Security Architect - Appsec And Privileged Access Management

Security Solution Architect

Job Requirements and Preferences:

Basic Qualifications:

Minimum Degree Required:

High School Diploma

Preferred Qualifications:

Degree Preferred:

Bachelor Degree

Preferred Fields of Study:

Information Technology, Computer Systems Analysis, Management Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Computer Programming

Certification(s) Preferred:

CISSP, Certified Information Systems Security Professional, International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC2) Certification, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect, or AWS Solutions Architect

Preferred Knowledge/Skills:

Demonstrates intimate abilities and/or a proven record of success in understanding effective control implementation in the following domains:

• Application Security;

• Cloud & Services Hosting;

• Identity and Access Management;

• Data Protection;

• Borderless Connectivity;

• Endpoint Security; and,

• Cyber Security Operations.

Demonstrates intimate knowledge and/or a proven record of success in security technology in the following areas:

• Understanding of migration or development experience in one of the major cloud platforms;

• Possessing extensive experience in security design review and recommendations;

• Being conversant with ISO 27002:2005/2013 information security standard;

• Having a working knowledge of user and data driven design approaches as well as understanding industry leading practices for key management;

• Demonstrating architectural domain knowledge including cloud application architecture and container-based deployment;

• Understanding established Software Development Lifecycles and methodologies including agile, scrum, iterative and waterfall;

• Analysing Identity Access Management integration for projects to assure security;

• Identifying complex security vulnerabilities and design compensatory controls;

• Analysing network security controls, including firewall and router security configuration;

• Working in a complex and matrixed organisation;

• Partnering with and enabling the development process to assure that security requirements are met while allowing for maximum speed to market;

• Supporting a leading edge development effort by developing standardised reusable security frameworks;

• Collaborating with multiple stakeholders across functional and technical skill sets;

• Supporting and integrating with key business and strategic priorities;

• Working with developers and application architects to make IT security design recommendations;

• Assuring that effective design of security controls related to people, process, and technology are in place;

• Engaging business and technology stakeholders at all levels to gather long term goals & requirements around system security and usability;

• Aligning business requirements to complex Security Architecture frameworks: Designing and building security technology solutions aligned to a global central service environment;

• Translating and communicating complex technical topics into practical business terminology both verbally and in writing;

• Managing multiple security assessments and changing priorities, simultaneously; and,

• Understanding the functions applied in the support of and integration with key business and strategic priorities.