Director of Cyber Security Architecture and Engineering at CIRCOR International, Inc
Burlington, MA
About the Job
Director of Cyber Security Architecture and Engineering
BUSINESS: CIRCOR Corporate
LOCATION: Remote
DIRECT REPORTING: CISO
FUNCTIONAL REPORTING: CIO
POSITION DETAILS
Position Summary
The Director of Cyber Security Architecture and Engineering will perform design, review, provide implementation and testing oversight, and validation of security systems within CIRCOR IT environment. This often includes reviewing current security posture (including security solutions, security measures, policies, and standards), identifying areas of weakness, and responding promptly to potential security concerns and breaches of client environments. Additionally, this role is expected to advise on security subjects, providing guidance on a wide range of security concepts, best practices, and can serve in a security leadership role approving or denying changes to client environments as required. This individual is expected to stay abreast of current and emerging security concepts, attacks, vulnerabilities, and best-practices.
Additional Responsibilities include:
- Responsible for sharing concerns and guidance with clients and internal team members on these subjects in a timely and effective manner.
- Reviewing and/or designing secure architectural designs for CIRCOR based on requirements, security architectural best practices, and operational needs. This work may be performed across on-prem, cloud or hybrid cloud environments in existence or planned.
- Security architects provide the following services:
- Provide security architecture advisory and guidance.
- Assess project requirements related to security requirements standards and provide architectural recommendations.
- Identify architectural security risks associated with proposed changes/solutions and compensating/mitigating controls where necessary.
- Identify gaps in existing security related capabilities to meet best practices.
- Assess and/or create low level and high-level architecture designs.
- Assess and/or create reference and solution architectures.
- Facilitate and advise on the collection of business requirements pertaining to security.
- Contribute to strategic planning/road mapping initiatives related to security architecture.
- Review of the current environment, specifically reviewing administrative, technical, and physical controls based on the client’s industry and risk tolerances.
- Work closely with other IT teams on the selection of security tools and solutions, as well as architecting the implementation of said tools.
- Conduct assessments on tools and environments based on industry best practices and standards.
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
Knowledge Skills & Abilities
- 10+ years’ experience in Technology and Cybersecurity.
- 5+ years’ experience in security architecture.
- Deep experience in either infrastructure related security or application security as a primary focus.
- Experience with security best practice frameworks and controls including NIST.
- Experience with architectural methodologies and frameworks
- Familiarity with current and evolving security related compliance requirements
- The ability to interact with a wide range of people from different backgrounds and experience levels.
- Excellent teaching, problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent documentation skills. Including, but not limited to: Architectural High-Level and Low-Level diagrams [HLDs and LLDs], Network diagrams, Data-flow diagrams, Requirement’s artifacts (e.g., non-functional, and technical requirements) and Security Policy and Standards documentation.
CIRCOR is an EEO Employer of Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities