Information Security Architect

Kforce has a client in Scottsdale, AZ that is seeking an Information Security Architect.

Duties:

• Serve as a subject matter expert on security technologies (as listed in the requirements), providing hand-on last-line support as needed, and oversight of configuration and functionality of those security tools
• Provide active participation in meetings and projects to ensure the Security Team and the company's security interests are represented as a stakeholder
• Develop and maintain a security architecture process that enables the enterprise to develop and implement security solutions and capabilities that are clearly aligned with business, technology, and threat drivers
• Develop security strategy plans and roadmaps based on sound enterprise architecture practices
• Develop and maintain security architecture artifacts (e.g., models, templates, standards, and procedures) that can be used to leverage security capabilities in projects and operations
• Determine baseline security configuration standards for operating systems (e.g., OS hardening), network segmentation and identity and access management (IAM)
• Develop standards and practices for data labeling and encryption in the organization, based on the organization's data classification criteria
• Draft security procedures and standards to be reviewed and approved by Information Security Program Manager; Provide training and guidance as needed
• Track developments and changes in the business and threat environments to ensure that they are adequately addressed in security strategy plans and architecture artifacts
• Validate IT infrastructure and other reference architectures for security best practices and recommend changes to enhance security and reduce risks, where applicable
• Validate security configurations and access to security infrastructure tools, including firewalls, IPSs, WAFs and anti-malware/endpoint protection systems