Sr. IT Security Architect - Full-time / Part-time

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Senior IT Security Architect
Rancho Cordova, CA
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Our client, a Fortune 500 managed care organization, is seeking a Senior IT Security Architect to join their team in Rancho Cordova, CA.

The Senior IT Security Architect is responsible for providing senior technical and strategic guidance for high level enterprise wide Information Security architecture, design, and implementation strategies. This position provides technical security direction and architecture leadership within the Information Security team, and performs security analysis, design, validation, monitoring and implementation of security technologies, architectures, and processes. This person will also plan, design and manage enterprise information security initiatives in support of the core security functions, as well as develop and maintain information security policies, standards and processes, and apply in-depth knowledge of functional aspects of information systems security and compliance.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
-Develops technical security standards, requirements and implementation of appropriate technology architectures to mitigate information security risks to the enterprise, specifically:
-Develops and maintains the security technology plan and roadmap including the security device inventory
-Provides project (expert level) advisory and consulting services for various constituents on technical information security matters
-Builds and manages the deployment of technical solutions, standards, processes and the implementation of supporting tools to support the mitigation of technical threats
-Establishes program to develop and maintain solution architectures to mitigate identified threats based on a supporting prioritization process
-Establishes information security referential architectures and strategies for service areas such as Identity and Access Management, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Infrastructure Security (Network, Unix, Wintel, Wifi), Application Security (Secure Web Development), Secure Data Management (Encryption, DLP);Required to demonstrate broad knowledge of the above and similar emerging IT topics, with demonstrated deep expertise in one or more
-Documents current security architecture, researches best practice, conducts trend analysis, and identifies gaps in developing future-state security architecture
-Provides guidance and analysis for tuning security systems rules, alerting and reporting
-Develops, validates, maintains and implements security standards, guidelines and procedures and provides subject matter expert level advisory services regarding accepted best practices.
-Develops logical network diagrams depicting the location/specifications of security tools across the corporate IT network.
-Monitors and guides security administrators, architects, analysts, project/program managers and liaisons regarding their compliance to standards
-Provides a leadership role in the development, implementation and maintenance of application and infrastructure architecture security efforts
-Guides and mentors junior members of the team

REQUIRED EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:
Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Mathematics or other related field
Must have a current CISSP, PMP, CCNP or related advanced IT certification.
Government Clearance & US Citizenship Requirement
National Agency Check (NAC) background clearance required.

REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:
Minimum 7 years experience in Information Technology
Minimum 5years experience in Information Security related positions
Minimum 5years experience in Information Technology architecture-related roles such as network architecture, architecture project/program management, server architecture, application architecture
Minimum 1 year supervisory or team lead experience
OR
Any combination of academic education, professional training or work experience, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position.
Knowledge of how security architecture projects/programs, technologies, processes and/or controls fit into both the IS and corporate business environment; requiring systems analysis and organizational skills.
Expertise with design and development of scalable, mission critical or high-availability systems.
Expertise in security related Internet protocols such as IPSec, SSL/TLS and familiarity with common Internet protocols such as IP, TCP, UDP, RTP, DNS, HTTP, SIP.
Expertise with all phases of product life cycle from definition, design, development and test to deployment, field support and end of life.
Deep understanding and expertise with networking technologies from the link layer to the application layer.
Expertise with network systems in an enterprise environment, Application Acceleration or WAN Optimization space
Excellent organizational skills, technical writing skills, as well as written and verbal communication skills.
Expertise with industry standard frameworks (NIST, PCI, SOX, Safe Harbor, ISO)
Ability to clearly communicate IS matters to executives, auditors, end users, and engineers, using appropriate language, examples, and tone
Ability to be a self-starter who is accountable, requires minimal supervision and is open to new ideas
Ability to work in a large, dynamic and complex organization, requiring creativity and flexibility
Possess the personal characteristics of professionalism, credibility, commitment to high standards, innovation, discriminating judgment and accountability.
Excellent leadership skills and teamwork skills

Experis is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE/AA)