Senior Information Cloud Security Architect

About the role

Join a team that puts its People First! Since 1889, First American (NYSE: FAF) has held an unwavering belief in its people. They are passionate about what they do, and we are equally passionate about fostering an environment where all feel welcome, supported, and empowered to be innovative and reach their full potential. Our inclusive, people-first culture has earned our company numerous accolades, including being named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list for ten consecutive years. We have also earned awards as a best place to work for women, diversity and LGBTQ+ employees, and have been included on more than 50 regional best places to work lists. First American will always strive to be a great place to work, for all.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of Zero Trust security models within multi-cloud environments (Azure, AWS, GCP) to implement Zero Trust principles within the organization's cloud infrastructure.
• Secure data, network access, identities, applications, privatization of workloads and network micro-segmentation based on the principle of least privilege.
• Collaborate with Application Security Architects to design and enforce application security governance models that integrate secure software development practices, secure APIs, and application-level access controls.
• Collaborate with Identity Architects to design and enforce comprehensive IAM policies as part of the Zero Trust model, ensuring least-privilege access evolving to JIT Just-In-Time based access, strong authentication mechanisms (including multi-factor authentication), password less authentication, and identity federation across cloud platforms (Entra ID, AWS IAM, GCP Identity).
• Develop and enforce governance models for data protection within cloud environments.
• Identify and mitigate security risks associated with cloud deployments and continuously improve security posture in line with Zero Trust principles.
• Regulate policy enforcement, monitor compliance, and implement remediation strategies based on Prisma Cloud findings to improve cloud security posture.
• Configure and manage Prisma Cloud policies to monitor and identify misconfigurations, vulnerabilities, and threats in cloud infrastructure, applications, and services.
• Utilize automation tools to integrate security controls into cloud workflows as part of Dev-Sec-Ops model.
• Automate deployment of security policies and governance models using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools ensuring security consistency across cloud resources.
• Stay up to date with the latest cloud security threats, trends, and technologies.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in cloud security architecture, governance, and risk management across EntraID, Azure, AWS, and GCP.
• At least 2 years of experience designing and implementing Zero Trust security models.
• At least 2 years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Defender for Cloud and managing EntraID security controls.
• Combination of cloud provider security certifications such as AWS Certified Security Specialty, Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer, Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer, or equivalent.
• Additional cybersecurity certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, or equivalent are preferred.
• Strong understanding of security and compliance frameworks such as NIST, SOC 2, CIS, CSA, GDPR, and how they map to cloud environments.

Skills

• Deep knowledge of cloud-native security service offerings across EntraID, Azure, AWS, and GCP.
• Familiarity with hybrid and multi-cloud architectures and the challenges of implementing Zero Trust in such environments.
• Familiarity with container and microservices security (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and security for containerized workloads.
• Hands-on experience with cloud security automation, including Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.
• Experience with DevSecOps practices and integrating security into CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with CSPM, CNAPP and CWPP tools and SIEM solutions.
• Experience with Prisma Cloud and other CSPM platforms in general to manage and improve cloud security posture.
• Familiarity with CIEM tools.
• Familiarity with SSE (Security Service Edge) technologies, including Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASB) and Data Loss Prevention (DLP), for protecting cloud-based data, applications, and user access.

Benefits

• Pay Range: $145,000- $193,300 Annually
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO/paid sick leave and other great benefits like an employee stock purchase plan.

What We Offer

• Equal opportunity employer
• Review of criminal history in connection with a conditional offer
• Comprehensive benefits package