Principal Security Architect

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Opportunity

Welcome to the blue team! As a Principal Security Architect in our Technology Innovation Lab, you will drive both business and security innovation while playing a key role in our adoption of emerging technologies such as Generative AI.

What you will Do:

You will be embedded with our team of technologists to help securely design, pilot & implement tools and systems using emerging technologies. This will involve defining standards & guardrails, crafting secure design patterns, performing security assessments of vendor/opensource technologies using a risk-based, threat-modeling approach.

The Principal Security Architect will have the following core responsibilities:

• Partner with Enterprise Architecture and technology teams to create secure designs that meet security requirements and enable business objectives
• Participate in emerging technology proof-of-concepts or pilot projects while retaining an eye on meeting security obligations and good practice
• Develop relationships, repeatable processes, and resources to usher security champions within The Innovation Lab
• Perform threat-modeling as required to substantiate the recommendations & designs
• Participate in the development and maintenance of security policy, standards & reference materials
• Review and contribute to infrastructure-as-code representations of architecture designs or changes

Candidate

You are passionate, curious, and self-driven. You have a passion for trying new things, working with emerging technologies, and aren't afraid to fail fast-forward. You enjoy understanding and solving complex problems with incomplete information. You may not know everything, but you have a solid foundation and can untangle, self-learn, and identify creative ways to solve problems. Likewise, you should be extremely comfortable architecting secure cloud-based systems, and you should be able to convey security threats, business implications & architectural requirements to both technical & non-technical audiences.

What you will bring:

• Ability to collaborate & communicate effectively with technical & non-technical teams
• Extensive experience designing & building secure cloud-native solutions, especially in Amazon Web Services (AWS) & Microsoft Azure
• Ability to partner with multiple stakeholders to derive accurate threat models for new/existing systems and reduce information security risk on systems
• Demonstrable experience and passion for emerging technologies
• Knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) principles & experience reviewing infrastructure configurations/changes in this format (e.g., CloudFormation, Terraform, etc.)
• Strong technical foundations in modern application/microservice architectures & related technologies (e.g., Containers, Kubernetes, Service Mesh, RESTful/gRPC APIs, etc.)
• Understanding of CI/CD & Secure Development processes & tools (e.g., Jenkins, Git, etc.)
• Strong foundation in cybersecurity landscape, especially in identity & access management, network access control and secure configuration management
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field; or equivalent experience.

What will set you apart:

• Familiarity with AWS Well-Architected Framework or Microsoft’s Cloud Adoption Framework
• Familiarity with scrum project management tools (e.g., Jira)
• Professional certifications such as: AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Cloud Practitioner, Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP), Certified Secure Software Engineer, SANS/GIAC Certificates, or Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Experience working in Financial Services or FinTech space

***Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time, including CPT/OPT.***

What we offer you

We offer an array of diverse and inclusive benefits regardless of where you are in your career. We believe that providing our employees with the means to lead healthy balanced lives results in the best possible work performance.

• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• Retirement savings – 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%), financial advisory services, potential company discretionary contribution, and a broad investment lineup
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans
• Generous paid time off upon hire – including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year
• Paid volunteer time — 16 hours per calendar year
• Leave of absence programs – including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
• Business Resource Groups (BRGs) - internal networks that rally around common interest, experiences and identities such as race, ethnicity, gender, ability, military status and sexual orientation. BRGs play a vital role in educating and engaging our people and advancing our business priorities.

Base Salary Range

The salary range above shows the typical minimum to maximum base salary range for this position in the location listed. Non-sales positions have the opportunity to participate in a bonus program. Sales positions are eligible for sales incentives, and in some instances a bonus plan, whereby total compensation may far exceed base salary depending on individual performance. Actual compensation offered may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer.

Equal opportunity employer •  Drug-free workplace

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity.  All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age (40 and over), race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, religion, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law. 

***For remote and hybrid positions you will be required to provide reliable high-speed internet with a wired connection as well as a place in your home to work with limited disruption. You must have reliable connectivity from an internet service provider that is fiber, cable or DSL internet. Other necessary computer equipment, will be provided. You may be required to work in the office if you do not have an adequate home work environment and the required internet connection.***

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