The Enterprise Security Architect is responsible for designing and implementing comprehensive security frameworks that protect the organization's information assets and ensure compliance with regulatory standards. This role involves assessing current security measures, identifying vulnerabilities, developing security strategy and roadmaps to mitigate risks, as well as developing security standards and best practices in collaboration with engineering teams and information security department for application development, cloud solutions and IT infrastructure. By collaborating with cross-functional teams and stakeholders, the Enterprise Security Architect plays a critical role in fostering a culture of security awareness and resilience within the organization.
Essential FunctionsSecurity Strategy and Architecture: Develop Security Vision and Strategy: Design an overarching security architecture that aligns with the organization's business goals, ensuring it is adaptable to both current and emerging threats. Security Policy Assessment and Compliance: Participate in evaluating security policies, procedures, and controls to ensure compliance with industry regulations and organizational requirements. System and Application Security Design: Work with engineering, development, and IT teams to integrate security protocols into system design, application development, and IT infrastructure. Ensure adherence to principles like least privilege, secure coding, and secure system design.Innovation and Emerging Technologies: Evaluate Emerging Technologies: Investigate new technologies, such as AI, ML, and blockchain, for potential applications to enhance security posture and processes. Drive Security Innovation: Encourage innovation within security practices and solutions, staying ahead of potential threats and adopting advanced security tools and technologies.Risk Management and Third-Party Security: Risk Identification and Prioritization: Identify, analyze, and prioritize risks to the organization's IT environment, including data, systems, and networks. Develop Risk Mitigation Strategies: Create both preventive and reactive strategies to manage and mitigate security risks across systems. Third-Party Risk Management: Engage with the third-party risk management team to establish security protocols for data sharing, access control, and secure interactions with external partners.Governance, Policy, and Compliance: Policy and Governance Frameworks: Develop and advise on policies, standards, and guidelines for data protection, compliance, privacy, and security governance. Policy Enforcement: Collaborate on the creation of a governance framework to enforce security policies and ensure adherence across departments. Stakeholder Engagement and Education: Educate and advise cross-functional teams, including IT, HR, legal, and executive leadership, on security practices and the business impact of cybersecurity.Security Monitoring, Threat Intelligence, and Continuous Improvement: Security Monitoring Systems: Design and implement systems to detect, monitor, and respond to potential security threats in real-time, ensuring continuous protection. Threat Intelligence and Awareness: Stay informed about the latest cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, and trends, applying this knowledge to update and improve security measures. Continuous Improvement: Regularly assess and improve security protocols, systems, and policies to keep pace with evolving threats. Foster a culture of security awareness and adaptability within the organization.Bank Secrecy Act: Remains cognizant of and adheres to Ent policies and procedures, and regulations pertaining to the Bank Secrecy Act.