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.