Highmark Health
Data Protection and Security – Principal Architect
Highmark Health, Boston, Massachusetts, us, 02298
Overview
The Data Protection and Security – Principal Architect is a leadership role responsible for defining, implementing, and maintaining enterprise-wide data security and protection strategies. The incumbent will work with other stakeholders to embed sound security practices, principals, and controls in their strategies, programs, and operations. This includes, but is not limited to, addressing the unique data and asset protection challenges and opportunities presented by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) technologies. This role will ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of digital assets across all services, functions, projects, and deliverables, with a strong emphasis on data access control, preventing data leakage and ensuring responsible data handling practices. The role is responsible for evaluating technologies, use cases, and tools to enhance and mature data security and protection capabilities and supporting services, and mentors other information security and data professionals and provides guidance on data security and protection leading practices.
Responsibilities
Develop systems and component architectures and APIs that meet the test of time. Articulate and evangelize architectural principles with engineering, architecture and product teams to ensure components fit securely, are sustainable, and align with the company’s business direction. Analyze and recommend novel technologies, architectural solutions (and associated business cases) to technology executives across the company which optimize value, risk, spend & design footprints.
Influence enterprise solutions architects and engineers to define, develop, maintain, and communicate the technology and platform strategy, guidelines, and reusable design patterns to all levels including the Highmark Health executive team.
Work with external and internal engineering teams to provide continuous architecture and design mentorship/leadership and be a source of support that ensures successful product delivery and operational excellence in production, including leadership and support for application development and change management activities.
Establish relationships with key architects and executive technology leadership across the enterprise technology organization and collaborate on promoting architectural standard methodologies.
Collaborate with key internal and external partners such as security, developers, development managers, product and program management and senior technical and business executives to drive the Architecture strategy, reference enterprise architecture documents, functional specifications, designs, and architectural libraries.
Resolve approaches for new areas by quickly investigating and synthesizing the state of the art and available technologies including leading the development of enterprise solutions which meet current and future business requirements.
Take a consultative approach to develop, present and share the value and vision of proposed architectures and solutions to a wide audience.
Promote architecture standard methodologies and mentor key technical people within the Data Product organization.
Champion a culture of innovation in an environment that requires high levels of scalability, security and reliability for our most critical enterprise cloud and on-premises applications and infrastructure.
Other duties as assigned or requested.
Experience Required
10 years of experience in Information Security.
4 years of experience as Information Security Architect with deep understanding of domains of security (e.g. zero trust, data protection, identity & access mgmt., threat mgmt., etc.).
3 years of experience with data management, query processing, distributed processing, high availability, statistical and machine learning and operational excellence of production systems.
Preferred
3 years of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions (evaluation, integration, etc.).
3 years of experience managing and leading teams.
Education Required
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field of study or relevant experience and/or education as determined by the company in lieu of bachelor's degree.
Preferred
Masters Computer Science or related field of study.
Licenses or Certifications Required
None
Preferred
Security certifications (e.g. The Open Group Architecture Framework Certification (TOGAF), Certified Information Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), etc.)
Other Language (Other than English): None
Travel Requirement:
0% - 25%
Working Conditions Position Type
Office- or Remote-based
Teaches / trains others: Occasionally
Travel from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site: Rarely
Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees): Never
Physical work site required: No
Lifting: up to 10 pounds: Constantly
Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds: Occasionally
Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds: Rarely
Compliance Disclaimer:
The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.
Compliance Requirement : This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.
As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information and must comply with HIPAA and the company’s privacy policies and information security policy.
Furthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct and applicable laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.
Pay Pay Range Minimum:
$108,000.00
Pay Range Maximum:
$201,800.00
The base pay is determined by a variety of factors including qualifications, experience, expected contributions, internal equity, market, and business considerations. The displayed salary range does not reflect geographic differentials Highmark may apply for certain locations.
Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on protected veteran or disability status and based on any category protected by law.
If you would like to contact us regarding accessibility or assistance completing the application process, please contact HR Services Online at HRServices@highmarkhealth.org
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The Data Protection and Security – Principal Architect is a leadership role responsible for defining, implementing, and maintaining enterprise-wide data security and protection strategies. The incumbent will work with other stakeholders to embed sound security practices, principals, and controls in their strategies, programs, and operations. This includes, but is not limited to, addressing the unique data and asset protection challenges and opportunities presented by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) technologies. This role will ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of digital assets across all services, functions, projects, and deliverables, with a strong emphasis on data access control, preventing data leakage and ensuring responsible data handling practices. The role is responsible for evaluating technologies, use cases, and tools to enhance and mature data security and protection capabilities and supporting services, and mentors other information security and data professionals and provides guidance on data security and protection leading practices.
Responsibilities
Develop systems and component architectures and APIs that meet the test of time. Articulate and evangelize architectural principles with engineering, architecture and product teams to ensure components fit securely, are sustainable, and align with the company’s business direction. Analyze and recommend novel technologies, architectural solutions (and associated business cases) to technology executives across the company which optimize value, risk, spend & design footprints.
Influence enterprise solutions architects and engineers to define, develop, maintain, and communicate the technology and platform strategy, guidelines, and reusable design patterns to all levels including the Highmark Health executive team.
Work with external and internal engineering teams to provide continuous architecture and design mentorship/leadership and be a source of support that ensures successful product delivery and operational excellence in production, including leadership and support for application development and change management activities.
Establish relationships with key architects and executive technology leadership across the enterprise technology organization and collaborate on promoting architectural standard methodologies.
Collaborate with key internal and external partners such as security, developers, development managers, product and program management and senior technical and business executives to drive the Architecture strategy, reference enterprise architecture documents, functional specifications, designs, and architectural libraries.
Resolve approaches for new areas by quickly investigating and synthesizing the state of the art and available technologies including leading the development of enterprise solutions which meet current and future business requirements.
Take a consultative approach to develop, present and share the value and vision of proposed architectures and solutions to a wide audience.
Promote architecture standard methodologies and mentor key technical people within the Data Product organization.
Champion a culture of innovation in an environment that requires high levels of scalability, security and reliability for our most critical enterprise cloud and on-premises applications and infrastructure.
Other duties as assigned or requested.
Experience Required
10 years of experience in Information Security.
4 years of experience as Information Security Architect with deep understanding of domains of security (e.g. zero trust, data protection, identity & access mgmt., threat mgmt., etc.).
3 years of experience with data management, query processing, distributed processing, high availability, statistical and machine learning and operational excellence of production systems.
Preferred
3 years of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions (evaluation, integration, etc.).
3 years of experience managing and leading teams.
Education Required
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field of study or relevant experience and/or education as determined by the company in lieu of bachelor's degree.
Preferred
Masters Computer Science or related field of study.
Licenses or Certifications Required
None
Preferred
Security certifications (e.g. The Open Group Architecture Framework Certification (TOGAF), Certified Information Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), etc.)
Other Language (Other than English): None
Travel Requirement:
0% - 25%
Working Conditions Position Type
Office- or Remote-based
Teaches / trains others: Occasionally
Travel from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site: Rarely
Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees): Never
Physical work site required: No
Lifting: up to 10 pounds: Constantly
Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds: Occasionally
Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds: Rarely
Compliance Disclaimer:
The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.
Compliance Requirement : This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.
As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information and must comply with HIPAA and the company’s privacy policies and information security policy.
Furthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct and applicable laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.
Pay Pay Range Minimum:
$108,000.00
Pay Range Maximum:
$201,800.00
The base pay is determined by a variety of factors including qualifications, experience, expected contributions, internal equity, market, and business considerations. The displayed salary range does not reflect geographic differentials Highmark may apply for certain locations.
Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on protected veteran or disability status and based on any category protected by law.
If you would like to contact us regarding accessibility or assistance completing the application process, please contact HR Services Online at HRServices@highmarkhealth.org
California Consumer Privacy Act Notice – Employees, Contractors, and Applicants
Req ID: J269780
#J-18808-Ljbffr