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MAX BILL RATE : ***
LOCATION: Remote
WORKING HOURS (8-5) EST
Top 3 Must-Haves (Hard and/or Soft Skills):
Communication, Cyber Controls Expertise, Security Architecture and design
PCI compliance, Audit background, IT Engineering
Top 3 Nice-To-Haves (Hard and/or Soft Skills)
Degree Requirements (Experience in Lieu of Degree):
CISSP, CRISC, AI certifications
Certification Requirements (Any Preferences): A security based Certification
How many years of experience are you looking for?: 7-10
What would a day in the life of this role look like? Working with IT partners to understand current and new solutions, how security controls are embedded, and discussing needed improvements to the IT products. Working with team members on process improvements to ensure consistent delivery of security consulting.
What interaction level with this role have the team members and hiring manager? Weekly and potentially daily interactions with team members.
What would you say is the top priority for the worker over the first few weeks/months? Learn our internal systems and standards. Begin shadowing existing team members to understand how processes are executing today. Transitioning to taking the lead on security consulting among IT teams
What do you foresee being the biggest challenge in this role? Learning the complex environment that is BFH and understanding who they will need to work with across the business in order to get the needed information.
Essential Job Functions
Security Architecture Development and Maintenance – Assists the Sr. and Principal Architects with the creation of security designs and
frameworks for technology systems. Monitors security intelligence sources for emerging industry security technologies, technology issues,
regulatory issues and practices. Provides oversight of new development efforts to ensure adherence to security policies, standards, and
reference architectures. Actively participates in decisioning processes related to adoption of new hardware and software technologies.
Provides advisory services as needed to information security teams. Utilizes planning and organization tools to develop project/action
plans. Meets deliverable deadlines as directed.
Information Security Strategy – Assists the Principal and Sr. Information Security Architects with the development of the annual Information
Security Strategy. This includes strategy development, formalized road map documentation, and continued maintenance.
Cyber Security Tooling and Processes – Possess intermediate knowledge of company Cyber Security Tools and affiliated operational
processes. Utilizes knowledge when advising to determine residual risk of identified threats or control weaknesses. Champions the
use Cyber Security Tooling through education and awareness of constituents.
Regulatory Requirements and Control Frameworks – Foundational knowledge of regulatory bodies and corresponding compliance
requirements including, but not limited to: PCI-DSS, SOX, GLBA, CCPA, GDPR. Intermediate knowledge of control frameworks including,
but not limited to: FFIEC Examination Handbooks, NIST 800-53, ISO 27001. Advanced knowledge of Cyber Security Maturity Frameworks such as NIST-CSF and FFIEC Cyber Assessment Tool.
General Information Technology- Intermediate knowledge of IT tools and practices including, but not limited to: Networking, LDAP
Directories, Vulnerability/Patch Management, Change Management, Incident Management, Server and Desktop Management, Mainframe
Technologies, Encryption and Key Management, Cloud Architecture and Computing, Software Application General Computing Controls,
Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery, Software Development Lifecycle, Access Management, and Cyber Security Tooling.
Human Relations – Ability to diffuse problematic situations and manage through conflict resolution. Utilizes soft skills such as: Selective
Agreement, Reflective Listening, Voice Inflection, and Empathy. Ability to take complex concepts and break down into laymen s terms or
analogies that help with other s understanding. Viewed as an enabling partner that provides options or information when saying no to
business or IT requests. Seen by leadership and peers as creditable, trustworthy and respectful. Utilizes subject matter expertise to guide
and coach less experienced team members.
Reports to: Manager or Director of Information Security
Working Conditions/ Physical Requirements: Normal office environment. As the need of the business continue to evolve, this role may be
asked to work an on-call rotation to include evenings or weekends.
Direct Reports: none
Minimum Qualifications:
High School Diploma or equivalent experience in related field.
A minimum of 5-8 years of prior experience in a similar or related role (an equivalent combination of experience and education may be
considered).
At least 3 years exposure with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure Experience with architecting multi-cloud and/or hybrid-cloud
environments.
Must have experience working across multiple large scale cloud providers, including AWS, Azure, etc.
Must be experienced in creating a strategic cyber security technology direction, aligning it with tactical activities, and communicating plans
broadly across the organization.
Experience in analyzing cyber security risks and architecting security solutions.
Proven knowledge of cloud services and distributed system architecture.
Create secure patterns to simplify secure application migrations to cloud environments.
Preferred Experience:
Bachelor s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.
Familiarity or working knowledge with any scripting languages like JavaScript, Python, PowerShell, etc.
Prior working experience in SRE, DevSecOps, or DevOps
Knowledge of standard continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) patterns and security configuration management.
Proven skills in writing and creating standards documentation for architectures, solutions, and tools.
An understanding of how application-layer vulnerabilities affect cloud infrastructure.
Hands-on experience with some of the following technology:
Cloud-native security tools (Azure Security Center, AWS Guard Duty)
Industry relevant certifications or training:
Security-related certifications such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure
security certification, or equivalent experience.
Previous Experience with Cloud Security Posture Management Tools.
Experience working with VM, containers, and their Orchestration technology (Docker and Kubernetes).