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A.C.Coy Company

IT SECURITY ARCHITECT

A.C.Coy Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, us, 15289

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Overview Location: Remote

Job Type: Full Time / Contract

Work Authorization: No sponsorship

The A.C.Coy company has an immediate need for an IT Security Architect.

Ideal candidates must have 5-10 years of architecture experience and 5+ years of threat modeling experience.

Responsibilities Responsibilities:

Review, oversee and advise the delivery of security requirements on security and technology projects

Support various security and technology projects as the security SME to ensure adherence to architecture principles, security policies and standards

Review project designs and proposals to identify applicable security requirements

Identify security risks against applicable security requirements and establish recommended controls and processes

Advise and enable project teams to make security decisions and provide advice and guidance, ensuring the effective use of common tools and patterns

Work with technical teams to guide and support implementation of technical security controls

Lead escalation and resolution of residual project risks

Advise project go/no-go decisions for production go-live

Produce relevant security architecture documentation and risk artifacts

Expected to work on multiple initiatives/deliverables simultaneously

Qualifications Education:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent years of experience - Preferred

Certifications:

CISSP, CCSP, CompTIA Security+, GIAC - Preferred

Microsoft technical certifications :

Azure Solutions Architect, Azure Security Engineer, 365 Security Administrator - Preferred

Experience Required:

5-10 years of IT Security Architecture experience

Prior experience working for a financial institution or Big 4 consulting company

Extensive experience performing threat modeling in project delivery using Stride framework or other similar framework (Pasta, Trike, etc.)

Strong experience with Azure Cloud and Office 365 platform

Virtual Server and Desktop environments : VMWare and Citrix

Familiarity with security architecture frameworks such as SABSA and TOGAF

Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST800, CIS, ISO27001

Strong networking fundamentals

Experience working with Intune and Azure Conditional Access policies

Knowledge and familiarity with emerging technologies like AI and Blockchain is desirable