Remote Sr. Cybersecurity Architect (AI/Cloud Focus)

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Sr. Cybersecurity Architect (AI/Cloud Focus) for a contract assignment with one of our premier Healthcare Services clients in Jacksonville, FL. This role will be remote. Top Skills Needed: • 2 or more years cloud security experience • IAM experience with employee and consumer identity security • Experience securing API's • Experience using Agile methodology • Previous Healthcare experienced highly preferred • CISSP Responsibilities : • Serves the company as an advisor on best practices and is responsible for designing and effectively implementing enterprise security strategies, architectures and solutions that guide IT security direction. • Accountable for the security architecture across a variety of applications or domains and assigned to project/initiatives of large size, complexity and risk. • Develops actionable security blueprints, principles, models, designs, standards and guidelines to ensure enterprise information technology architecture is consistent, usable, secure and adds value to the business. • Interacts with vendors, IT and business area contacts to facilitate flexible, scalable and cost effective security solutions. Also provides technical guidance to less experienced Security Architects. • The essential functions listed represent the major duties of this role, additional duties may be assigned. • Accountable for adhering to enterprise architecture standards, ensuring security technology standards and best practices are maintained across the organization and contributing to enterprise architecture strategy-setting. • Responsible for design and implementation of security strategy, architecture and platforms. Responsible for enterprise due-diligence activities including security monitoring and security metrics to evaluate effectiveness of the enterprise security program and established controls. • Responsible for ensuring necessary security controls are part of technical designs. • Participates in security governance processes. • Participates in IT security efforts across all business areas and client groups. • Troubleshoots, recommends and executes action plans for issue resolution. • Serves as security architecture subject matter expert to business areas, project teams and vendors to apply and execute appropriate use of technology solutions and lead efforts to examine technology vision, opportunities and challenges. • Builds consensus around principles of security architecture and interprets and clarifies these principles. • Participates in the evaluation, selection and implementation of technology solutions including providing detailed analysis of pros and cons and build vs buy options. • Provides technical guidance to less experienced Security Architects. • Participates on project teams contributing input with regard to security standards and the impact to technology. • Investigates and reports on security threats and incidents. • Conducts post-event reviews of security incidents. • Maintains operational, architectural and design documentation including procedures, task lists, and architecture blue prints. • Evaluates strengths and flaws in Security Architecture designs including performance, confidentiality, integrity, availability, access and total cost of ownership. • Facilitates project handoffs including preparing documentation, educating and supporting to ensure smooth transitions. • Selects and designs tools that allow reuse of design components and patterns between projects. Develops actual working solutions or prototypes based on their own designs and resolves any issues that arise. • Establishes and maintains relationships with IT and business area partners to evaluate designs and controls. • Continually works to enhance breadth and depth of knowledge and experience. Benchmarks technology strategies and architectures. Monitors and anticipates trends and investigates organizational objectives and needs. Provides guidance on security solutions and prepares benchmarking reports and presentations. • Promotes implementation of new technology, solutions and methods to improve business processes, efficiency, effectiveness and value delivered to customers. Required Skills: • Related Bachelor's degree or additional related equivalent work experience IT related field or equivalent work experience • 5+ years related work experience (work experience as an Architect working on progressively complex IT projects) • CISSP - Cert Information Systems Security Professional - must posses a relevant cybersecurity or technical certification for this role. If a relevant certification is not possessed, will be expected to obtain a relevant certification within 6 months of hire. • 2 or more years cloud security experience • IAM experience with employee and consumer identity security • Experience securing API's • Experience using Agile methodology Preferred Skills: • Health care industry related experience is preferred • Additional Information Security certifications (CISM, CISA, etc) preferred SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at . SGA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of Race, Color, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Religion, National Origin, Disability, Veteran Status, Age, Marital Status, Pregnancy, Genetic Information, or Other Legally Protected Status. We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, and our services, programs, and activities. Please visit our company EEO page to request an accommodation or assistance regarding our policy. 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