Senior Engineer, Information Security Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Connecticut.

📋 Description

• Define and enhance the vision and roadmap for enterprise security architecture.

• Establish security architecture principles that align with Zero Trust and industry standards.

• Develop and uphold security reference architectures, design patterns, and implementation standards.

• Design and construct security capabilities that support business expansion, cloud adoption, and omnichannel operations.

• Assess emerging technologies and propose secure architectural methods.

• Engineer, configure, maintain, and optimize platforms such as SIEM, SOAR, EDR, vulnerability management, EntraID, DLP, network security, AI security, and similar systems.

• Conduct platform administration, upgrades, health monitoring, maintenance, tuning, and troubleshooting.

• Maintain configuration standards, technical documentation, and operational runbooks.

• Engage in enterprise architecture and solution design reviews.

• Provide guidance on secure designs for applications, cloud services, data platforms, networks, and enterprise integrations.

• Implement and sustain integrations between security platforms and enterprise systems.

• Facilitate automation, orchestration, detection, response, and operational efficiency.

• Assist with data ingestion, normalization, enrichment, and platform connectivity.

• Support incident response and onboard detection use cases along with response workflows.

• Develop security architecture standards, guidelines, and approved implementation patterns.

• Aid governance processes, exception handling, audits, and assessments.

• Identify architectural gaps, operational inefficiencies, technical debt, and opportunities for improvement.

• Collaborate with Enterprise Architects, Information Security, IT, application, and security operations teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in information security, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience) is required.

• CISSP, CISM, Security+, GCED, GCIH, or a comparable security certification; cloud, networking, or vendor-specific platform certifications are required.

• 5-8 years of experience in security engineering or security operations roles.

• Proven experience in designing and implementing security architectures for cloud, SaaS, enterprise, and distributed environments.

• Practical experience with administering SIEM, EDR, and vulnerability management tools.

• Experience in participating in or leading architecture and design review processes.

• Strong background in collaborating with enterprise architecture, IT, application, and security operations teams.

• Experience in supporting SOC operations and incident response tools.

• Familiarity with cloud and SaaS-based security platforms.

• Knowledge of network operations and network security platforms.

• Solid comprehension of Zero Trust, defense-in-depth, and secure-by-design principles.

• Working knowledge of security monitoring, endpoint protection, and vulnerability management.

• Experience with platform integration and API-based data ingestion.

• Familiarity with automation and scripting languages, such as PowerShell and Python.

• Ability to develop and implement approved architectural designs.

• Capability to assess architectural risks and recommend suitable controls.

• Familiarity with NIST CSF, ISO, HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, COBIT, and related security and privacy frameworks.

• Must be willing to travel using various modes of transportation for mandatory meetings and conferences.

• Compliance with company policies and procedures is required.

• Immigration sponsorship is not available for this position.

🏝️ Benefits

• Annual Bonus Program.

• Inaugural Grant Equity Awards.

• 401K Matching Contribution.

• Financial Wellness Tools.

• Medical, Dental, Vision coverage.

• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts.

• Paid Parental Leave.

• Life/AD&D insurance.

• Short Term and Long-Term Disability coverage.

• Critical Illness and Accident Insurance.

• Employee Assistance Program.

• Up to 160 hours of paid time off within our fiscal calendar year, prorated from date of hire.

• 8 paid company-recognized holidays.

• Pet Insurance.

• Generous Associate Discounts.