Looking to hire a Director Security Architect

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Develop/integrate cybersecurity designs for systems and networks with multilevel security requirements
• Document and address organization's information security, cybersecurity architecture, and systems security engineering requirements throughout the acquisition life cycle.
• Ensure that acquired or developed system(s) and architecture(s) are consistent with organization's cybersecurity architecture guidelines.
• Perform security reviews, identify gaps in security architecture, and develop a security risk management plan
• Define and document how the implementation of a new system or new interfaces between systems impacts the security posture of the current environment
• Evaluate security architectures and designs to determine the adequacy of security design and architecture proposed or provided in response to requirements contained in acquisition documents.
• Maintains knowledge of industry cyber security and digital privacy regulations and standards (ISO27K, NIST 800-53, NIST CSF, HIPAA, etc.,)
• Directs the design, build, implement, and support enterprise-class security systems based on the NIST 800-53, Center for Internet Security (CIS) controls and related standards
• Creates solutions that balance business requirements with information and cybersecurity requirements.
• Initiates, collaborates, and leads open conversations with teams, clients, and stakeholders to build trust and understanding around cybersecurity initiatives.

• Ability to design Zero Trust architecture model for the enterprise
• Knowledge of industry-standard and organizationally accepted analysis principles and methods.
• Knowledge of the enterprise information technology (IT) architectural concepts and patterns (e.g., baseline, validated design, and target architectures
• Skill in determining how a security system should work (including its resilience and dependability capabilities) and how changes in conditions, operations, or the environment will affect these outcomes
• Knowledge of communication methods, principles, and concepts that support the network infrastructure
• A minimum of a bachelor's degree in information technology or information systems or cyber security is preferred
• 15-plus years of working experience in Application and Infrastructure Security
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• A minimum of 3 years working in a leadership position