Lead Network Security Architect

Description

Job Summary

Responsible for designing and implementing complex network solutions that meet the organization's requirements for performance, availability, and security. Works closely with the Architect Manager and other IT teams, such as infrastructure, security, and applications, to ensure that the network meets the organization's needs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Utilizes architectural blueprints to engineer solutions and strictly adheres to enterprise standards (engineering focused, architecture supported).

Designs comprehensive network solutions by carefully selecting hardware and software components, ensuring optimal alignment with project requirements and objectives.

Assists the Architecture Manager in overseeing and coordinating the activities of the Network Architect Team, ensuring seamless collaboration and alignment with organizational objectives.

Performs complex technology and system assessments, employing advanced methodologies to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of existing systems.

Provides expert technical guidance and supervision to architect teams daily, fostering a culture of excellence and driving successful project outcomes.

Creates detailed network documentation, including network diagrams, configurations, and standard operating procedures, to provide clear guidelines and seamless handover to the engineering team.

Incorporating information security principles and practices into network architecture, ensuring the implementation of effective security measures, such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and encryption protocols, to safeguard the network against cyber threats.

Continuously learning and keeping up with evolving network technologies, industry standards, and best practices to ensure the network architecture remains current, scalable, and aligned with business goals.

Assessing network capacity requirements based on current and projected usage patterns and planning for scalability to accommodate future growth and changing business needs.

Ensuring proper change management processes are followed for network modifications and upgrades, including assessing the impact of changes, coordinating with stakeholders, and overseeing the implementation of changes to ensure minimal disruption to network operations.

Qualifications

Knowledge of

Information Security concepts, practices, and procedures, encompassing all aspects of safeguarding information assets.

Information Security programs including, but not limited to, audit reviews, risk assessment, awareness and training, identity and access management, data protections, secure SDLC, incident management, disaster recovery procedures, vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, third-party assessment, secure configurations, and patch management.

Network security protocols, architecture, and design principles; intrusion detection, prevention systems, secure socket layer (SSL) protocols, virtual private networks (VPNs).

In-depth understanding of network protocols such as TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, SNMP, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, SD-WAN and VLANs, along with their implementation and troubleshooting.

Network performance optimization, capacity planning and load balancing.

Cryptographic protocols and algorithms.

Familiarity with cloud computing principles and experience in designing secure and scalable network solutions for cloud environments.

Government regulations, compliance and requirements related to Information Security (e.g., GLBA, GDPR, SOXA 404, FFIEC, PCI, Privacy, HIPAA, etc.).

Emerging technologies, such as 5G, software-defined networking (SDN), and network functions virtualization (NFV).

In-depth knowledge of network hardware and software, including routers, switches, load balancers, and network operating systems.

Technical skills and proficiency in a wide array of platforms and systems.

Skill in

Project management methodologies to effectively plan, execute, and monitor network architecture projects, ensuring timely delivery, adherence to budget constraints, and successful implementation of network solutions.

Collaboration to achieve project goals with teams, stakeholders, and vendors.

Problem-solving skills, such as troubleshooting network issues and developing effective solutions.

Communication, convey information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.

Problem solving using effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; recommend or take action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.

Analytical skills to assess complex network requirements, identify gaps, and propose innovative solutions to enhance network performance, security, and reliability.

Ability to

Maintain network security by designing and implementing secure encryption/decryption methods.

Design secure network architectures.

Develop and implement effective response plans.

Identify and understand issues, problems, and opportunities; compare data from different sources to draw conclusions.

Clearly convey information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.

Use effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; recommend or take action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.

Demonstrate a satisfactory level of technical and professional skill or knowledge in position-related areas; remains current with developments and trends in areas of expertise.

Develop and use collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals.

Make internal and external clients and their needs a primary focus of actions; develop and sustain productive client relationships.

Educational/Previous Experience Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology or a related field.

10 years of relevant experience in Network or Information Security, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Financial services experience highly preferred.

Licenses/Certifications

Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) Required

AWS Solution Architect Certification, Google Professional Cloud Architect, Azure Solutions Architect Expert (One or more Required)

Certified Pega System Architect Certification, TOGAF (Required)

ITIL v3 Master Certification (Preferred)

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), Juniper Networks Certified Internet Expert (JNCIE), or Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE) (Preferred)

Security and control certifications (CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC ) (Preferred)

GIAC/SANS Certificates (Sec504/Sec560) (Required)

Travel

Ad-hoc travel may be required.

Job: Technology

Primary Location: US-FL-St. Petersburg-Saint Petersburg

Other Locations: US-CO-Denver-Denver, US-FL-Tampa-Tampa, US-FL-St. Petersburg-Saint Petersburg, US-MI-Southfield-Southfield

Organization Technology

Schedule Full-time

Job Shift Day Job

Travel Yes, 5 % of the Time

Req ID: 2401706