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Senior Information Security Architect

JustinBradley
Reston, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/31/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/1/2025

JustinBradley’s client, a leading source of mortgage financing, is seeking a highly skilled Senior Information Security Architect with deep expertise in AWS and Information Security principles to join our team. The role primarily focuses on architecting and ensuring the security, compliance, and integrity of AWS cloud environments. As a key contributor, you will design, implement, and oversee security architecture in line with enterprise cloud security policies, standards, and best practices such as NIST, OWASP, and other relevant frameworks. This position requires a seasoned professional who can lead multiple projects, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and proactively ensure secure application deployment and infrastructure resilience within AWS cloud environments.

Key Responsibilities :

  • Architect secure AWS cloud environments using best practices and frameworks, ensuring compliance with enterprise security policies and industry standards.
  • Lead the AWS Security Architecture program across multiple projects, collaborating with stakeholders including Product Owners, Enterprise Architects, and Business Architects.
  • Design secure systems architecture with a focus on resiliency, high availability, and API-driven integration.
  • Perform threat modeling, design mitigating controls, and identify vulnerabilities in proposed architectures.
  • Provide guidance and support for application security, API security, DevSecOps pipelines, infrastructure security, and data protection mechanisms (encryption, key management, tokenization).
  • Ensure adherence to security standards (NIST, OWASP, CIS, FEDRamp, ISO, SOX) across all projects.
  • Partner with application developers and business architects to ensure solutions meet security requirements.
  • Evaluate and implement security tools, including SIEM, CSPM, CWPP, and container security solutions.
  • Mentor team members and provide thought leadership on cloud and information security practices.

Qualifications :

  • Deep knowledge of AWS architecture, services, and security pillars.
  • Proven track record in designing secure AWS environments with services including IAM, RDS, CI / CD, ECS / EKS, AI / ML, ETL, and Serverless architectures.
  • Strong understanding of AWS Well-Architected Framework and security best practices.
  • Expertise in application security, threat modeling, API security, and pipeline security.
  • Proficiency in AuthN / Z, encryption, key management, and access control mechanisms.
  • Experience with security tools and frameworks (SIEM, CSPM, CWPP).
  • Experience in system design, open standards, stateless architecture, and integrations for SaaS and APIs.
  • Ability to design resilient, highly available, and secure systems.
  • Nice to Haves :

  • AWS Advanced Certifications (Professional or Specialty).
  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP), or equivalent.
  • JustinBradley is an EO employer - Veterans / Disabled and other protected employees.

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