate security early into system design.
  • Communicate architectural decisions clearly and build consensus across technical and business teams.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in aerospace and defense or other highly regulated industries, such as medical devices, critical infrastructure, manufacturing, energy, or finance.
  • Experience with on-premises and hybrid environments, including Azure/GCC-H and/or AWS GovCloud security architecture.
  • Experience with DevSecOps, continuous integration and continuous delivery, containers, or Kubernetes.
  • Experience with controlled unclassified information or Defense Industrial Base architecture.
  • Experience with cloud federation and secure external collaboration.
  • Certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, ISSAP, SABSA, GIAC, or cloud security certifications.

About the Company

United Launch Alliance

Rockets for national security and NASA

ULA builds launch vehicles for national security, NASA and commercial space missions. Its rockets are designed to reach challenging and distant orbits and deliver highly accurate payload insertions, offering wide orbital flexibility for different mission profiles. The company’s approach centers on providing reliable, direct-to-orbit capabilities tailored to meet customers’ needs for secure national missions, space agency programs, and commercial launches. The goal is to expand access to space by offering dependable, precise launches that can place payloads into the specific orbits required by each mission.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Debt Financing
Total funding
$1.6B
Headquarters
Centennial, CO
Founded
2006

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