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Security Architect

National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
Mount Prospect, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 2/17/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/16/2025

Status : Exempt

Location : Hybrid work model

Salary : $158,000 – $180,000

This position does not qualify for sponsorships now or in the future.

As the Security Architect , you will be responsible for implementing the Information Security infrastructure for the Association by determining security requirements; planning, implementing, and testing security systems; preparing security standards, policies and procedures.

General Responsibilities

  • Plans, researches, designs, and implements security architecture for IT systems with a focus on AWS cloud environments.
  • Anticipates possible security threats and identifies areas of weakness.
  • Reviews current system security measures and recommends, designs, and implements enhancements.
  • Plans and executes company-wide security policy and culture change to wards attaining security compliances like NIST-800 and / or SOC2.
  • Documents, implements, and monitors the execution of security policies, processes, and procedures as part of an Information Security Management System (ISMS).
  • Conducts regular system tests and ensures continuous monitoring of environments.
  • Develops project timelines for ongoing system upgrades and security initiatives.
  • Establishes, tests, and evolves disaster recovery procedures.
  • Promptly responds to all security incidents and potential breaches and provides thorough post-event analyses.
  • Cultivates a culture of security awareness and arranges continuing reviews of security related topics, processes, and procedures to ensure all personnel are aware of and always adhere to security policies.
  • Determines security protocol by evaluating business strategies and requirements.
  • Update jobs knowledge by tracking and understanding emerging security practices and standards.

Job Requirements

  • Master’s degree (or its foreign degree equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering (any field), or a related quantitative discipline.
  • Security certifications like CISA are preferred.
  • 7 or more years in the IT architecture or information security field with progressing levels of enterprise level accountability.
  • Extensive experience in information security and / or IT risk management with a focus on security, performance, and reliability.
  • Experience designing and implementing security solutions and security best practices for AWS environments.
  • Understanding of security protocols, cryptography, authentication, authorization, and cybersecurity.
  • Good working knowledge of current IT risks.
  • Ability to interact with a broad cross-section of personnel to explain and enforce security measures.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as business acumen and a commercial outlook.
  • Experience with these specific skills required :

  • Data Protection
  • Container Security
  • Micro-services
  • Infrastructure / Endpoint Security
  • Data Services
  • Cloud Computing
  • Security Architecture
  • SDLC
  • Application Security
  • API Security
  • Vulnerability Management
  • Edge Device Security
  • Any suitable combination of education, training, and / or experience is acceptable.
  • Salary : $158,000 - $180,000

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