TECHNOLOGY ARCHITECT

Lumen

75d • $115,763 - $154,350

About The Position

The Security Solutions Architect is a senior level position in Lumen’s Technology Architecture organization with responsibility for providing expert-level information security advisory and security architectural solution support for large, complex, and technologically difficult security solutions. This is a highly visible role requiring a security consultant mindset, ability to partner, and direct contact with a variety of internal and external stakeholders. This role’s success requires having the ability to provide simplified security messaging, detailed understanding of operational delivery; superior stakeholder interaction skills; and a broad perspective on information security topics.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience as an information security professional.
• Deep experience leading security solutioning exercises and teasing out security requirements for traceability purposes.
• Solid understanding of security tasks and functions related to networking, Cloud, DevOps, and security platforms in highly complex corporate IT infrastructure environments.
• Working knowledge is expected in multiple security disciplines including: MEDR, Managed SIEM, SOC Services, DDoS Mitigation, SASE, Incident Response, Vulnerability Management, Security Strategy and Architecture consulting, Security Awareness and Training, Data Protection.
• Able to successfully interact with audiences that may include senior executives, IT security leadership, and technical staff.
• Work well with others and able to work in a self-directed manner.
• Experience leading, writing, managing, and positioning security services for end customers.
• Process-oriented with a focus on attention to detail.
• Strong ability to build consensus and bring together disparate stakeholders.
• Passionate about Information Security and demonstrated success with complex solutions.
• Highly poised with ability to work well in a team setting.
• Willingness to learn and become proficient in new technologies, products, processes, and services.
• Maintain a technical skill set that matches the evolving security of Lumen customers and corresponding security services.
• Excellent written, verbal, and executive level presentation skills.
• Commitment to excellence and willingness to do what is necessary to get the job done.
• Ability to travel in support of meetings, presentations, conferences, and similar events.
• Highly passionate about information security and how it enables businesses succeed.
• Can do attitude and ability to bring together disparate stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or related field with preferable focus on Cybersecurity and/or equivalent experience.
• Must have at least one of the following: CISSP, GSEC, CISM, CISA, and/or comparable security certifications.

Responsibilities

• Provide security subject matter expertise, while transforming unclear business requirements into a clear, detailed, and documented security service solution.
• Understand the impact of security requirements on technical solutions and architectures.
• Guide and work with all the necessary security points of contact (internally and externally) to build consensus on chosen technical approaches and paths.
• Work directly with the Lumen teams to architect/create/package large complex solutions for customers while maintaining effective messaging throughout all phases of the lifecycle.
• Create standardized architectural diagrams, artifacts, presentation decks, business justifications, deliverables, statement of work, level of effort, pricing, and security solution collateral material.
• Ability to ingest lots of information rapidly to support quick decision making, while keeping stakeholders on track and adjusting to changing business dynamics.
• Perform other tasks as assigned to enable or achieve Lumen business goals or objectives.
• Provides overall definition, direction, and strategic design for customer driven security solutions in collaboration with enterprise, state, local, and federal stakeholders.
• Provides thought leadership to develop, build, solution, and package Lumen Security Services for consumption by end customer and IT security professionals.
• Demonstrates knowledge of end-to-end information security strategies, standards, processes, and tools necessary for security solution design.
• Demonstrates security advisory, thought leadership, and technical security competencies for customers, sales, operations teams and other security stakeholders.
• Understands and can articulate ‘Big Picture’ thought with the ability to clearly demonstrate how technical solutions achieve specific and measurable business goals and objectives.
• Leads, guides, shapes, delivers, effectively messages, and presents clear solution designs in partnership and support from security engineers, security solutions architects, technical writers, and other stakeholders.
• Creates architectural design documents, graphics, visual representations, and other supporting material for a wide variety of stakeholders and technical backgrounds.
• Operates in multiple theaters from: security operations and delivery activities to customer engagement, sales support, and solution shaping in order to achieve Lumen and customer business goals.
• Leads solution development for strategic initiatives, must-win sales opportunities, and high visibility engagements.
• Assesses broad trends in the IT security space and proposes, develops, and tailor complex solutions that address evolving customer requirements or landscapes.
• Provides security domain thought leadership across various Security technologies and service offerings.
• Positions Lumen security with whitepapers or other security strategist level positioning documents.

Benefits

• Comprehensive package featuring a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle benefits and other perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees