IT SECURITY ARCHITECT

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:

• 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

Education:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent years of experience - Preferred

Certifications:

• CISSP, CCSP, CompTIA Security+, GIAC - Preferred
• Microsoft technical certifications :  Azure Solutions Architect, Azure Security Engineer, 365 Security Administrator - Preferred

Experience Required:

• 5-10 years of IT Security Architecture experience 
• Prior experience working for a financial institution or Big 4 consulting company
• Extensive 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 platform
• Virtual Server and Desktop environments : VMWare and Citrix

• Familiarity with security architecture frameworks such as SABSA and TOGAF

• Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST800, CIS, ISO27001

• Strong networking fundamentals
• Experience working with Intune and Azure Conditional Access policies
• Knowledge and familiarity with emerging technologies like AI and Blockchain is desirable