Principal 5G/ nextG Cybersecurity Architect

Position overview

Architecture and engineering

• Develop secure, resilient cellular architectures, reference architectures, design patterns, solutions, and implementation strategies.
• Support 5G/nextG strategies, roadmaps, standards, governance, research, engineering, and implementation.
• Apply 3GPP and emerging nextG standards to architecture decisions, security requirements, and implementation guidance.
• Develop operational metrics and reference architectures spanning hardware, software, network, cloud, edge, and end-user environments.
• Use AI, machine learning, automation, and zero trust to improve the security and resilience of next-generation communications.

Cybersecurity and advisory work

• Apply network security, zero trust, and threat knowledge to protect, detect, respond to, and recover from cyberattacks.
• Conduct or consume threat models and risk assessments and translate findings into controls, design decisions, tests, and acquisition criteria.
• Provide recommendations on requirements, policy, acquisition, sustainment, standards, implementation, and technology transitions.
• Collaborate with government officials, program leaders, engineers, operators, and industry stakeholders.
• Communicate architecture tradeoffs, technical findings, and risk decisions to executive, technical, and nontechnical audiences.

Basic qualifications

• Typically requires 10 years of related experience with a bachelor's degree, 8 years with a master's degree, 5 years with a PhD, or an equivalent combination.
• Advanced enterprise security architecture and zero trust experience for complex nextG systems.
• Expertise in 3GPP, ENISA, and GSMA 5G/nextG standards, architecture, and system design.
• Experience in 5G/nextG telecommunications, wireless network architecture, or related communications technologies.
• Experience with wireless broadband infrastructure and enterprise deployments.
• Cybersecurity experience across 5G/nextG networks, security controls, identity, applications, data, endpoints, and cloud systems.
• Experience with reference architectures, standards, design patterns, operational metrics, SIEM, security data lakes, threat modeling, and AI/ML security applications.
• Strong knowledge of attack techniques, threat landscapes, and threat-informed engineering.
• Active Top Secret clearance and eligibility to obtain and maintain Top Secret/SCI clearance.
• The position requires at least three days per week onsite.

Preferred qualifications

• Advanced degree in information technology, cybersecurity, engineering, telecommunications, artificial intelligence, or a related field.
• Relevant professional certifications and security architecture framework knowledge.
• Experience with NIST RMF, NIST CSF, DoD 8500-series policy, CNSSI, executive orders, NIST 800-series guidance, or NISPOM.
• Experience supporting C3 operations, policy, governance forums, or department-level headquarters.
• Experience with acquisition, sustainment, standards development, technology transition, SIEM, security data lakes, or enterprise monitoring.
• Senior technical leadership for 5G/nextG, advanced wireless, or next-generation communications programs.

Compensation

• The stated annual salary compensation range is $172,800 to $259,200, with a midpoint of $216,000.

Workplace

• The source identifies the work location type as onsite and requires a minimum of three onsite days per week.