Security Solution Architect Job Description
Security solution architect
provides security expertise on directory services such as Active Directory and LDAP as well as operating system environments.
Security Solution Architect Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Lead technical delivery of Security Governance, Risk and Compliance (Security GRC) technical solution at the Bank
Participates in Enterprise Security Solutioning activities and familiar with Solutioning processes, tools, and methodologies to support the security offerings
Experience performing information security assessments of new network and infrastructure technology products
Provide strong expertise in Information Security support including compliance (PCI, PII, .) driven initiatives
Architecture design and key technologies research in Payment security solution area
May conduct solution reviews and validation (technical feasibility and ability to deliver within allocated time and budget) when solutions are developed by non BDS Cyber Security presales
Participate in complex projects for the America Security Organization
Facilitate the understanding and shaping of the end-to-end security strategy and architecture
Participate in development of security related applications
Serves as Information Technology Asset Owner (ITAO) and Technical Information Security Officer (TISO) for a number of assigned assets
Security Solution Architect Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Security Solution Architect
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: PKI, CISSP, PAM, MFA, SSO, ITIL, SABSA, CISM, CCIP, CCNP
Education for Security Solution Architect
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the security solution architect job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Technical, Business, Education, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Math, Information Security, Computer Engineering
Skills for Security Solution Architect
Desired skills for security solution architect include:
Database
Platforms
Networking
Security
Service desk
Storage
Web services
APT
Active Directory and LDAP
BeyondTrust
Desired experience for security solution architect includes:
You must possess a Master or PhD Degree in CS or equivalent
Network Security (IPSec, SSL, VPN)
LI-EMEA-PW2
At least 9 years of relevant experience, of which approximately 7 years of Solution Architect and System design of utilities indisutry ICT solutions
Proven track-record as system architect for Smart Metering projects (Smart Metering / M2M communications, AMM, MDM, SOA, data base design, security), preferably electricity metering
Experience of delivering the complex System Integration projects in the Smart Metering area in a technical lead role
Security Solution Architect Examples
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Security Solution Architect Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a security solution architect. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for security solution architect
- Review security design decisions which need to be taken through the development of a target operating model
- Enforce compliance of the company security program's polices, standards, and procedures as relate to each project
- Evaluate and recommend security technologies and solutions
- Ensure alignment of security technologies used across the bank
- Research and stay up to date on emerging threats landscape and security controls
- Explore vendor or in house products to address security gaps
- Promote security awareness and educate people at all levels of the bank
- Actively collaborates with peers to leverage security expertise to win sales pursuits
- Contextualize and assess vulnerability results for risk based on understanding of the environment and existing security controls
- Build and cultivate positive working relationships with internal customers such as Engineering, DevOps, IT, Information Security
Qualifications for security solution architect
- Experience with Demand Side Management, Revenue Management / Revenue Assurance and Distribution Network Automation projects is an advantage
- Experience building relationships with C-level executives (CIOs/CISOs/VPs of Risk)
- Experience in building significant business by expanding small consultative engagements into large multi-faceted projects
- Experience of participating in knowledge sharing activities like industry conferences
- Ability to travel 50%, with capability to adapt to diverse work environments, new assignments, systems and tools, as needed
- Expected to be focused and meet timelines for all engagements
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Our innovative and growing company is looking for a security solution architect. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for security solution architect
- Understand and apply TFL Information Security Policies, standards, and processes to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability to TFL information and information systems
- Support administration of Information Security policies, standards, and SOP’s
- Provide guidance to Information Security team members, Information Technology personnel, Business personnel and management on appropriate solutions utilizing existing technologies where possible and identifying gaps that may need new technical, policy, process or procedural changes
- Knowledge of multiple regulatory control requirements to ensure Information Security solutions meet those requirements
- Working as part of a project team to coordinate development and determine project scope and limitations
- Review project requests describing user needs to estimate time and cost required to accomplish projects
- Working as member of a project team to coordinate development and determine project scope and limitations
- Conducting detailed analysis sessions with end users and business SMEs
- Troubleshooting for functional issues
- Facilitate the evaluation and selection of hardware and software technology and product standards, the design of standard configurations and their implementation and migration into operations
Qualifications for security solution architect
- Minimum of 5+ years of experience in the information and network security, risk frameworks and regulatory compliance
- Demonstrable experience of architecture, design, implementation, and/or support of highly distributed applications
- Understanding of security solutions
- Good understanding of IT infrastructure IT security domain
- Identity / Security management in an SAP environment
- SAP Security Concepts
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Our growing company is looking for a security solution architect. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for security solution architect
- Contribute to the delivery of a world-class network security/zoning architecture, incorporating multi-data centre, partner/remote site, campus and cloud architectures
- Consultancy & Privacy Security Services
- Work with AWS customers to convey cloud computing security, compliance, and risk management best practices
- Provide mentorship across AWS sales and solutions architecture teams regarding security and compliance to build skills in the field
- Quickly understand complex cloud and internal technology environments/systems infrastructure, architecture and data flows
- Design asset categorization/tagging to provide focused reporting from vulnerability scanning systems
- Assist with vulnerability remediation management, including managing the vulnerability risk register
- Identify and negotiate mitigation strategies with stakeholders to improve configuration and patch management programs
- Author and update relevant technical standards
- Conduct qualitative and quantitative technical risk assessments for company and third party environments
Qualifications for security solution architect
- Position requires Bachelor's Degree in a technical field or equivalent experience
- 8+ years experience in systems/network security administration
- You have a detailed understanding of TCP/IP protocols and routing protocols (OSPF, RIP, EIGRP, BGP) and layer 2 protocols and technologies
- Expert-level knowledge in network security design, architecture and implementation
- System-administrator level knowledge of multiple UNIX variants
- You must have a CCIE
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Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of security solution architect. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for security solution architect
- Bringing innovation to life by keeping abreast of new and emerging technology and understanding and articulating how it can benefit existing customer platforms
- Work with the Client Manager to prepare the pricing format that will be supplied to the customer
- Assume lead role in working with strategic presales projects
- Build trust and credibility with customers and internal colleagues
- Mentor new and less experienced Solution Architects and Sales Engineers
- Serve as a bridge between customers, Sales organization, Product Management, Product Development
- Collect information from Subject Matter Expert teams to help understand regional and theatre requirements, markets, and competition
- Create and deliver technical content to customers and SEs
- Collaborate on whitepapers and other marketing collateral
- Generates new strategic opportunities
Qualifications for security solution architect
- You are a self-motivated individual that is dedicated to exceeding client expectations
- You're willing to contribute to team efforts
- Security General Knowledge minimum 4 years
- Pre-Sales experience minimum 2 years in Security
- Resource must be able to meet the Bank’s Secret clearance requirements
- English essential, French would be considered an asset
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Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of security solution architect. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for security solution architect
- Lead both independent collaborative discussions with clients regarding their information security requirements
- Work in an agile environment to drive continuous improvement, efficiency and effectiveness of security in the System Delivery Framework (SDF)
- Maintain and grow a centralised knowledge repository of security requirements, patterns, threat models and capabilities
- Grow a dynamic team of security enthusiasts
- Develop state-of-the art security concepts and derive specifications
- Coordination and performance of penetration tests with service providers and/or in the department security lab
- Evaluation of 3rd party security Solutions
- Responsible for project architecture supporting documentation and design documentation
- Assist with training and mentoring of lower banded team members
- Managing the activities of the Identity and Access Management Operations team and/or service providers to ensure that daily activities associated with providing Identity and Access Management services to the organization are met
Qualifications for security solution architect
- Excellent presentation and white board skills tuned to suit the level and nature of the audience
- Min 5 years Sr
- Familiarity with industry compliance and security standards including PCI DSS, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and NIST experience advising customers on architectures meeting industry standards such as SAS70, SOC1, FISMA, etc
- Proven expertise with OEM vendors above
- Bachelors (or foreign equivalent) degree in Computer Science or related field is required
- Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in Information Technology, with a concentration on Information Security