Information Security Architect - Data Engineering & Security

at Highmark Health in Montpelier, Vermont, United States

Job Description

Company :

enGen

Job Description :

JOB SUMMARY

CANDIDATE MUST BE US Citizen (due to contractual/access requirements)*

Design, architect, and engineer secure data solutions that protect enterprise information across cloud, hybrid, and on premises environments while ensuring compliance with enterprise security standards and regulatory requirements. Partner with security, data engineering, cloud, and application teams to develop scalable data platforms, data pipelines, analytics solutions, and data protection capabilities that enable secure and responsible use of enterprise data. Produce security architecture assessments and gap analyses to identify risks, define mitigation strategies, and recommend technical solutions that strengthen the organization’s security posture while supporting business and data initiatives. Advise stakeholders on the design, implementation, and operation of modern data and security technologies, including cloud native services, data governance platforms, encryption, and access management solutions. Responsibilities include architecting and engineering solutions for data discovery, classification, governance, monitoring, identity and access management, application security, cloud security, and secure data exchange across the enterprise.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

+ Enhance security team accomplishments and competence by planning delivery of solutions; answering technical and procedural questions for less experienced team members; teaching improved processes; mentoring team members.

+ Determine security requirements by evaluating business strategies and requirements; conducting system security and vulnerability analyses and risk assessments; identifying integration issues; preparing cost estimates.

+ Plan security systems by evaluating network and security technologies.

+ Implement security systems by specifying intrusion detection methodologies and equipment; directing equipment and software installation and calibration; preparing preventive and reactive measures.

+ Enhance department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

+ May begin to provide leadership and mentoring in the areas of expertise and architecture to peers, developers, management and business users including technical expertise, coaching, and ad-hoc training.

+ Support assurance compliance to required standards, procedures, guidelines and processes.

+ Other duties as assigned or requested.

REQUIRED EDUCATION

+ Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Information Security, or Engineering, or relevant experience and/or education as determined by the company in lieu of bachelor’s degree

PREFERRED EDUCATION

+ Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security or related field

EXPERIENCE

Minimum:

+ 5 – 7 years’ experience architecting solutions

+ 5 – 7 years’ experience in Information Security

+ Experience communicating with business partners

Preferred:

+ 7 – 10 years’ experience architecting solutions

+ Experience designing or supporting cloud data platforms, data lakes, data warehouses, or large scale data processing environments.

+ Experience with data engineering technologies such as BigQuery, Snowflake, Databricks, Kafka, Spark, Hadoop, or similar platforms.

+ Experience securing cloud platforms in GCP, Azure, or AWS.

+ Experience implementing encryption, tokenization, data masking, data governance, or data protection solutions.

+ Experience designing secure API, ETL, ELT, and data integration architectures.

SKILLS

+ Business communication skills, both written and verbal and able to solve unconventional problems

+ Understanding of the TCP/IP protocol stack, application protocols such as SNMP, SMTP, DNS, and DHCP; IPSec and SSL VPNs; SSL/TLS protocol knowledge

+ Understanding of the information technology and information security industries, their current developments, trends, issues, and fundamental concepts

+ In-depth expertise in analyzing a wide spectrum of technical systems and services robustness and needs, and making practical recommendations to address them

+ Detailed knowledge of web, mobile, and client application security vulnerabilities, attack methods, and countermeasures

+ Experience with common information security management frameworks, such as HITRUST, ISO 27001, CobiT, ITIL

+ Knowledge of ubiquitous encryption technologies (PGP, SSH, SSL, etc.) and common protocols (RADIUS, LDAP, KERBEROS, SAML, etc.)

+ Participate in evaluations and recommend solutions to support enterprises security controls including: networking, firewalls, IDS/IPS, data loss prevention, application security, infrastructure security, and data security

REQUIRED LICENSURE

None

PREFERRED LICENSURE

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Information Security Auditor (CISA), etc.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENT:

0%- 25%

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT ( other than English )?

None

PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS

( The physical, mental demands and working conditions described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function of their job. Reasonable accommodations will be made when necessary to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties of the position, to the extent that they do not cause undue hardship.

Position Type:

Office-Based

Office-Based Positions

An employee in this position works in an office environment. The position frequently requires the employee to communicate effectively with others both inside and outside the workplace (e.g., in person, via telephone, via email). The employee must be able to understand, interpret and analyze data, solve problems, concentrate, and research, use available technological resources and systems (e.g., computers and computer programs), multi-task, prioritize, and meet multiple deadlines to complete essential tasks. The employee generally works in a fast-paced and frequently stressful environment, must attend work on a regular and reliable basis as well as adhere to all workplace policies, and may be called upon to work outside regular business hours.

Teaches/Trains others regularly

Occasionally

Travels regularly from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site

Occasionally

Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (Sales employees)

Never

Physical Work Site Required

Yes

Most On-The-Road Positions

An employee in this position may work in a home or company office environment but is also frequently driving to and from various locations to perform the work off-site. The position frequently requires the employee to communicate effectively with others both inside and outside the workplace (e.g., in person, via telephone, via email). The employee must be able to understand, interpret and analyze data, solve problems, concentrate, and research, use available technological resources and systems (e.g., computers and computer programs), multi-task, prioritize, and meet multiple deadlines to complete essential tasks. The employee generally works in a fast-paced and frequently stressful environment, must attend work on a regular and reliable basis as well as adhere to all workplace policies, and may be called upon to work outside regular business hours.

Non-Office-Based Positions

An employee in this position is frequently required to move throughout the workplace, sit, stand and walk, use hands and fingers to hold objects, tools or controls, possess fine motor skills (e.g., to write and operate a computer or to steer tran