Cyber Security Architect

Job Summary/Purpose

As a Cybersecurity Solution Architect, you'll work alongside experienced cybersecurity and IT professionals to help design and implement secure technology solutions across Entergy's cybersecurity organization. You'll play a key role in applying security architecture principles to projects, reviewing security requirements, evaluating risks, and documenting design decisions and mitigation strategies for systems and applications.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Design and implement cybersecurity solutions that align with Enterprise Cybersecurity Architecture standards and business needs.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity teams, Enterprise Cybersecurity Architects, vendors, project managers, and technical teams to integrate security into projects and resolve architecture-related issues.
• Review and document security requirements, design decisions, risks, and mitigation strategies for systems and applications.
• Support system security, operational activities, and compliance with cybersecurity best practices.
• Gather, analyze, and translate business requirements into functional specifications, use cases, and other technical documentation.
• Create and maintain traceability between business requirements, functional specifications, and project deliverables.
• Create and maintain procedures, work instructions, and project documentation.
• Ensure work products are complete and ready for transition to development and Quality Assurance teams.
• Apply strong problem-solving skills to develop secure, scalable, and technically sound solutions.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience. An advanced degree is preferred.
• Experience: 3–5 years of experience working with cybersecurity technologies and supporting business needs.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
  • A strong understanding of industry-recognized cybersecurity solutions.
  • Experience developing customer-focused technology solutions.
  • Working knowledge of Identity & Access Management (IAM), Security Operations (SecOps), Network Security, and Security Engineering.
  • Experience with cybersecurity architecture concepts and integrating business requirements with security technology capabilities.
  • Strong planning, communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
  • Excellent written communication skills and the ability to work effectively with stakeholders at all levels, including executive leadership.

Primary Location

Texas-The Woodlands Texas : The Woodlands
Louisiana : New Orleans
Mississippi : Jackson

Job Function

Corporate

FLSA Status

Professional

Relocation Option

Not Available

Union description/code

NON BARGAINING UNIT

Number of Openings

1

Req ID

123771

Travel Percentage

Up to 25%

Accessibility

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Additional Responsibilities

As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

Working Conditions

As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.