63 applicants

Company

Empower · 5 hours ago

Principal Security Architect

United States

Full-time

Remote

Lead/Staff

$146K/yr - $212K/yr

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Responsibilities

Partner with Enterprise Architecture and technology teams to create secure designs that meet security requirements and enable business objectives

Participate in emerging technology proof-of-concepts or pilot projects while retaining an eye on meeting security obligations and good practice

Develop relationships, repeatable processes, and resources to usher security champions within The Innovation Lab

Perform threat-modeling as required to substantiate the recommendations & designs

Participate in the development and maintenance of security policy, standards & reference materials

Review and contribute to infrastructure-as-code representations of architecture designs or changes

Qualification

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Secure cloud-native solutionsAmazon Web Services (AWS)Microsoft AzureThreat modelingInfrastructure-as-Code (IaC)ContainersKubernetesService MeshRESTful/gRPC APIsCI/CD processesCybersecurity landscapeIdentity & access managementNetwork access controlSecure configuration managementJenkinsGitAWS Well-Architected FrameworkMicrosoft Cloud Adoption FrameworkScrum project management toolsAWS Certified Solutions ArchitectAWS Cloud PractitionerCertified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)Certified Secure Software EngineerSANS/GIAC CertificatesCertified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)Financial Services experienceFinTech experience

Required

Ability to collaborate & communicate effectively with technical & non-technical teams

Extensive experience designing & building secure cloud-native solutions, especially in Amazon Web Services (AWS) & Microsoft Azure

Ability to partner with multiple stakeholders to derive accurate threat models for new/existing systems and reduce information security risk on systems

Demonstrable experience and passion for emerging technologies

Knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) principles & experience reviewing infrastructure configurations/changes in this format (e.g., CloudFormation, Terraform, etc.)

Strong technical foundations in modern application/microservice architectures & related technologies (e.g., Containers, Kubernetes, Service Mesh, RESTful/gRPC APIs, etc.)

Understanding of CI/CD & Secure Development processes & tools (e.g., Jenkins, Git, etc.)

Strong foundation in cybersecurity landscape, especially in identity & access management, network access control and secure configuration management

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field; or equivalent experience.

Preferred

Familiarity with AWS Well-Architected Framework or Microsoft’s Cloud Adoption Framework

Familiarity with scrum project management tools (e.g., Jira)

Professional certifications such as: AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Cloud Practitioner, Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP), Certified Secure Software Engineer, SANS/GIAC Certificates, or Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

Experience working in Financial Services or FinTech space

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision and life insurance

Retirement savings – 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%), financial advisory services, potential company discretionary contribution, and a broad investment lineup

Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year

Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans

Generous paid time off upon hire – including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year

Paid volunteer time — 16 hours per calendar year

Leave of absence programs – including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)

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