Sr Information Security Architect

$99/hr (W2) | 10 Months San Francisco, California

Description:

Qualifications:
Client of San Francisco is looking for an Enterprise Security Architect on our Information Security Team. The Client has a global mission and offers leading edge work in a stable environment with competitive pay, superior benefits AND a true “work life balance”. If you desire to be part of a world-class team and to develop your skills and experience beyond anything available in the commercial sector, the Client is the place for you. The mission of the Client, one of twelve Districts within the Client , is to promote low inflation, full employment and financial stability, and provide services to financial institutions. As the largest District by geography and size of economy, the importance our success cannot be understated.

As the Enterprise Security Architect, you will be responsible for providing thought leadership and hands on technical expertise designing and implementing an environment (infrastructure + end user devices) that maximizes productivity and end-user experience while meeting Business Line, District, and System risk appetite targets. You will demonstrate both your technical proficiency, and soft skills to build collaborative relationships across the enterprise with all levels including analysts, engineers, management, and executives in this exciting role. Essential responsibilities: You will be responsible for providing leadership, secure design, and implementation over collaboration solutions for the SF Client . You will be responsible for influencing collaboration solutions at the System level.
• Strive to constantly improve existing solutions and innovate new solutions to meet growing business needs.
• Ability to Threat Model using industry standard techniques.
• Lead Architecture Meetings.
• Mentor and coach less experienced members of the team.
• Lead the way with secure coding practices.
• Advise and implement DevOps / CICD pipelines.
• Engage with the Incident Response team during incidents.
• Engage with the Risk Management team to ensure that risk is accurately documented.
• Provide mentorship and development to business owners to strengthen the organization’s collaboration capabilities.
• Adapt to the needs of the Bank as both new cyber threats emerge and new opportunities emerge.
• Apply strong organizational skills, perform under pressure, and handle competing priorities.

Responsibilities: Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in an IT-related field and at least 10 years of work experience; or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• U.S. Citizenship and eligibility to obtain Client Government Clearance is required.
• Ability to work on highly complex projects that require in-depth knowledge within multiple domains.

• Strong risk management background including expert understanding and experience with the NIST family of Information Security-related publications including 800-37, 800-30, and 800-53.
• Strong IAM background (Okta, Cognito, KeyCloak, AD, SAML, JWT, JWS, etc.) • Strong experience with modern collaboration and team enablement solutions (Persistent Chat, Project Management, Video/Audio, CRM, Document Management, etc.).
• Strong experience with Microsoft Endpoint and Cloud solutions (Windows 10, AD, Office 365, Azure, Intune, etc.).
• Strong experience with Microsoft Security Products (Azure Advanced Threat Detection, Sentinel, Threat Protection, Secure Score, etc.).

• Some experience using cloud and on prem Data Prevention Tools
• Some experience with alternative endpoints (macOS, iOS, Android).
• Experience with security considerations of cloud computing: They include data breaches, broken authentication, hacking, account hijacking, malicious insiders, third parties, APTs, data loss and DoS attacks.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and influencing skills; ability to facilitate discussions around complex issues and bring them to resolution.
• Real passion for innovation and a drive for learning and excellence.
• Ability to travel up to 10%.