Security Architect

Title: Security Architect

Location: Remote

Advance your career with Mindlance! We have been connecting talented IT professionals with world-class companies since 1999. Mindlance is here to help you to find the perfect fit with just the right company. Currently, we are seeking a Security Architect For an exciting career growth Opportunity.

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IAM/ Security Architecture/ Security Design/ OAuth/ SANS / GIAC/ CISSP/

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

·       Lead design reviews for platform, application, and cloud solutions; identify risks and recommend mitigations aligned to security best practices and internal security requirements.

·       Maintain and expand the security architecture documentation library, ensuring consistency across requirements documents, frameworks components and design artifacts.

·       Partner with IAM/CCOE to mature MFA and risk-based access patterns and document them in requirement, design patterns and other documents as required.

·       Work directly with program and project teams to ensure that relevant security risks are identified, evaluated, and appropriate security solutions are implemented to manage risks to the enterprise.

·       Responsible for the identification of architectural gaps and inefficiencies in new and existing solutions; support remediation and mitigation efforts through appropriate planning and roadmap development.

·       Strong work ethic and sense of urgency

·       Ability to influence technical discussions and decisions.

·       Mentor others in security best practices and architectural approaches

IAM/ Security Architecture/ Security Design/ OAuth/ SANS / GIAC/ CISSP/

Required Qualifications:

·       Experience with OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, and federation patterns; ability to translate business requirements into secure, scalable identity designs.

·       Solid grasp of provisioning and attribute flows (e.g., SCIM) and how they intersect with authorization policy.

·       Working knowledge of token design (scopes/claims), mTLS/JWT validation patterns, token exchange, and session/security handling across SPs/IdPs.

·       Demonstrated depth in IAM security and 1 other security domains such as: API security, data security, network security, etc.

·       5+ years’ experience in information technology experience

·       1+ years’ experience in an information security architectural role or equivalent engineering experience; strong writing and communication skills expected.

·       BA/BS degree in MIS/Computer Science or related degree strongly preferred. Equivalent experience required in lieu of a degree.

IAM/ Security Architecture/ Security Design/ OAuth/ SANS / GIAC/ CISSP/

Professional Certification such as:

·       SANS GIAC Certification(s)

·       Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

IAM/ Security Architecture/ Security Design/ OAuth/ SANS / GIAC/ CISSP/

Preferred Qualifications:

·       Familiarity with legacy federation stacks (e.g., ISAM) and migration to modern patterns is a plus.

·       Familiarity with Security life cycle, design review across concept, development through deployment

·       Experience with threat models (all 7 layers), security analysis

·       GIAC GDSA, SABSA or equivalent; IAM and/or AI related certs a plus.

·       Cloud security certs (AWS/Azure/OCI/ CCSP) helpful.

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