Security Architect

Navy Mutual Aid Association

$110K — $130K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in information security or related field
  • Strong understanding of security architectures and frameworks
  • Familiarity with compliance standards and audit processes
  • Experience in information security training and awareness programs
  • Proficiency in change management and configuration management tools
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills
  • Relevant security certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, or equivalent)

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain a security architecture process aligned with business needs
  • Conduct security audits to ensure compliance with industry standards
  • Manage the implementation of security measures for all IT projects
  • Create security strategy plans and roadmaps based on enterprise architecture
  • Develop security architecture artifacts to support projects and operations
  • Establish baseline security configurations and manage IAM
  • Conduct security training and awareness programs for employees

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
  • 401(k) plan with employer matching
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development and training opportunities
  • Generous paid time off and holiday policy
  • Supportive work environment focused on teamwork and collaboration
Full Job Description
Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Develops and maintains a security architecture process that enables the enterprise to develop and implement security solutions and capabilities that are clearly aligned with business, technology and threat drivers


  • Works cooperatively with all staff to meet the business and customer needs of Navy Mutual, while managing processes and methods for auditing and addressing information security standards; and facilitates migration of non-compliant environments to compliant environments


  • Informs and conducts security audits within and outside the organization, to ensure compliance with standards and currency with industry security norms


  • Manages and participates in the planning and implementation of security administration for all IT projects; and makes recommendations and assists in the implementation of changes to work methods and procedures to make them more effective or to strengthen security measures


  • Develops security strategy plans and roadmaps based on sound enterprise architecture practices


  • Develops and maintains security architecture artifacts (e.g., models, templates, standards and procedures) that can be used to leverage security capabilities in projects and operations


  • Determines baseline security configuration standards for operating systems (e.g., OS hardening), network segmentation and identity and access management (IAM)


  • Participate in the design and execution of the back-up disaster recovery systems, and contingency operations; and participates in systems back-up regimen as needed


  • Create and maintain a security training program, and perform regular security awareness training for all employees, to educate and ensure compliance with the organization's security policies, standards, and procedures


  • Responsible for maintaining project software and documentation inventory and configuration baselines


  • Establishes and maintains all CM processes and procedures; including library and software development information, impact assessments, incident reports, and software change notices, etc.; on a continuous basis


  • Identifies and implements processes to strengthen, streamline and automate build processes; and serve as an advocate for best practices to drive the development and maintenance of build automation tools


  • Maintain operational configurations of all in-place solutions as per the established baseline control efforts, using automated CM tools


  • Responsible for change management controls and reporting/documentation


  • Manage relationships with contractors and vendors as needed


  • Establishes a taxonomy of indicators of compromise (IOCs) and share this detail with other security colleagues, including the security operations center (SOC), information security managers and analysts, as well as counterparts within the network operations center (NOC)


  • Other duties as assigned

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