The Security Solutions Architect plays a pivotal role in serving as a subject matter expert and establishing documentation for the organization's IT security architecture and standards for on prem, cloud, and hybrid solutions. This individual is tasked with crafting architectural artifacts and standards in support of the organization’s security objectives. The Security Architect ensures the organization’s security strategies are seamlessly integrated within technology solutions, providing a secure foundation for our technological environment.
Responsibilities:
• Security Architecture: Document and continuously refine the security architecture roadmap based on the needs of the enterprise portfolio, ensuring the security architecture roadmap aligns with the organization's overarching mission and strategic objectives.
• Consultation and Leadership: Act as the principal security design consultant for complex projects, guiding stakeholders and ensuring security principles are embedded into designs from the outset.
• Security Architecture Design: Lead the design of robust security architectures across various IT domains (identity, data, applications, infrastructure, network, cyber response), ensuring a comprehensive security posture.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Effectively communicate complex security concepts to stakeholders at all levels, ensuring clear understanding and buy-in for security initiatives and architecture standards.
• Continuous Learning and Improvement: Stay abreast of the latest developments in IT security and architecture, emerging technologies and practices to enhance the enterprise security landscape.
• Quality Architecture: Create and deliver architectural artifacts, ensuring adherence to best practices throughout the IT solution delivery lifecycle. Provide and receive constructive feedback on architectural artifacts, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in IT, System Security, or a related field.
• Experience: Minimum of 7 years of experience in cyber security, with at least 3 years in a security architecture role within the financial services industry.
• Competencies: Proficiency in security technologies and tools, including firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, SIEM, encryption, and identity and access management. Exceptional understanding of network security, cloud security, application security, and data security.
• Leadership: Proven ability to lead and mentor security teams and solution architects.
• Preferred Qualifications: An advanced information security certification (e.g., CISSP, CISM) and knowledge of TOGAF are highly desirable.
• Skills:
o Strong leadership and communication abilities.
o Exceptional analytical and technical skills.
o Exceptional architecture modeling skills.
o Strong self-management skills
o Ability to influence and consult effectively across various levels of the organization.
o Adept at managing stakeholder communication and presenting technical concepts in an accessible manner.
