Senior Security Architect

Spirit AeroSystems • Wichita, KS

3d • Onsite

About The Position

This role is at Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, supporting Spirit’s Commercial Business Units (“Spirit Commercial”). Spirit Commercial designs and builds commercial aerostructures, including for Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Its core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles, and wing components, with a focus on innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions.

The Senior Security Architect designs, tests, and implements security software and hardware, and assists with the design, testing, and implementation of secure operating systems, networks, and database products. The role applies information systems security and technology knowledge to protect information system assets, develop incident response policies and procedures, conduct risk assessments, and recommend secure system and application designs. The position also uses encryption, penetration and vulnerability analysis, and security research, and works with vendors and information systems organizations to address security issues.

The role requires working on site daily at the Boeing Wichita location. The position is in a drug-free workplace; post-offer applicants and employees may be tested for specified substances when policy criteria are met.

Requirements

• 10+ years of related experience.
• Ability and desire to work on site daily at the Boeing Wichita location.

Nice To Haves

• Background in Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) administration, firewall administration, IT security, IT engineering, network administration or engineering, systems administration or engineering, IT project management, or related areas.

Responsibilities

• Design, test, and implement security software and hardware, such as firewalls, intrusion prevention systems, secure file transfer, web proxies, identity management systems, PKI, and VPNs.
• Assist with designing, testing, and implementing secure operating systems, networks, and database products.
• Apply technical, analytical, project management, and negotiating skills to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information system assets and compliance with company policies, procedures, contractual requirements, and regulatory requirements.
• Develop incident response policies and procedures and conduct incident response analysis.
• Conduct risk assessments and provide recommendations for system and application design.
• Use encryption technology, perform penetration and vulnerability analysis of security technologies, and conduct information technology security research.
• Manage relationships with security vendors and work with commercial computer product vendors and other information systems organizations to resolve security issues.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
• Eligible employees may enroll in benefit programs generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work.
• Eligible Kansas team members may qualify for a $5,000 Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed