Description
JOB SUMMARY
The Principal Information Security Architect Enterprise Technology serves as the most senior security architect and advanced technology analyst in the company.
The incumbent synthesizes and simplifies complex needs such as business capability, operational efficiency, regulatory, security and privacy considerations into architecture and system design, and presents business cases which leverage such insights to Senior Leadership as required.
The role functions as a premier enterprise information security futurist and subject matter expert and works with technical people at all levels, including program / product management.
This position grasps and evaluates new ideas and technologies from internal and external sources and matches them with appropriate technology and business problems to yield pragmatic innovation for the business.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Develop systems and component architectures and APIs that meet the test of time. Articulate and evangelize architectural principles reciprocally with engineering, architecture and product teams that ensure system components fit securely, are sustainable, and align with company’s business direction.
Analyze and recommend novel technologies, architectural solutions (and associated business cases) to the various technology executives across the company which simultaneously optimize value, risk, spend & design footprints.
- Influence enterprise solutions architects and engineers to define, develop, maintain, and communicate the technology and platform strategy, guidelines, and re-usable design patterns to all levels including the Highmark Health executive team.
- Work with external and internal engineering teams to provide continuous architecture and design mentorship / leadership and be a source of support that ensures successful product delivery and operational excellence in production, including leadership and support for application development and change management activities.
- Establish relationships with key architects and executive technology leadership across the enterprise technology organization and collaborate on promoting architectural standard methodologies.
- Collaborate with key internal and external partners such as security, developers, development managers, product and program management and senior technical and business executives to drive the Architecture strategy, reference enterprise architecture documents, functional specifications, designs, and architectural libraries.
- Resolve approaches for new areas by quickly investigating and synthesizing the state of the art and available technologies including leading the development of enterprise solutions which meet current and future business requirements.
- Take a consultative approach to develop, present and share the value and vision of proposed architectures and solutions to a wide audience
- Promote architecture standard methodologies and mentor key technical people within the Data Product organization.
- Champion a culture of innovation in an environment that requires high levels of scalability, security and reliability for our most critical enterprise cloud and 'on premise' applications and infrastructure.
- Other duties as assigned or requested.
EXPERIENCE
Required
- 10 years of experience in Information Security.
- 7 years of experience as Information Security Architect with deep understanding of domains of security (e.g. zero trust, data protection, identity & access mgmt., threat mgmt., etc.)
- 3 years of experience with data management, query processing, distributed processing, high availability, statistical and machine learning and operational excellence of production systems.
Preferred
- 3 years of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions (evaluation, integration, etc.)
- 3 years of experience managing and leading teams.
SKILLS
- Outstanding verbal, written, presentation, facilitation, and interaction skills, including ability to effectively communicate architectural issues and concepts to technical and non-technical people at multiple organization levels
- Outstanding technical acumen across a broad range of cloud and on premise technologies, architectures, applications and APIs
- Demonstrated ability to initiate and guide enterprise technical programs and / or products and services business cases to successful outcomes at scale
- Demonstrated ability to both navigate technical details for enterprise security programs and services, and guide staff through solution development
- Outstanding judgement and ability to methodically analyze cyber risk, and intelligence and both offer risk appropriate advice and make risk appropriate decisions
EDUCATION
Required
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field of studyor relevant experience and / or education as determined by the company in lieu of bachelor's degree.
Preferred
Masters Computer Science or related field of study.
LICENSES or CERTIFICATIONS
Required
None
Preferred
Security certifications (e.g. The Open Group Architecture Framework Certification (TOGAF), Certified Information Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), etc.)
Language (Other than English) :
None
Travel Requirement : 0% - 25%
0% - 25%
PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS
Position Type
Office- or Remote-based
Teaches / trains others
Occasionally
Travel from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site
Rarely
Works primarily out-of-the office selling products / services (sales employees)
Never
Physical work site required
Lifting : up to 10 pounds
Constantly
Lifting : 10 to 25 pounds
Occasionally
Lifting : 25 to 50 pounds
Rarely
Pay Range Minimum : $108,000.00
$108,000.00
Pay Range Maximum : $199,800.00
$199,800.00
Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation / gender identity or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
Highmark Health and its affiliates take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation / gender identity, protected veteran status or disability.
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