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Citi · 3 days ago

Cloud Security Architect Senior Engineer

Irving, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$156K/yr - $234K/yr

10+ years exp

Citi is the leading global bank, providing a broad range of financial products and services. The Cloud Security Architect Senior Engineer is responsible for defining and driving the Google Cloud Platform security architecture across Citi's global cloud initiatives, ensuring compliance with financial regulations and industry best practices.

BankingFinanceFinancial Services

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Responsibilities

Cloud Security Strategy: Develop and implement a comprehensive security strategy for Google Cloud that aligns with the organization’s business goals and compliance standards, such as GDPR, SOC 2, and HIPAA

Architecture Design: Develop security infrastructure architectures and frameworks, focusing on protecting sensitive data and mitigating risks across networks, storage, applications, and authentication services using automation across a hybrid cloud architecture

Data Security and Encryption: Design and enforce encryption and rest and in transit between all compute boundaries

Vulnerability Management: Proactively monitor GCP environments for vulnerabilities, manage threat detection, and ensure prompt response to potential security incidents

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with engineering, development, SRE, and operations teams to enforce security policies and integrate security best practices into the development lifecycle

Team Leadership and Training: Guide the security team, promote security awareness across the organization, and ensure compliance with industry standards (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST)

Qualification

GCP ExpertiseCloud Security EngineeringSecurity ArchitectureScriptingConfiguration ManagementAnalytical SkillsGit VersioningCommunication Skills

Required

10+ years of experience in a Security Architecture role

10+ years of experience in a Cloud Security Engineering role

GCP Expertise: In-depth understanding of GCP core infrastructure services, security services, encryption practices, and compliance frameworks. Deep understanding of GCP IAM, RBAC, Cloud Identity and Zero trust principles for managing secure access to data and applications in the cloud. Expertise in GCP networking, including VPC's subnets, firewall configurations, Google Cloud VPN etc

Scripting and Configuration Management: Experience with scripting and configuration management tools like Bash, Python, Ansible, Puppet, and Chef

Analytical Skills: Ability to assess complex security risks, identify vulnerabilities, and design effective security solutions

Git Versioning: GIT is a version control software that's commonly used to store and keep track of any changes to your source code

Communication Skills: Proven ability to communicate technical information to stakeholders, including those with limited technical expertise and work with cross-functionality to enforce security measures

Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience

Preferred

Master's degree preferred

Benefits

Medical, dental & vision coverage

401(k)

Life, accident, and disability insurance

Wellness programs

Paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays

Company

Citi

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Citi's mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.

Founded in 1812

San Antonio, Texas, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.citi.com

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