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SMBC Group · 4 days ago

Cloud Security Architect - Director

Charlotte, NC

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$203K/yr - $230K/yr

7+ years exp

SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group offering a diverse range of financial services. The Director of Cloud Security Architecture will ensure the bank's cloud infrastructures are securely architected and deployed, while managing security projects and automating security processes across AWS, GCP, and Azure environments.

AdviceBankingFinancial Services

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Implement the bank's cybersecurity strategy by architecting, engineering, deploying, and operating technical security controls as they related to virtual machines, storage, key vault, database services infrastructures in the Cloud

Engineer and operate solutions that protect Cloud resources from malicious internal and external threats by providing additional preventative, detective, and hardening controls and by enabling Real Time endpoint detection and response capabilities

You will automate security hardening tasks in Cloud to ensure gaps are identified and addressed quickly with our standards

Performs as the Subject Matter expert focused on multiple technologies within the Security domains (Security Engineering, IAM, Cloud Security, Data Security, Network Security, Encryption, Privileged Access Management, Federation etc.)

Establishes a strategic security architecture vision, including standards and frameworks for medium to large enterprises

Review and analysis of security logs from a wide variety of sources

Coordinate and perform security audits and vulnerability assessments to assess internal security procedures and compliance requirements

Work with relevant internal IT Application, Infrastructure, Network and Support teams to ensure that security controls are implemented at all significant layers, test those controls and perform gap analysis to find areas of improvement

Perform testing to evaluate new products for network and system security controls

Participate in the development of the security roadmap and communicate the Technology Security vision to senior management and technical departments

Coordinates with project team the implementation, upgrade and maintenance of security solutions

Qualification

Cloud Security ArchitectureAWS SecurityAzure SecuritySecurity EngineeringInfrastructure as CodeCI/CDDevOpsDockerKubernetesSecurity CertificationsExecutive ReportingKnowledge ThirstCommunication SkillsAttention to Detail

Required

7+ Years of hands-on security architecture, implementation and design experience required, designing globally scalable Cloud security solutions

Cloud Security and hands on knowledge with Azure and AWS is highly desired

Experience delivering large and complex programs - where you own the business or technical vision, collaborate with large cross-functional teams, secure commitments on deliverables and unblock teams to land business impact

Strong knowledge of enterprise Information Security pillars (Perimeter security, Identity Management and Governance, Privileged Account Management, Compliance, Penetration testing, Encryption, Cloud Security, Incident Response, Vulnerability Management)

Excellent written and verbal communication skills; strong attention to detail

Strong executive reporting and narrative based presentation skills

Thirst for knowledge and constantly driven to stay current with evolving threat landscapes

Hands-on Experience With Some Of The Following: Docker and Kubernetes

Hands-on Experience With Some Of The Following: Developing & securing Serverless applications

Hands-on Experience With Some Of The Following: Security administration in AWS/GCP/Azure

Hands-on Experience With Some Of The Following: CI/CD and DevOps Tooling (Git, Jenkins, DevOps)

Hands-on Experience With Some Of The Following: Infrastructure as Code Tools (Terraform, CloudFormation)

Hands-on Experience With Some Of The Following: Cloud native security related tools (Azure Sentinel, AWS Guard Duty, AWS WAF, GCP Security Center, WIZ.IO, CASB)

Hands-on Experience With Some Of The Following: Cloud Network (VPC) engineering

Preferred

Azure Certifications – Solutions Architect, AWS Security Specialty

GCP Certifications – Associate Cloud Engineer, Professional Security Engineer

Security Engineer Certifications – CISSP, CompTIA Security+

Certifications in related areas (e.g. SANS, OSCP, CEH) are a plus

Company

SMBC Group

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SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group.

Founded in 1590

New York, New York, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.smbcgroup.com/americas

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