Cloud Security Architect-Director - SMBC

Role Description

The Director of Cloud Security Architecture will ensure bank’s cloud infrastructures are securely architected, configured, deployed in accordance with the approved polices and standards by leveraging industry best practices and automation. You will be expected to broaden and sharpen our capability to manage the incoming security architecture needs while rapidly surfacing, driving down, and reporting on cloud security issues across our AWS, GCP, and Azure environments. 

This role is responsible for identifying secure cloud architecture patterns, where appropriate automate deployments using IaC and manage security projects. This position requires participation in technical research and development to enable continuous innovation for Cyber Security and Information Risk department. Acts as a subject matter expert who utilizes his/her Cloud Security Engineering expertise to resolve complex problems in consideration of established policies, guidelines, or processes. 
 

Role Objectives

•    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.

Qualifications and Skills

Critical Job Knowledge and Core Competencies/Skills:  
•    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
•    Developing & securing Serverless applications
•    Security administration in AWS/GCP/Azure
•    CI/CD and DevOps Tooling (Git, Jenkins, DevOps)
•    Infrastructure as Code Tools (Terraform, CloudFormation)
•    Cloud native security related tools (Azure Sentinel, AWS Guard Duty, AWS WAF, GCP Security Center, WIZ.IO, CASB)
•    Cloud Network (VPC) engineering
The Nice to Haves
•    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

Additional Requirements

D&I Commitment

Responsible for fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion, holding leaders accountable for creating an inclusive environment through awareness and practice of equity in recruiting, developing, and promoting diverse talent.