Overview
Location : Remote
Job Type : Full Time / Contract
Work Authorization : No sponsorship
The A.C.Coy company has an immediate need for an IT Security Architect. Ideal candidates must have 5-10 years of architecture experience and 5+ years of threat modeling experience.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities :
- Review, oversee and advise the delivery of security requirements on security and technology projects
- Support various security and technology projects as the security SME to ensure adherence to architecture principles, security policies and standards
- Review project designs and proposals to identify applicable security requirements
- Identify security risks against applicable security requirements and establish recommended controls and processes
- Advise and enable project teams to make security decisions and provide advice and guidance, ensuring the effective use of common tools and patterns
- Work with technical teams to guide and support implementation of technical security controls
- Lead escalation and resolution of residual project risks
- Advise project go / no-go decisions for production go-live
- Produce relevant security architecture documentation and risk artifacts
- Expected to work on multiple initiatives / deliverables simultaneously
Qualifications
Education :
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent years of experience - PreferredCertifications :
CISSP, CCSP, CompTIA Security+, GIAC - PreferredMicrosoft technical certifications : Azure Solutions Architect, Azure Security Engineer, 365 Security Administrator - PreferredExperience Required :
5-10 years of IT Security Architecture experiencePrior experience working for a financial institution or Big 4 consulting companyExtensive experience performing threat modeling in project delivery using Stride framework or other similar framework (Pasta, Trike, etc.)Strong experience with Azure Cloud and Office 365 platformVirtual Server and Desktop environments : VMWare and CitrixFamiliarity with security architecture frameworks such as SABSA and TOGAF
Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST800, CIS, ISO27001
Strong networking fundamentalsExperience working with Intune and Azure Conditional Access policiesKnowledge and familiarity with emerging technologies like AI and Blockchain is desirable