Senior Security Architect

Cogent Infotech is seeking a senior security architect on behalf of our client, an innovative technology company in NYC. This is a 1-year contract that can be extended for multiple years or be converted into a permanent position. This position requires the successful candidate to work on-site in Brooklyn 5-days per week. Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities:

• Research, validate and deploy solutions meeting security needs.

• Keep a DevOps focus across technology and security architecture, automation, integration, and distribution

• Develop security team standards, policies, procedures, and processes

• Evaluate performance testing to stress the limitations of security solutions while at the same time ensuring business innovation and day-to-day processes are not negatively impacted

• Ensure security policies are in compliance throughout the design and build phase.

• Engage in working sessions with vendors on detail designs and provide input to their proposed solutions.

• Provide Next Gen firewall architecture designs, configurations.

• Provide expert Information Security firewall architecture vision, leadership, analytical guidance/process, and security controls.

• Implement cutting edge enterprise security solutions

• Evaluate the overall solution to ensure its compliance.

• Research, evaluate, test, recommend the implementation of new or updated information security hardware or software, and analyze its impact on the existing environment.

• Provide technical and expertise guidance for the deployment of security tools.

Required Skills/Experience:

At least 5 to 8+ years’ experience in cybersecurity Architect, including compliance and risk management with a background in system and network security engineering.

Strong background in documenting and assessing NIST 800-53 controls

BS/BA undergraduate degree.

Determining and implementing cybersecurity and privacy principles to organizational requirements.

Experience developing incident response process and procedures with internal and external stakeholders.

Knowledge of network security architecture concepts including topology, protocols, components, and principles (e.g., application of defense-in-depth)

Knowledge of processes for seizing and preserving digital evidence.

Knowledge of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities.