Security Architect

Altice USA•Town of Oyster Bay, NY

2d•$111,384 - $219,586

About The Position

The Enterprise Security Architect contributes subject matter expertise to the design and support of security direction across Optimum’s enterprise platforms. The role emphasizes practical technical involvement, including assisting with implementation, configuration, and automation of security controls to support compliance and risk management goals. The position reports to the Director of Enterprise Security Architecture and collaborates with security architects, security engineers, network engineers, application architects, and other teams to deploy secure, scalable, and resilient solutions. Proficiency with cloud platforms such as GCP, AWS, and Azure, along with knowledge of modern security practices, is required.

Requirements

Prefer eight or more years of experience in Information Technology.
Prefer five or more years of direct IT Security experience in one or more of the ten security domains.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to assess complex issues and develop effective solutions.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to collaborate with stakeholders across teams and organizational levels.
Broad technical experience in security disciplines including endpoint and platform controls (Unix/Linux/Windows and mobile), encryption/tokenization, identity and access management, PKI, data protection, and security tooling integration in moderately complex environments.
Expertise across multiple security disciplines, including Data Protection, Compliance Validation, Vulnerability Management, Network Security, Infrastructure Security (Active Directory, Group Policy, Endpoint Management), CI/CD Security, Identity and Access Management, Logging and Monitoring, Incident Response, Data and Analytics, and Resiliency.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code deployments and familiarity with the security review process.
Ability to communicate technical concepts effectively to diverse audiences.
Experience with Azure or AWS security services such as IAM, KMS, VPC, Security Groups, AWS Inspector, or Guard Duty.
Familiarity with developing security reference architectures for information systems based on industry frameworks.
Proficiency in cloud platforms including GCP, AWS, and Azure, and knowledge of modern security practices.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field preferred.
Enterprise Security or Enterprise Architecture certifications preferred, such as CISSP, CCSP, TOGAF 9, GCP Professional Cloud Architect, or Azure Solutions Architect.

Responsibilities

Assist in providing technical guidance and support to Security Architects and Engineers.
Contribute to designing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise security infrastructure aligned with architectural guidelines.
Offer expertise on technologies, best practices, and industry trends.
Design, implement, document, and maintain security infrastructure supporting application development in accordance with enterprise architecture guidelines.
Help teams follow Security Architecture Best Practices and established standards, and provide solutions and proofs of concept.
Create, document, and promote security reference architecture for engineering and development teams.
Support adoption of Secure by Design principles, incorporating security early in solution design.
Assist with platform, tool, and process assessments to evaluate security controls, identify weaknesses, and support recommendations and process improvements.
Support evaluation of security threats and risks and help define and implement appropriate architectural security models.
Conduct technical research on security implications of new technologies.
Assist business teams with planning and designing architectural solutions aligned with security strategies, in collaboration with cross-functional technology teams.
Contribute to aligning platform security risk controls, mitigations, and approaches with security standards, IT, and business goals.
Implement security architecture and governance practices for emerging technologies, including AI/ML and GenAI.
Provide software development architecture guidance, including threat modeling for secure solution design, particularly Web Services design, and reference architecture addressing OWASP Top Ten resilience.
Share insights and assist in operationalizing DevSecOps practices, including security logging, monitoring, and alerts.
Support implementation of security policy, compliance requirements, and best practices across the project portfolio.
Assist in providing enterprise security and architectural guidance to help ensure infrastructure supporting customer-facing products meets legal, regulatory, and industry security standards.
Contribute to long-term roadmap planning and the architectural vision for Enterprise Security.
Collaborate with external vendors to ensure their security practices align with organizational security architecture standards.