Solutions Architect

Job Summary

The Information Security Solutions Architect is responsible for designing and implementing scalable, secure, and cost-effective technology solutions for BCBSKS. This position collaborates closely with business stakeholders, development teams, and external vendors to translate complex requirements into actionable architectural designs ensuring the successful delivery of solutions across various platforms.

What you'll do

• Solution Design: Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand requirements and design secure end-to-end solutions that meet both functional and technical specifications.
• Architecture Leadership: Lead the development of architectural frameworks and principles that ensure scalability, security, and performance in complex environments.
• Technical Expertise: Provide deep technical security knowledge in areas such as infrastructure architecture (cloud and on-prem), software development, networking, data management, and integration, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Identify appropriate tools and frameworks based on use case requirements.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Work closely with business leaders, product managers, and technical teams to translate business needs into actionable technology solutions.
• Collaboration with Teams: Work with cross-functional teams, including developers, operations, and security experts, to implement solutions whilst reducing security risks.
• Cost and Risk Management: Design cost-effective solutions while ensuring the minimization of technical risks. Evaluate trade-offs and recommend alternative approaches when necessary. Identify cost management strategies to maximize resource utilization while minimizing unnecessary expenditures.
• Documentation: Create and maintain clear documentation for architectural designs, decisions, and best practices to support ongoing development and knowledge sharing.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay up to date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to continuously improve the company's architecture and solution delivery.
• Client and Vendor Interaction: Interface with external clients and third-party vendors to ensure that solutions align with both client expectations and vendor capabilities.
• Implementation and Integration: Oversee infrastructure implementations/integrations (on-prem, cloud, PaaS, etc.), providing guidance and support to ensure minimal disruption and a seamless transition.

What you need

• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Preferable 2 or more years of information/cyber security experience. Proficient knowledge of security best practices within multiple domains including but not limited to identity, networking, endpoints, cloud, data, and/or development. Proficient knowledge of security technologies and controls such as Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems, intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS), public key infrastructure (PKI), antivirus software, firewalls, and encryption methods.