Security & Compliance Architect

Your role and responsibilities

• Exposure to and understanding of security requirements for an enterprise product, particularly in the context of mainframe software development.
• Maintain leading edge awareness of government and industry security and privacy regulations. This includes but is not limited to SOC2, HIPAA, DORA, FedRAMP, CMMC, NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-37, GDPR, NYDFS, and IRAP.
• Manage aspects of Security Compliance programs, including creating and updating security design documents, runbooks, and managing related program initiatives.
• Lead the design and implementation of secure cloud solutions across AWS, Azure, IBM Cloud, and GCP.
• Collaborate with SecDevOps teams to integrate security into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards like FedRAMP and NIST.
• Ensure all automation and architectural solutions adhere to compliance frameworks such as FedRAMP, SOC2, and NIST standards.
• Effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Master's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in cloud architecture, automation development, or SecDevOps roles.
• Strong experience with public cloud platforms such as AWS, IBM Cloud, or Azure.
• Knowledge of automation tools and programming languages, including Python, JSON, and Slack APIs.
• You are a strong, capable program manager who has successfully planned, led, and completed complex projects with multiple stakeholders and dependencies.
• You have a track record of successfully collaborating with technical and business teams to achieve deadline-driven milestones while demonstrating the ability to think critically and creatively, with analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong technical skills and equally comfortable interacting with senior business leaders
• Experience in requirements development, program management, and/or process improvement efforts in a technical company, preferably a SaaS provider.
• CISSP, CISM, or CISA required.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Bachelor's degree in information security/information technology, Computer/Electronic Engineering, Communications Engineering, or related field.
• Familiarity with agile methodologies, including CI/CD pipelines and continuous delivery.
• Exceptional ability to present ideas, strategies, and technical concepts effectively to senior leadership and non-technical audiences.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, fostering collaboration across diverse teams and geographies.
• Excellent communication and technical documentation skills, including the ability to discuss complex topics with both technical and executive stakeholders.
• Certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Fundamentals, or similar are a plus.
• Experience working with high-availability, high-performance, multi-data center systems, or multi-cloud environments.

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