Senior IT Security Architect,
Lansing, Michigan,
Phone + Skype,
No H1B
J.D:
Senior IT Security Architect
Lansing, Michigan,
Phone + Skype,
No H1B
J.D:
Senior IT Security Architect
- Establish the target security/infrastructure architecture for security platforms.
- Acts as consultant and subject matter expert to leadership and project sponsor in
- defining the vision, objective and scope of major security related work projects and
- programs.
- Consults with project delivery teams and solution providers to implement security
- architecture frameworks and solutions.
- Consults and researches with vendor product specialists/sales, independent research
- organizations, on-site support engineers and fellow architects and administrators on
- best-fit technologies and also ensure compliance to department policies & standards and
- technology roadmap.
- Coordinate with Enterprise Architecture team for technology validation or suggestions for
- alternative solutions. If necessary, initiate Solution Assessments, Infrastructure Service
- Requests, and any applicable required documentation to implement the new technology.
- Experience equivalent to site reliability engineering, DevOps, and/or DevSecOps
- Advocates the use of emerging cyber security best practices, technologies, developing
- standards and procedures, promoting the usage of automated tools, developing
- strategies, and aligning practices with strategic initiatives.
- Authors requirements, including definition of dependencies on infrastructure
- consolidation efforts.
- Authors design related artifacts (Functional Design, System Design, Security
- Architecture)
- Produce architectural framework documents i.e., white papers, guidance documents,
- best practices, technical reports, etc.
- Performs security architecture and general security reviews for new infrastructure and
- system implementations
- Define Security/Information Assurance requirements (and dependencies).
- Specify key architectural aspects of the architecture view and identify other aspects that
- need definition.
- Project contributor representing security and participates in project plan development
- Provides project estimates based on past experience with security implementation-
- based projects and programs
- Leverage broad-based understanding of technology areas and end-to-end knowledge of
- current installations to craft architectural solutions or standards that can be applied
- Operate within the context of the State of Michigan State Unified IT Environment
- (SUITE) process methodology.
- Provide strategic and architectural support for Cybersecurity as a Subject Matter Expert.
- Provide support and subject matter expertise with respect to adherence to security
- controls (e.g., NIST 800-37, 800-53, 800-171, 800-204, 800-207, CIS, and related)
- Provide support and subject matter expertise with respect to adherence to Enterprise
- Architecture Frameworks (e.g., TOGAF or related)