Sr Cybersecurity Architect

ARC Group has an immediate opportunity for a Senior Cybersecurity Architect with expertise in Identity and Access Management in the cloud! This position is 100% remote. This is starting out as a contract position running through December 2024 with strong potential to extend or possibly convert to FTE. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established and well-respected organization offering tremendous career growth potential.

 

At ARC Group, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We believe that diverse perspectives lead to better innovation and problem-solving. As an organization, we embrace diversity in all its forms and encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to apply.

 

100% REMOTE!

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Candidates must have permanent work authorization and work for any employer without sponsorship now or in the future. Third party candidates are not eligible for this role.

 

Job Description: We are in need of an expert cloud architect. The position will report to the IAM Director and provide regular status updates to leadership and team members. The person that fills this role should possess a high degree of expertise in cloud technologies with a focus on access and privilege management. Previous hands on in Azure or AWS will be critical.

JOB SUMMARY

The Senior Cybersecurity Architect serves the company as an advisor on best practices and is responsible for designing and effectively implementing enterprise security strategies, architectures and solutions that guide IT security direction. They are accountable for the security architecture across a variety of applications or domains and assigned to project/initiatives of large size, complexity and risk. The Senior Cybersecurity Architect develops actionable security blueprints, principles, models, designs, standards and guidelines to ensure enterprise information technology architecture is consistent, usable, secure and adds value to the business. Interacts with vendors, IT and business area contacts to facilitate flexible, scalable and cost effective security solutions. Also provides technical guidance to less experienced Security Architects.

Essential Functions:

Accountable for adhering to enterprise architecture standards, ensuring security technology standards and best practices are maintained across the organization and contributing to enterprise architecture strategy-setting.

Responsible for design and implementation of security strategy, architecture and platforms. Responsible for enterprise due-diligence activities including security monitoring and security metrics to evaluate effectiveness of the enterprise security program and established controls.

Responsible for ensuring necessary security controls are part of technical designs.

Participates in security governance processes.

Participates in IT security efforts across all business areas and client groups.

Troubleshoots, recommends and executes action plans for issue resolution.

Serves as security architecture subject matter expert to business areas, project teams and vendors to apply and execute appropriate use of technology solutions and lead efforts to examine technology vision, opportunities and challenges.

Builds consensus around principles of security architecture and interprets and clarifies these principles.

Participates in the evaluation, selection and implementation of technology solutions including providing detailed analysis of pros and cons and build vs buy options.

Provides technical guidance to less experienced Security Architects.

Participates on project teams contributing input with regard to security standards and the impact to technology.

Investigates and reports on security threats and incidents.

Conducts post-event reviews of security incidents.

Maintains operational, architectural and design documentation including procedures, task lists, and architecture blue prints.

Evaluates strengths and flaws in Security Architecture designs including performance, confidentiality, integrity, availability, access and total cost of ownership.

Facilitates project handoffs including preparing documentation, educating and supporting to ensure smooth transitions.

Selects and designs tools that allow reuse of design components and patterns between projects. Develops actual working solutions or prototypes based on their own designs and resolves any issues that arise.

Establishes and maintains relationships with IT and business area partners to evaluate designs and controls.

Continually works to enhance breadth and depth of knowledge and experience. Benchmarks technology strategies and architectures. Monitors and anticipates trends and investigates organizational objectives and needs. Provides guidance on security solutions and prepares benchmarking reports and presentations.

Promotes implementation of new technology, solutions and methods to improve business processes, efficiency, effectiveness and value delivered to customers.

 

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

A wide range of Azure or AWS experience that includes many standard access and privileged access in these cloud environments.

Ability to lead Cloud IAM architecture discussions.

IAM experience with employee and consumer identity security

Experience securing API’s

Health care industry related experience is preferred

Experience using Agile methodology

Ability to lead Cloud IAM architecture discussions.

 

Required Work Experience

5+ years related work experience (work experience as an Architect working on progressively complex IT projects)

Required Education

Related Bachelor’s degree or additional related equivalent work experience IT related field or equivalent work experience

Required Licenses and Certifications

CISSP - Cert Information Systems Security Prof (within 180 Days if converted to FTE)

Would you like to know more about our new opportunity? For immediate consideration, please send your resume directly to Suresh Gaddala at or apply online while viewing all of our open positions at .

ARC Group is a Forbes-ranked a top 20 recruiting and executive search firm working with clients nationwide to recruit the highest quality technical resources. We have achieved this by understanding both our candidate's and client's needs and goals and serving both with integrity and a shared desire to succeed.

At ARC Group, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and fostering an inclusive work environment. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other protected status. If you require accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know.

 

Position is offered with no fee to candidate.