Data Security Architect - Austin, United States - TEKsystems
Description
Our Client's Information Security team is seeking an exceptional
AVP, Data Security Architect to engage on project efforts in Data, Cloud, and
On-prem security architectures. As the AVP, Data Security Architect, you
will work side by side with our Development, Operations, Business units, and
Enterprise Architecture teams to ensure our environments are secured and
monitored. The right person for this role will have a broad technical cloud
security background with a focus on security design, detection, prevention, and
response to security threats.
Responsibilities:
Collaborate with a team of Security Engineers in solution
architecture reviews and guidance for Technology projects through being tightly
integrated with the SDLC process.
Serves as a subject matter expert for Data security,
providing guidance on industry best practices.
Creates best-of-class cloud/data security architecture
designs and patterns, using defensible industry reference architectures
and standards.
Collaborate with Data Architects on securing data with
encryption and/or tokenization. Considering the pros & cons of each
security control.
Document, socialize, maintain, and train key stakeholders on
security requirements that enables secure design and build of solutions.
Conduct project security reviews to identify security risk
and oversee the implementation of approved recommendations on cloud security
designs.
Analyze potential impact of new threats and exploits,
develop, and implement solutions to mitigate those threats, and communicate
risks to relevant business units.
Identify, design, and build secure solutions that can be
adopted and deployed into a highly available production environment.
Participates in the evaluation, selection and implementation
of technology solutions including providing detailed analysis of pros and cons.
Stay up-to-date on the latest cloud security trends,
technologies, and best practices, and share knowledge with the team to
continuously improve cloud security posture.
Attend and provide feedback in meetings to capture key
action items, discussion points, and deliver executive level status updates to
all stakeholders as required.
Develop, track and report relevant metrics (KPIs, KRIs,
OKRs), scheduled activities, and milestones to executives monthly that reflect
execution statuses, risks, and opportunities.
Evaluate and assess security threats across a variety of
environments.
What are we looking for?
We want strong collaborators who can deliver a world-class
client experience. We are looking for people who thrive in a fast-paced
environment, are client-focused, team oriented, and are able to execute in a
way that encourages creativity and continuous improvement.
Requirements:
5+ years of experience in cloud security, preferably AWS
5+ years of experience in Data Security: Databases (SQL,
Oracle, Postgres), SAS Data Warehouses (Snowflake) , AWS Databases (Neptune,
RDS, DynamoDB) and Data Platforms (Microsoft Dataverse).
5+ years of experience in Encryption and Tokenization and
how and where they are used to secure Data.
5+ years of experience working knowledge of information
security controls, guidelines, and standards (, ISO27000 series, OWASP, CSA
CCM, CIS 20 Critical Security Controls, SOX, and NIST).
5+ years of experience with technical knowledge/coding
skills in any of the following: Java, C# .Net, Ruby and/or Python
CCSP/Other Cloud Specific Certification, CISSP and/or GIAC
are a plus.
About TEKsystems:
We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.