Senior Cloud Security architect

Prisma, Cortez and AWS firewalls a Must to Have

Job Description:

• Client is seeking a Senior Cloud Security architect to join our Information Security Architecture team.
• The Senior Cloud Security architect will partner closely and collaboratively with Enterprise Architecture (EA), Developers, Platform Owners, and other areas of the firm to help ensure client provides secure services and solutions.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support the Cloud Security Architecture team to develop and deliver services enforcing security guardrails in cloud platforms.
• Provide architectural oversight and guidance to identify requirements provide guidance for implementation, and determine response requirements, for security guardrails necessary for secure configuration of cloud services, cloud infrastructure, and business applications.
• Provide architectural guidance toward ensuring secure consumption of cloud-based services; emphasizing development of security requirements and guardrails that can be instantiated in a predominantly automated environment.
• Interface with IT risk, audit, and regulators, as necessary for development of evidence packages and service deliverables.
• Provide architectural oversight and guidance, contributing to establishment of Information Security reference architectures, patterns and blueprints.
• Advise and Contribute to Security Architecture Strategy
• Work with Information Security teams as necessary on development of strategy and roadmap for security architecture services,
• With focus on architectural aspects; liaison and consult with EA, IT and the business for ongoing input and awareness,
• Develop processes and products that establish secure architectures in a federated Operating Model.
• Assess Security Risk from an Architectural Perspective and Apply a Risk-Based Approach to Security
• Influence Information Security, Principle Engineering, other areas of the IT organization, and Business Units, to help ensure that cloud services and solutions are secure, applied with an appropriate risk lens, and enable the mission and objectives of the firm.
• Provide architectural guidance and response where necessary related to security risk scenarios and situations; preemptive as the objective and reactive when necessary, and including support for responses to findings from oversight bodies such as internal risk organizations and Internal Audit

Qualifications:

• 5 plus years of Information Technology experience, preferably within the financial services industry
• Minimum of 3 years experience working as an Information Security Professional within architecture
• Minimum of 3 years experience working as an Information Security Architect at a senior level with focus on AWS and preferably Azure, and Google cloud.

Senior level experience or equivalent knowledge in architecting secure solutions across major domains including:

• Cloud
• Network
• Data
• Application
• End-Point (User and Server)
• Mobile Device

Deep knowledge of security frameworks and standards including:

• OWASP
• NIST
• CIS
• DISA

Senior level experience or equivalent knowledge in architecting implementation and consumption of key Information Security services including:

• Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• Data Protection (Encryption, DLP, Data Masking, . . .)
• Micro-segmentation
• Zero Trust
• Continuous Security Monitoring (SIEM, Secure Configuration Compliance, Vulnerability Detection and Management, User Behavior Analytics, . . .)
• Executive presence with very strong leadership attributes, business acumen, analytical, problem solving and verbal and written communication skills.
• Self motivated
• Able to identify and solve problems and challenges without reliance on assistance from others
• Passion for leading change and ability to bring others along
• (Desirable) CISSP (+ ISSAP), CCSP
• (Desirable) One or more security-related certifications associated with AWS, Google Cloud Platform or Azure
• Keys to Success in this Role:
• Organizational, influence / conflict resolution, verbal and written communication and leadership skills.
• Ability to work with others
• Self-motivated with attention to detail.
• Excellent presentation, program management and relationship management skills.

Must Have Qualifications:

• Must have 3 years of Amazon Cloud experience and 23 Palo-alto Prisma experience is very much preferred