Alexandria, VA

Salary
$180,000from the description
Posted
Jul 21, 2026
Location
Alexandria, VA
Last confirmed open
Jul 23, 2026

What this job asks for AI summary

This role serves as the technical authority for AI and data security architecture on a USPTO-focused federal contract. Day-to-day work involves designing and integrating security solutions across platforms such as Databricks, AWS GovCloud, and FedRAMP-authorized tools, covering areas like AI governance, data loss prevention, cloud security posture, and compliance with federal frameworks. It suits an experienced federal enterprise security architect holding a CISSP certification.

Senior level · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Full-time

Must have (10)
DatabricksUnity CatalogMosaic AI GatewayAWS GovCloudFedRAMPDSPMAI-DLPCNAPP or WizSAST or SnykCISSP
Nice to have (5)
NIST AI RMFFISMAIAMAWS SecurityAzure AZ-500

“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.

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How this req sits in the market our data

Roughly 30 people in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (information security analysts). range 6–60

Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.

What gives you an edge
Unity Catalog2%Databricks10%

Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.

What the occupation pays Median $152,225 (middle half $125,286–$177,673). This posting is about at that midpoint.

Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.

Why we read it this way (7)

The JD gates on a Public Trust clearance (ability to obtain and maintain), not a formal national security clearance — the clearance requirement is set to None per schema rules, but hiring managers should note this is a hard suitability requirement.

The degree requirement states 'Bachelor's degree … or equivalent experience', so no formal degree is hard-gated.

Salary is listed as a single flat figure ($180,000) with no stated range; min and max are both set to that value.

CNAPP is listed with 'e.g., Wiz' and SAST/SCA with 'e.g., Snyk' — these are illustrative examples of acceptable tools, captured as alternatives rather than separate required skills.

NIST AI RMF, FISMA, and OMB AI guidance appear in both the responsibilities narrative and the Preferred Qualifications section; they are marked preferred. IAM and encryption appear only in the responsibilities narrative as practices, not gated technologies — IAM is included as preferred context; generic 'encryption' is omitted as a non-tool concept.

AWS Security and Azure AZ-500 certifications appear under Preferred Qualifications only.

The alt SOC (15-1211 Computer Systems Analysts) reflects that the role has a strong solution/enterprise architecture dimension alongside its security analysis focus; however, the primary day-to-day work — threat modeling, security posture, DSPM, CNAPP, AI-DLP — aligns most closely with Information Security Analysts.

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