Platform Security Architect

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Platform Security Architect Exc. (767227)
location - 11751 Meadowville Lane Chester, VA 23836

Responsibilities:
As part of a team, ensure the adoption of security architecture and engineering initiatives in order to effectively and securely support the organization in meeting specific business technology needs.
Review solutions to be deployed in cloud and on premise environments
Assist with Architectural design documentation and System Security Plan documentation
Monitor and guide systems to ensure Authority to Operate is achieved in a timely manner
Understand technical security issues and the implications to the Platform and be able to communicate them to management and other business leaders.
Responsible for guiding the design and implementation of secure solutions and services across the Platform.
Maintain in-depth knowledge of IT industry best practices, technologies, architectures, and emerging technologies.
Must have knowledge and understanding to be able to configure and implement security solutions to reduce risk to an acceptable level.
Understand emerging security technologies and determine the appropriate use within business applications.
Must be able to provide technical guidance and foster a collective understanding of data flows and security issues encountered in both premise based and cloud applications and services.
Communicate architectural decisions, plans, goals, and strategies
Must be able to incorporate business drivers, needs and strategies to address future business / technology needs.
Work in teams for secure application and/or infrastructure solution architecture.
Collaborate with our Governance organization and functions including Internal Audit, Legal and Compliance, Privacy, and Sourcing to ensure that the Platform maintains a strong cybersecurity posture.
Skills Matrix -
Skill Required / Desired Amount of Experience
Experience providing high-level design and architecture diagrams Required 8 Years
technically validating solutions and connecting business, data, security, systems, and other technical and non-technical architectures Required 8 Years
Familiarity with open architecture and cybersecurity architecture principles that achieve cybersecurity framework goals. Required 8 Years
Familiar with encryption technologies used in commercial operating systems, including Public Key Infrastructures-continued Required 8 Years
symmetric and asymmetric cryptography, certificate trust stores and the use of key escrow for discovery and legal purposes Required 8 Years
At least 8 years of experience in network and endpoint security architecture Required 8 Years
Familiarity with protocols commonly used in commercial networks, such as SMB, RPC, HTTP, SQL Required 8 Years
Familiar with multi-tiered network applications, common ports and protocols used in those communications Required 8 Years
Familiar with Vulnerability Scoring (CVSS) and exploitation mechanisms of common vulnerability types (overflows, cross-site-scripting, SQL injection) Required 8 Years
Experience working with Cloud Native architecture paradigms, patterns and security methodologies. Required 6 Years
Familiarity with NIST, IRS 1075, HIPAA, FedRAMP and other cybersecurity framworks Required 8 Years
Familiar with methodologies for scalable, automated creation of System Security Plan, and Authority To Operate, Attestation & Validation Required 4 Years
Candidate should have a background in general security practices such as identity and access management (IAM)-continued Required 8 Years
Experience leading the alignment of on-going activities in support of critical State & Federal mandates such as -continued Required 8 Years
Continuous Diagnostics and Monitoring (CDM), Executive Orders related to cybersecurity, and guidance from OMB and NIST Required 8 Years
Familiarity with open architecture and cybersecurity architecture principles that achieve cybersecurity framework goals Required 8 Years
Desired Skills / Certification: AWS Certified Security Azure Architect Certification Google Architect Certification Desired
Desired Skills/Certs (continued)- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) Desired