Cybersecurity Solutions Architect

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Cybersecurity Solutions Architect to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will design and implement robust security systems that protect our organization's IT infrastructure from potential threats and vulnerabilities. This role requires a deep understanding of cybersecurity principles, risk management, and the latest security technologies.

Responsibilities

• Research, design, and integrate information security solutions and controls across the enterprise in a way that is transparent to end users, supports executive strategies, and ensures the security of information.
• Conduct industry research on new and emerging security technologies to enhance and maintain evolving corporate security strategies, ensuring solutions exhibit high performance, security, scalability, maintainability, reusability, and reliability.
• Review internal and external IT projects and applications for risk and adherence to security policies, standards, and industry best practices.
• Define, document, and design secure infrastructure and application architectures within the primary tenants of Availability, Integrity, and Confidentiality.
• Drive and implement key security strategies across 90+ Focus Financial Partners firms to protect disparate environments worldwide from threats.
• Partner with and provide information security expertise to Focus Financial Partners firms; assess current risks and document existing security controls.
• Review, assess, and sign off on business projects with respect to risk and adherence to security policies, standards, and industry best practices for data protection of company and client data.
• Perform analyses of IT security systems to identify potential vulnerabilities, weaknesses, and areas for improvement, examining system architecture, configurations, and protocols.
• Provide end-to-end enterprise-wide tier III troubleshooting of network, desktop, server (hardware & software), and application performance & connectivity as it relates to Information Security.
• Participate in Incident Response Teams (IRT) as necessary by providing tier III support to mitigate active security incidents.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least 5-7 years of experience in cybersecurity, with a focus on security architecture and design.
• Extensive experience deploying and securing environments, specifically with solutions related to Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), identity management, email protection, Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), and leveraging Managed Security Service Providers (MSSP).
• Experience securing cloud environments such as AWS and Azure.
• Experience with API Gateways and other common web application technologies is preferred.
• Experience with assessment, development, implementation, integration, optimization, and documentation of a comprehensive and broad set of security technologies and processes.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise security concepts/frameworks and products, secure design principles, and best practices.
• Familiarity with top security frameworks such as NIST CSF, CIS Benchmarks, ISO 27000 series, COBIT, etc.
• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or CEH are highly desirable.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to quickly and succinctly architect and create technical solution documentation.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Pay

The annualized base pay range for this role is expected to be between $150,000 - $185,000. Actual base pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, subject matter expertise, geographic location where work will be performed, and the applicant’s skill set. The base pay is just one component of the total compensation package. Other rewards may include an annual cash bonus and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan.