AU
Information Security Architect
Spring Valley Campus (Washington, DC) · Contract
Sponsorship not specified$150k-$160kDetected 21 days ago
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About the role
- American University is a student-centered research institution located in Washington, DC, with highly-ranked schools and colleges, internationally-renowned faculty, and a reputation for creating meaningful change in the world.
- Job Description: Summary: The Information Security Architect serves as the university's senior technical security architect and a key advisor on enterprise security strategy, architecture, and engineering.
- The architect provides leadership on security reviews, technical standards, and emerging technology assessments while mentoring engineering staff and helping strengthen the overall maturity of the university's security program.
Requirements
- 8-10 years of experience in cybersecurity, systems engineering, cloud engineering, DevSecOps, infrastructure engineering, or related disciplines.
- Extensive experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation technologies, including Terraform, OpenTofu, CloudFormation, Bicep, Ansible, Git, CI/CD platforms, and scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, or Bash.
- Experience integrating enterprise platforms through APIs, automation frameworks, orchestration tools, and workflow development.
- Experience with security operations, including detection engineering, security automation, and Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) platforms.
- Experience designing secure research, regulated, or high-assurance computing environments.
- Experience with enterprise security technologies, security engineering practices, and modern cloud-native security controls.
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- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise security architectures in complex organizations.
- Knowledge of security standards and frameworks including NIST, ISO 27001, FERPA, HIPAA, and higher education security practices.
- Experience working in higher education or similarly complex, decentralized organizations is preferred.
- Excellent technical, analytical, problem-solving, written and verbal communication skills.
- Must uphold high standards of personal and professional integrity in a position of trust.
Nice to have
- Relevant industry certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, GIAC, AWS Security Specialty, Azure Security Engineer Associate, Terraform Associate, or equivalent certifications are preferred.
Skills
- Establish technical security standards and requirements for technology procurement, implementation, and enterprise initiatives.
- Ensure security architecture aligns with university objectives, risk tolerance, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.
- Define engineering standards, reusable patterns, and technical roadmaps for enterprise security platforms.
- Guide adoption of automation, DevSecOps, and Infrastructure as Code practices across the Information Security program.
- Evaluate security risks associated with strategic initiatives and recommend mitigation strategies.
- Provide technical security guidance to project teams, architects, engineers, and university leadership.
- Participate in Enterprise Architecture activities and strategic technology planning.
- Establish security engineering implementation guidance and operational best practices.
- Support roadmap development and security program planning.
- Contribute to development of security metrics, reporting, and maturity assessments.
- Assess opportunities to improve security through automation, AI, analytics, and engineering innovation.
- Recommend improvements to university security capabilities and long-term technology strategy.
Compensation
- $150,000.00 - $160,000.00 annually.
Benefits
- AU offers a competitive benefits package.
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- Supporting Coworkers.
- This position is part of a collective bargaining unit represented by SEIU Local 500 - Provost & Enrollment Division.
Equal opportunity
- equal opportunity, affirmative action institution that operates in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
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