Cloud Secuirty Architect

Position / Role: Senior Lead Cloud Security Architect

Location: Atlanta, GA

Duration: 6-Month Contract

Key Responsibilities

· Identify and recommend relevant cybersecurity policies, standards, procedures, and guardrails.

· Drive the definition of cybersecurity guidelines across the product and enterprise architecture group by leading working groups focused on cybersecurity.

· Develop secure design patterns in conjunction with the product and enterprise architecture group based on standards that can be adopted and implemented by engineering teams.

· Contribute to the development of non-cyber architecture-related governance patterns, policies, and standards.

· Provides complex analysis of potential risks to information systems' security and recommends innovative solutions.

· Work with cross-functional technical, development and delivery teams to ensure the application of smooth, efficient and scalable release processes.

· Engage with business teams and engineering teams to define cybersecurity guardrails that promote efficient and seamless adoption of secure design patterns.

· Participate in security events and incident response to identify gaps in current design and propose solutions to prevent threats from reoccurring.

· Research and evaluate emerging security trends, threats, and technologies, and recommend appropriate solutions and enhancements.

· Collaborate with data users, software and other technical stakeholders to ensure security considerations are factored into and underpin development and operational decision making.

· Collaborate with cybersecurity peers to incorporate vulnerability management, governance, risk and compliance, cyber defense, continuous controls monitoring, and identity governance into cybersecurity standards as a cohesive cybersecurity organization

Minimum Qualifications

· Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 8 years of experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 6 years of experience; a Ph.D. and 3 years of experience in a related field; or 12 years' experience in a related field.

· At least 4 years focused on cybersecurity.

· Must have practical expertise in AWS cloud infrastructure and services and on-premises infrastructure.

· Clearly articulate the objective of specific cybersecurity policies and procedures to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

· Excellent customer service skills, writing, and executive presentation skills.

· Develop a strong and productive working environment with key stakeholders and collaborate closely with other Cox entities' cybersecurity teams to implement cybersecurity best practices.

· Consultative nature to work through controversial or complex topics to employees, leaders, and/or senior leadership.

· Evaluate risks and recommend actions based on impact and likelihood of the risk to the business.

· Knowledge of current cybersecurity and technology architectures such as zero trust, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, virtualization, and containerization.

· Creatively solving complex cybersecurity challenges while exhibiting solid, pragmatic business acumen.

· Experience utilizing Agile methodologies.

· Initiating change and deploying solutions in Fortune 1000 companies.

· Knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., ISO 27000, NIST, FFIEC) and industry relevant regulations that will guide architectural requirements (e.g., GDPR, FFIEC, GLBA).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with application security, SaaS, and DevSecOps.
• Knowledge of IAM, cryptography, and security protocols (e.g., SAML, OAuth).
• Proficiency in Python, Java, .NET, and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Familiarity with the AWS Well-Architected Framework and cloud container platforms (EKS, ECS, Lambda).
• Relevant certifications (CISSP, CEH, AWS, Azure, CISM, etc.).