Senior Lead Cloud Security Architect

Company

Cox Automotive - USA

Job Family Group

Information Technology

Job Profile

Cybersecurity Sr Lead Architect

Management Level

Sr Manager - Non People Leader

Flexible Work Option

Hybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week

Travel %

Yes, 15% of the time

Work Shift

Day

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary of $144,900.00 - $241,500.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

Job Description

The Senior Lead Cybersecurity Architect is responsible for defining the principles, standards, and design patterns to build secure products and enterprise tools for all of Cox Automotive’s multi-cloud and on-premises environments. This position’s architecture focus is on securing multi-cloud infrastructure and services and on-premises infrastructure. Peer cybersecurity architects will be focused on application security, software as a service (SaaS), and network security.

This role will use their deep cybersecurity knowledge in the designing and building of secure infrastructure and services in both multi-cloud and on-premises environments. They must be able to collaborate with cross-functional teams throughout the organization and propose well-defined cybersecurity architectural guidelines to be adopted by product and enterprise engineering teams. This role will directly report to the Senior Director of Cybersecurity Architecture at Cox Automotive.

Primary Responsibilities

• Identify and recommend relevant cybersecurity policies, standards, procedures, and guardrails.

• Drive the definition of cybersecurity guidelines across the product and enterprise architecture group by leading working groups focused on cybersecurity.

• Develop secure design patterns in conjunction with the product and enterprise architecture group based on standards that can be adopted and implemented by engineering teams.

• Contribute to the development of non-cyber architecture-related governance patterns, policies, and standards.

• Provides complex analysis of potential risks to information systems’ security and recommends innovative solutions.

• Work with cross-functional technical, development and delivery teams to ensure the application of smooth, efficient and scalable release processes.

• Engage with business teams and engineering teams to define cybersecurity guardrails that promote efficient and seamless adoption of secure design patterns.

• Participate in security events and incident response to identify gaps in current design and propose solutions to prevent threats from reoccurring.

• Research and evaluate emerging security trends, threats, and technologies, and recommend appropriate solutions and enhancements.

• Collaborate with data users, software and other technical stakeholders to ensure security considerations are factored into and underpin development and operational decision making.

• Collaborate with cybersecurity peers to incorporate vulnerability management, governance, risk and compliance, cyber defense, continuous controls monitoring, and identity governance into cybersecurity standards as a cohesive cybersecurity organization.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 8 years of experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 6 years of experience; a Ph.D. and 3 years of experience in a related field; or 12 years’ experience in a related field.

• At least 4 years focused on cybersecurity.

• Must have practical expertise in AWS cloud infrastructure and services and on-premises infrastructure.

• Clearly articulate the objective of specific cybersecurity policies and procedures to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Excellent customer service skills, writing, and executive presentation skills.

• Develop a strong and productive working environment with key stakeholders and collaborate closely with other Cox entities’ cybersecurity teams to implement cybersecurity best practices.  

• Consultative nature to work through controversial or complex topics to employees, leaders, and/or senior leadership.

• Evaluate risks and recommend actions based on impact and likelihood of the risk to the business.

• Knowledge of current cyberse