Security Architect

Archer IT is a NYC based recruiting firm and trusted adviser to leading companies in the financial services, investment banking, fintech, and media industries across North America. Our client, has a current position available for a Security Architect in Raleigh, NC. As a Security Architect, you will join a team charged with ensuring a leading investment bank can identify, defend and respond against both internal and external cyber security threats. The role is part of a small but diverse team of architects spread across the globe. As an Architect your key responsibilities will include: - Working with Cyber Security Product Management, Engineering, and Operations team to understand business requirements, levels of demand and impact on technical architecture - Working with the stakeholders to assess implications of architecture decisions for both new and existing capabilities - Designing the low-level, technical capability architecture for new and modified capabilities and ensuring that the design can deliver to defined business requirements - Defining and prioritizing investment required to deliver the capability architecture - Developing and managing lifecycle, roadmaps and reference architecture for the capability - Ensuring adherence to GCTO architectural standards, principles and policies - Publishing capability upgrade and maintenance plans  - Providing input into the capability development and optimization - Acting as a subject matter expert for all capability architecture related discussions and issues - Developing relationships with 3rd party suppliers when necessary Your goals will include: - Supporting the Capability Owner in developing low level technical architecture to support the capability roadmap - Understanding demand for the capability from service owners - Ensuring adherence to architecture standards - Aligning the capability roadmap with changing service roadmaps  Essentials Skills and Qualifications: - Ability to transform functional requirements into detailed technical specifications - Strong experience in business analysis, IT planning and design - Extensive experience in a security engineering or architecture roles - Deep knowledge of enterprise-scale security systems and architectures - A strong understanding of current technology trends and competitive forces - Ability to develop custom technical component integration plans - Advanced Linux or Windows experience - A degree in Computer Science, IT, Systems Engineering, or a related discipline and at least 5 years of relevant experience or a high-school diploma and at least 10 years of relevant experience  - Extensive experience in planning and designing solutions using APIs, workflow orchestration and automation - Develops strong customer, peer and senior relationships globally - Ability to effectively communicate with and influence senior stakeholders - Able to effectively communicate technical concepts to business users / customers - Strong critical thinking, analytical and problem solving skills - Clear understanding of information security, backed by a depth and breadth of supporting technical knowledge, especially in the field of Cyber Security Desired Skills and Qualifications: - Extensive experience across all phases of the service delivery lifecycle - Experience of application of Agile/DevOps methodologies - Experience with tools such as Atlassian (Jira, Confluence) and configuration management systems such as Chef, Puppet, BOSH This is a contract position.