Principal Cyber Security Architect

Who we are:

For over 25 years Global Relay has set the standard in enterprise information archiving with industry-leading cloud archiving surveillance eDiscovery and analytics solutions. We securely capture and preserve the communications data of the worlds most highly regulated firms giving them greater visibility and control over their information and ensuring compliance with stringent regulations.

Though we offer competitive compensation and benefits and all the other perks one would expect from an established company we are not your typical technology company. Global Relay is a career-building company. A place for big ideas. New challenges. Groundbreaking innovation. Its a place where you can genuinely make an impact and be recognized for it.

We believe great businesses thrive on diversity inclusion and the contributions of all employees. To that end we recruit candidates from different backgrounds and foster a work environment that encourages employees to collaborate and learn from each other completely free of barriers.

Your Role

As a Principal Cyber Security Architect you will play a key role in designing and evolving Global Relays security architecture to support secure resilient and scalable business and technology services. You will partner closely with Engineering Infrastructure Product and Security teams to ensure security is embedded into the design implementation and operation of technology solutions across the organization.

You will serve as a trusted technical advisor providing architectural guidance for cloud infrastructure application data and security technology initiatives. Through secure-by-design and secure-by-default principles you will help reduce risk improve security maturity and enable the organization to innovate and scale securely.

Working within the Security Architecture & Technology team you will contribute to the development of security standards architecture patterns and technical controls while helping drive the evolution of Global Relays security capabilities and technology roadmap.

Your Responsibilities

• Lead the design and evolution of Global Relays security architecture ensuring security capabilities are scalable resilient and aligned with business objectives and technology strategy.
• Establish and maintain enterprise security architecture principles standards patterns and reference architectures aligned with industry frameworks such as ISO 27001 NIST CIS Controls and Zero Trust principles.
• Conduct security architecture reviews threat modeling exercises and security design assessments for new systems major technology initiatives and significant architectural changes.
• Contribute to the development and execution of the security technology roadmap ensuring security capabilities evolve in alignment with business priorities and emerging threats.
• Lead the evaluation selection and proof-of-concept testing of security technologies and services assessing their effectiveness scalability strategic fit and ability to address evolving business and technology risks.
• Define integration patterns between security platforms including SIEM EDR DLP IAM vulnerability management and cloud security technologies to improve visibility automation and operational effectiveness.
• Partner with Engineering Infrastructure Product and Security Operations teams to ensure security technologies and controls are implemented in accordance with architectural standards and design requirements.
• Translate business regulatory and customer security requirements into practical security architecture and technical control requirements.
• Assess emerging technologies cyber threats attack techniques and industry trends to identify opportunities for enhancing security capabilities and reducing organizational risk.
• Support compliance initiatives audits risk assessments and control testing activities by providing technical expertise and evidence of security control design and implementation.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to technology and business stakeholders effectively communicating complex security concepts risks and recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Champion security best practices and contribute to the ongoing maturity of Global Relays security capabilities architecture and technology ecosystem.
• Provide architectural guidance for the secure adoption of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies ensuring appropriate controls for data protection identity and access management monitoring privacy and regulatory compliance.

About You:

• 8-10 years in Cyber Security with at least 3 years specifically in a Security Architect or Principal Engineer role overseeing large-scale high-availability environments.
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing security architectures and controls across cloud infrastructure network application identity and data security domains.
• Proven ability to translate business objectives regulatory requirements and technology strategies into practical security architecture patterns standards and technical controls.
• Strong experience conducting security architecture reviews threat modeling exercises and secure design assessments for complex technology initiatives.
• Deep understanding of modern security technologies and architectures including IAM SIEM EDR DLP WAF vulnerability management cloud security cryptography PKI certificate management encryption technologies HSMs and enterprise key management practices.
• Experience evaluating selecting and integrating security technologies within complex enterprise environments including leading technical assessments and proof-of-concept activities.
• Knowledge of secure software development lifecycle (SSDLC) practices modern application architectures APIs and application security principles.
• Working knowledge of industry frameworks and standards such as ISO 27001 NIST Cybersecurity Framework CIS Controls SOC 2 and Zero Trust architectures.
• Information Security certifications are highly desirable and may include CISSP CISSP-ISSAP (Architecture) CCSP CISM SABSA TOGAF or equivalent industry-recognized credentials.
• Excellent verbal written presentation and documentation skills with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts and risks to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• A methodical and strategic approach to problem solving with a focus on designing solutions that are secure resilient scalable and aligned with business objectives.
• Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills with the ability to influence architectural decisions across Engineering Infrastructure Product and Security teams.
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to prioritize competing initiatives and deliver high-impact outcomes in a fast-paced evolving environment.
• This role does not offer sponsorship

What you can expect:

At Global Relay theres no ceiling to what you can achieve. Its the land of opportunity for the energetic the intelligent the driven. Youll receive the mentoring coaching and support you need to reach your career goals. Youll be part of a culture that breeds creativity and rewards perseverance and hard work. And youll be working alongside smart talented individuals from diverse backgrounds with complementary knowledge and skills.

Global Relay is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity equity and inclusion.

We seek to ensure reasonable adjustments accommodations and personal time are tailored to meet the unique needs of every individual.

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