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Hitachi Energy

Security Architect

Houston, TX

General Information:

Hitachi Energy Enterprise Software is looking for a Security Architec

t with solid hands-on technical expertise, great communication and collaboration skills. This individual recognizes the importance of individual and group efforts delivering high quality products and solutions, while demonstrating the willingness to learn our customer's business then craft secure solutions that ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of our customers applications and data in private, public, and hybrid cloud based environments.

Your Responsibilities:

  • Develop and document a standards compliant security framework that can be applied to secure architecture reference models across multiple software products/development teams in distinct geopolitical regions.
  • Troubleshoot development and deployment security issues for internal and customer facing cloud environments.
  • Design and Deliver dashboard security metric solutions to provide a window to operational status for senior leadership.
  • Continuously improve, document, and train development teams on the secure deployment tool chain in SaaS and associated processes, moving towards more automation and shorter turn-around times.
  • Work with teams on secure software and hardware configuration management and secure test automation strategies associated with cloud based solutions.
  • Communicate directly with customers to help them understand secure SaaS software environments and the benefits they provide to traditional deployment models.
  • Support customer production SaaS environments when called upon on a 24/7 basis.
  • Living Hitachi Energy's core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

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Your Background:

  • 1+ years of security work experience in an engineering or development discipline.
  • Candidate must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States.
  • Formal education or training focused on computer science, computer engineering, information sciences, information technology, or engineering field with specialization in cyber security.
  • Practical real-world security experience as part of a SaaS team to include working knowledge of cloud computing technologies and workload transition challenges from a cyber security perspective
  • Experience with virtualization and configuration of IaaS, PaaS and SaaS environments and associated software development environments using Microsoft Azure and/or AWS
  • Implementation experience with commercial security solutions such as web application firewalls, IDS/IPS, SIEM, DLP, DDOS mitigation
  • Passion for and ability to work with software development and deployment teams releasing production-ready software on a daily basis
  • Creativity to find innovative and realistic solutions to complex challenges, and an eagerness to learn about new technologies and to devise tools or tricks to get the job done
  • Strong problem solving & troubleshooting skills with the ability to exercise mature judgment
  • Excellent communication and technical writing skills (in English) to explain and document your ideas/plans and present them effectively to senior management for approval.
  • Fluent spoken and written English

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in enterprise governance, risk, and compliance programs or driving the program's evolution to meet new requirements
  • Experience designing solutions and advising customers on architectures meeting industry standards such as NERC CIP, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, FISMA, IEC 62443-4-1 and NIST/DoD frameworks.
  • Experience architecting customer security integration solutions for enterprise risk management
  • One or more Security and/or Cloud certifications from Industry leader OEM's such as CompTIA Cloud+, Azure, AWS, Cloud Security Alliance / CCSK, ISC2 CCSP, ISACA CISM, CEH, GIAC GSEC, ISC^2 SSCP

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Client-provided location(s): Houston, TX, USA
Job ID: Hitachi_Energy-JID3-69916
Employment Type: Full Time

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Pet Insurance
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
    • On-Site Gym
  • Parental Benefits

    • Fertility Benefits
    • Family Support Resources
    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Snacks
    • Some Meals Provided
    • Company Outings
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Unlimited Paid Time Off
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Summer Fridays
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Financial Counseling
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Learning and Development Stipend
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Work Visa Sponsorship
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Internship Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)

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