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Cyber Security Architect
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Mandatory Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related discipline.
- Minimum three (3) years of work experience in a security architect role.
- Experience developing multi-year Security Domain roadmaps, supported by at least two project
examples from the past five years showing roadmap workshops, organizational approval,
implementation, and measurable outcomes.
- At least one certification: Azure Security Engineer Associate, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, CISSP,
or CISM.
Rated Qualifications & Experience
- Enterprise security solution design.
- Azure security architecture: Entra ID, Azure-native controls, cloud governance and policy
enforcement.
- VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) or VMware platforms, including workload security,
segmentation/micro-segmentation and hybrid cloud security.
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Endpoint and Identity, including posture and threat protection.
- Security governance, risk and compliance; IAM; data protection/encryption; threat detection and
incident response.
- Healthcare/public-sector regulatory and compliance frameworks such as HIPAA, PHIPA, NIST and
ISO/IEC 27001.
- Enterprise architectural decision-making and advising senior/executive stakeholders on security
architecture and risk.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Develop and manage multi-year Security Domain roadmaps aligned with enterprise strategy.
- Evaluate existing security architectures and recommend improvements.
- Define and maintain security architecture standards, controls and reference architectures.
- Provide architectural leadership across Azure Cloud and VCF environments.
- Define hybrid-cloud security design principles and drive Zero Trust and defense-in-depth practices.
- Establish architectural guardrails for infrastructure, identity and data protection.
- Provide expert guidance on Microsoft Defender capabilities.
- Assess current-state architecture, define target-state models and perform gap analysis.
- Lead evaluation and integration of emerging security technologies.
- Collaborate with cybersecurity, infrastructure and application teams and advise stakeholders on
risks, mitigation strategies and architectural alternatives.
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Responsibilities
Develop and manage multi-year security roadmaps, standards, controls, and reference architectures aligned with enterprise strategy. Lead security architecture across Azure and VMware Cloud Foundation environments, assess current and target states, guide technology integration, and advise stakeholders on risks and mitigation options.
Requirements
Requires a bachelor’s degree in a related discipline, at least three years of security architect experience, and one of the specified Azure or security certifications. Candidates must also demonstrate multi-year security roadmap development through at least two recent project examples, including workshops, organizational approval, implementation, and measurable outcomes.
Skills
- Security Architecture
- Security Roadmapping
- Enterprise Security Design
- Azure Security
- Microsoft Entra ID
- VMware Cloud Foundation
- Cloud Governance
- Micro-Segmentation
- Microsoft Defender
- Identity and Access Management
- Security Governance
- Risk and Compliance
- Data Protection
- Threat Detection
- Incident Response
- Zero Trust
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Categories
- Technology
- Security & Safety
- Consulting
- Government & Public Sector
Keywords
- Cybersecurity
- Security Architecture
- Security Domain Roadmaps
- Enterprise Security
- Azure
- Azure Security Engineer Associate
- Microsoft Entra ID
- Azure-Native Controls
- Cloud Governance
- VMware Cloud Foundation
- VMware
- Workload Security
- Micro-Segmentation
- Hybrid Cloud Security
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
- Microsoft Defender for Identity
- CISSP
- CISM
- Zero Trust
- Defense in Depth
- IAM
- Data Protection
- Encryption
- Threat Detection
- Incident Response
- HIPAA
- PHIPA
- NIST