Federal Compliance & Security Architect
InformaticaBase Salary
$218k - $401k/yr
Responsibilities
- Establish architectural standards, strategic principles, reusable design frameworks, and governance practices for highly available federal platforms.
- Design and secure cloud architectures capable of achieving FedRAMP High and DoD IL5 authorizations.
- Translate NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-37, DoD Cloud Computing SRG, and FIPS requirements into scalable cloud architectures.
- Drive end-to-end compliance and security architecture accountability, including continuous monitoring and remediation of structural gaps.
- Author architecture specifications, System Security Plans, and portfolio strategy documents for executive, technical, and regulatory audiences.
- Conduct architecture and code reviews, lead root-cause analyses, monitor service health, and address operational friction and technical debt.
- Partner with Product Management on long-range planning, release trajectories, delivery feedback loops, and engineering backlogs.
- Serve as the primary technical liaison to 3PAOs, sponsoring agencies, Authorizing Officials, and DoD authorization stakeholders.
- Advise executive and customer leadership on architectural choices and communicate complex technical and security concepts effectively.
- Coach and mentor architects and engineering leaders in business acumen, communication, and systemic problem-solving.
Requirements
- 12+ years of experience in security architecture, cloud engineering, or systems design.
- 5+ years leading major federal compliance initiatives involving FedRAMP Moderate/High or DoD IL5.
- Proven experience operating as a Principal Architect and driving cross-organizational technical strategy and multi-year roadmaps.
- Deep expertise in NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-37 RMF, FIPS 140-2/140-3, and the DoD Cloud Computing SRG.
- Hands-on experience designing and securing architectures in AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, or equivalent federal environments.
- Direct experience leading 3PAO assessments, agency sponsorship, and FedRAMP PMO or DoD AO authorization cycles.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present to C-level executives and federal officials.
- Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, or CISM are preferred.
- An active or eligible U.S. federal security clearance, Secret or Top Secret, is preferred.
Benefits
- Benefits include time-off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program.
- The annual base salary range is $218,400-$365,200, or $263,200-$401,400 in select San Francisco and New York City metropolitan-area locations; bonus, equity, and benefits are excluded from these ranges.
About Informatica
Informatica (NYSE: INFA), a leader in AI-powered enterprise cloud data management, helps businesses unlock the full value of their data and AI. As data grows in complexity and volume, Informatica’s Intelligent Data Management Cloud™ delivers a complete, end-to-end platform with a suite of industry-leading, integrated solutions to connect, manage and unify data across any cloud, hybrid or multi-cloud environment. Powered by CLAIRE® AI, Informatica’s platform integrates natively with all major cloud providers, data warehouses and analytics tools— giving organizations the freedom of choice, avoiding vendor lock-in and delivering better ROI by enabling access to governed data, simplifying operations and scaling with confidence. Trusted by approximately 5,000 customers in nearly 100 countries—including over 80 of the Fortune 100—Informatica is the backbone of platform-agnostic, cloud data-driven transformation. Informatica. Where data and AI come to life.™ Contact: PR@informatica.com