Information Security Architect

4 weeks ago


Dallas, Texas, United States Alcority Full time
About the Role

The Information Security team at Alcority is responsible for overseeing and executing the Enterprise's Information Security, Business Continuity, and Risk Management programs to support our business goals.

This includes, but is not limited to, security operations, vulnerability and patch management, incident response, disaster recovery, business continuity, risk identification, and mitigation planning/implementation, identity management, network security, privacy, and compliance.

The position of Security Architect will report directly to the Chief Information Security Officer and is responsible for designing, deploying, and overseeing the management of Enterprise-wide security tooling and executing against the company's Information Security and Compliance roadmap.

This role will serve as a technical Security Subject Matter Expert providing architecture review and guidance across all technology projects.

Working closely with technology partners, this individual will guide the selection, implementation, and integration of various security solutions.

This position has significant organizational impact, requiring deep technical expertise, Enterprise perspective, and change management skills.

Responsibilities
  • Design and implement robust security architectures for multi-cloud and data center environments
  • Oversee and directly participate in the installation, configuration, and management of information security technologies
  • Creation and maintenance of tactical and strategic roadmaps for all technical security solutions
  • Remediation of identified risk, compliance, or other security gaps via technical solutions and controls
  • Manage security tooling in the domains of network security, identity and access management, continuous monitoring, vulnerability, and cloud security posture management, asset management, and other cybersecurity tooling/solutions
  • Develop automations that drive security remediations and outcomes
  • Work with developers to implement DevSecOps solutions and design and implement a security-focused SDLC through the integration of security tools and practices into CI/CD pipelines, automation of security checks and compliance validation using IaC tools (e.g., Terraform), and implementation of automated incident response playbooks
  • Configure, troubleshoot, and maintain security infrastructure software and hardware
  • Identify, define, and document system security requirements and recommend solutions to management
  • Oversight of the organization's Architecture Review Board to drive forward Enterprise standards and security principles across all initiatives
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to all technology team members regarding building security into their projects/products
  • Keep current on industry trends and the direction our competitors are heading with respect to business capabilities and technology
  • Perform research, formal evaluation, and prototyping of leading/emerging technologies without oversight
Requirements and Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field
  • 7-10 years of experience in an Infrastructure or Security Architect/Engineering role
  • Experience with software and security architectures in multi-cloud and data center environments
  • Ability to lead an automation-first culture and drive a shift from click-ops to DevSecOps and Infrastructure-as-Code
  • Experience building and securing Kubernetes environments
  • Ability to lead automation efforts leveraging technologies such as Terraform
  • Networking technology proficiency, including the ability to lead network segmentation efforts, implementation of secure remote access, as well as IDS/IPS deployment and tuning
  • Microsoft 365 (E5), Azure, and AWS background, including experience architecting security across multi-tenant and multi-cloud environments
  • Experience in applying security to cloud technologies (managing secrets, securing CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, Container Security)
  • Experience in implementing enterprise-wide vulnerability management solutions, including container-based vulnerability management
  • Possession of or ability to obtain professional certifications in information security or risk management, such as a CISSP, CISM, or Microsoft/Azure Security Certifications
  • Strong knowledge of security, regulatory, and control frameworks, such as ISO270001, HIPAA, GDPR, NIST, and CIS
  • Self-starter who demonstrates strong ownership of their domain
  • Interpersonal and collaborative skills and the ability to communicate security and risk-related concepts to technical and nontechnical audiences
  • High level of personal integrity and the ability to professionally handle confidential matters
  • Natural passion for security and strong drive to see both projects and investigations to completion
Benefits & Perks
  • 25 days of PTO for full-time employees and 12 company holidays
  • Company-paid benefits, including life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, paid parental leave, Employee Assistance Program, and medical insurance in our high-deductible health plan
  • Optional employee-paid benefits, including medical insurance in our EPO plan, dental benefits, and vision benefits
  • 401(k) plan with discretionary company match of 50% up to the first 6% of contributions


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