Sr. Tenable Security Architect
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 9, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 9, 2026. Revolutional scores B on the Alion truth index.
Revolutional delivers advanced technology solutions and mission support to federal agencies across civilian, health, and national security environments. We apply modern capabilities, including AI/ML, cloud, cybersecurity, and IT modernization to solve complex challenges, enable faster and more secure operations, and drive measurable mission outcomes.
We are redefining how federal technology gets built and delivered by operating with a product mindset, prioritizing speed, ownership, and execution over bureaucracy.
Title: Sr. Tenable Security Architect
Location: Onsite - Washington, DC (telework at client discretion)
Terms: Full-time
Salary: $165K - $205K
Clearance: Public Trust
Travel: Minimal - occasional CONUS travel (approximately one week per year)
Position Description
We are seeking a Sr. Tenable Security Architect to serve as the Subject Matter Expert leading the design, development, improvement, integration, deployment, and ongoing maintenance of the enterprise Vulnerability Management solution for a federal cybersecurity engineering program. This role owns the architecture and maturity strategy for vulnerability management and configuration compliance across IT, cloud, and operational technology (OT) environments, and leads related engineering projects from inception to completion. The environment includes the Tenable suite of products (Vulnerability Management, Security Center, Nessus, Cloud Security, and OT Security), integrated with ServiceNow GRC/IRM, an enterprise data lake/data warehouse, an Elastic Security Stack SIEM, and hardware and software asset management solutions.
The successful candidate will:
- Lead the architecture and design of the enterprise vulnerability management solution.
- Assess the current Tenable deployment and drive its capability improvement and maturity plan.
- Deliver complete scanning visibility across IT, cloud, and OT endpoints.
- Design the configuration compliance baseline program and its automation.
- Integrate vulnerability and compliance data with enterprise risk, asset, data, and SIEM platforms.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the design, development, improvement, integration, deployment, and ongoing maintenance of the Tenable suite, including vulnerability management, cloud security, and OT security.
- Conduct an assessment and gap analysis of the existing Tenable deployment and capabilities, and develop the Tenable Capability Improvement and Maturity Plan and Strategy for client approval.
- Lead execution of the Tenable Capability Improvement and Maturity Plan and Strategy, and review and update it as significant changes are identified and at least every six months.
- Architect Tenable systems to have visibility into all applicable IT endpoints, using active and passive scanning capabilities as appropriate to each endpoint.
- Design the scanning approach that supports at least weekly vulnerability scanning of enterprise assets, with results and a risk assessment reported within three business days and direct access to or automated feeds of scan results.
- Develop, design, and implement the Configuration Compliance Baseline Standard program and processes, and improve them to shorten the time required to complete approved baselines.
- Design the configuration of Tenable audit files for each approved baseline (STIGs, CIS, and other industry benchmarks) to support automated compliance scanning every 30 days.
- Design and lead integration of Tenable with ServiceNow GRC/IRM, the enterprise data lake/data warehouse, the Elastic Security Stack SIEM, and hardware and software asset management systems, including development of integration APIs.
- Research, design, develop, and maintain future vulnerability management capabilities as required.
- Develop and manage vulnerability management engineering projects from inception to completion.
- Advise on remediation of system vulnerabilities and inform the client of technical issues that may affect the program, recommending solutions.
- Write and maintain Standard Operating Procedures and engineering documentation for the vulnerability management solution.
Required Skills and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, Management, or a related discipline from an accredited institution and 10 or more years of experience in the discipline.
- 8 or more years of experience with Tenable design, engineering, and implementation.
- Experience with the administration of information systems.
- Experience managing and leading technical projects.
- Experience working in a cybersecurity program.
- Experience with Tenable Vulnerability Management, Tenable Security Center, or Tenable OT Security certification.
- CISSP or equivalent certification.
Desired
- Experience supporting federal government contracts as a contractor, including working to contract deliverables, performance standards, and client change management and approval processes.
- Experience with federal Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) programs.
- Experience designing Tenable OT Security deployments for industrial control system (ICS) environments.
- Experience integrating Tenable with ServiceNow GRC/IRM and SIEM platforms.
- Experience developing configuration baselines from DISA STIGs and CIS benchmarks.
- Scripting and API automation experience (Python, PowerShell).
Work Authorization/Clearance: Must be a US Citizen and have or are able to obtain a Federal Government Public Trust clearance.
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Here at Revolutional we are pleased to have been repeatedly recognized for our outstanding work culture, the innovative work we do, and the employees on our team who make a difference each day. Some of these recognitions include:
- Recognized as a Top 20 "Best Place to Work in Virginia"
- Recipient of Department of Labor's HireVets Gold Medallion
- Great Place to Work Certification for five years running
- A Virginia Chamber of Commerce Fantastic 50 company
- A Northern Virginia Technology Council Tech 100 company
- Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies for eleven years
- Two-time SBA SBIR Tibbett's Award winner
- Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Certification
We recognize that every bit of our success is the result of our teams of hard-working, motivated, and innovative professionals who are proud to call themselves part of the Revolutional family! In addition to competitive compensation, a family-focused culture, and a dynamic, productive work environment, we offer all full-time employees a variety of benefits including, but not limited to
- Traditional and HSA- eligible medical insurance plans
- 100% employer-paid dental and vision insurance options
- 100% employer-sponsored STD, LTD, and life insurance
- 5% 401(k) company matching
- Flexible-schedules and teleworking options
- Paid holidays and PTO Accrual Plans
- Paid Parental Leave
- Professional development and career growth opportunities
- Team and company-wide events, recognition, and appreciation-- and so much more!
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Revolutional is an Equal Opportunity Employer providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or genetics. Revolutional does and will take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. To perform the above job successfully, an individual must possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed; meet the education and work experience required; and must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily. Other duties in addition to those listed may be assigned as necessary to meet business needs. Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable an applicant with a disability to successfully apply for and/or perform the essential duties of the job. If you are in need of an accommodation, please contact [email protected].