Security Architect (Hybrid/Columbia, SC)
📋 Role Overview & Responsibilities
Job Description
Security Architect
Location: Columbia, SC (local or able to commute 2 days onsite/week)
Contract
NO C2C or H1B
As a Security Architect within the Information Security division, you will play a crucial role in implementing, integrating, and operationalizing security technologies. This position requires expertise in information security architecture and solution design to assist in strategic planning, designing, and implementation of new systems and changes in current systems in a secure manner.
Daily Duties/Responsibilities
Plan, design, develop, and implement enterprise security architecture solutions aligned with business goals and risk tolerance. Lead process definition, redesign, and technology innovation of security architecture to ensure secure delivery of enterprise business architecture and services. Design, deploy, and manage countermeasures to known security threats and develop preventative mitigation strategies for new and emergent threats. Ensure consistent application of protective measures throughout the enterprise business application and infrastructure support environments. Provide technical leadership and expert guidance on the selection, procurement, and best-value utilization of security capabilities. Establish, maintain, and evolve a best practice methodology for security development lifecycle (SDL) to integrate secure design and development practices at all stages of the system or software development lifecycles.
Required Skills
Expert understanding of system design and the engineering process Cybersecurity awareness and understanding Expert understanding of information computer and network security, including operation, engineering, and architecture Experience with UNIX, Windows, Linux, Cisco/Palo Alto/Fortinet firewalls, web apps, databases, strong authentication, network security protocols, and procedures Expert understanding of access control, logging, and reporting systems Onapsis vulnerability management platform
Preferred Skills
Network firewalls, intrusion prevention systems (IPS), switching and routing infrastructure Identity and access management (IAM), privileged user management (PUM) Security information event management (SIEM) systems Security frameworks: NIST, CSF, CJIS, IRS 1075, CMS MARS-E Vulnerability assessment (VA), application security (AppSec) SAP experience
Required Education/Certifications
Bachelor's degree in an Information Technology or Information Security related field 6 years of relevant work experience may be substituted in lieu of education Minimum 5 years of experience in supporting large IT environments and/or system deployments
Preferred Education/Certifications
CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker) CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate)
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