Client Security Architect

BlueVoyant; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity firm is seeking a Client Security Architect to enhance security solutions for clients across the West Coast. This role involves troubleshooting, client interaction, and leveraging a variety of security technologies. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in IT security and experience with compliance standards. Join a dynamic team dedicated to maximizing technology investments and ensuring robust security measures.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on Security support or Systems Administration support experience.
• Experience with Mac OS, Windows, and Unix systems.
• Ability to work in a client facing role.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and troubleshoot security solutions.
• Partner with clients to architect security configurations.
• Conduct threat modeling and risk assessments.

Skills

Experience with enterprise class Anti-Virus software

Understanding of core network protocols

Familiarity with virtualization technologies and cloud platforms

Ability to troubleshoot and resolve system and network issues

Experience in conducting threat modeling and risk assessments

Knowledge of compliance standards

Excellent teamwork skills

Ability to handle high pressure situations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or IT-related field

Tools

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Microsoft Defender for Office 365

Microsoft Azure Sentinel

Job description

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Client Security Architect
Location: Remote West Coast United States
United States Citizenship Required

Summary:

The Client Security Architect must have experience working across a wide variety of security solutions and technologies. Must be able to maintain and troubleshoot solutions that enable security configurations, administration, management, and support. Must be able to partner with clients to architect the appropriate security point solution configuration and set up support monitoring within our platforms for service delivery operations. Must understand core IT security tools and network fundamentals. This is a supporting position that is customer facing which helps to maximize technology investments from clients.

Key Competencies:

• Experience working with enterprise class Anti-Virus software/Next-Gen AV/EDR
• Understanding of core network protocols (DNS, DHCP, ARP, TCP, UDP, SSL, SSH, SCP, FTP, IPSec, etc.)
• Familiarity with virtualization technologies and cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, VMware).
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve system and network issues across different platforms.
• Experience in conducting threat modeling and risk assessments to identify potential security threats.
• Familiarity with security frameworks like NIST, ISO 27001, or CIS Controls.
• Knowledge of compliance standards such as GDPR, HIPAA, or PCI-DSS
• Microsoft security application configuration, support, and management including:
  • Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
  • Microsoft Defender for Office 365
  • Microsoft Defender for Identity & Azure AD Identity Protection
  • Microsoft Cloud Application Security (MCAS)
  • Microsoft Azure Sentinel
• Knowledge of technology solutions in one or more of the following functional areas:
  • Cyber Security point solution tools and suites listed above
  • IT Network/Cloud Environment data/metadata
• Ownership mindset, with demonstrated partnership with functional counterparts to deliver on a material set of business objectives
• Experience with Security tool configuration, management, and troubleshooting

Requirements:

• SIEM
• SSL Decryption
• Malware Detection
• HIDS/NIDS
• Network Monitoring Tools
• Case Management System
• Microsoft Azure Security products
• Email Security
• Data Loss Prevention

Qualifications:

• Excellent teamwork skills
• Experience with Mac OS, Windows, and Unix systems
• Ability to handle high pressure situations in a productive and professional manner
• Written and verbal communication skills and the ability to present complex technical topics in clear and easy-to-understand language
• Teamwork and interpersonal skills, including the ability to work effectively with a globally distributed team
• Ability to provide tuning recommendations for security tools to internal operations teams and to clients
• Ability to work in a client facing role to assist customers with correcting service issues and advising on best practices as related to the security tools supported within the client's environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in security tool administration as well as systems administration
• 3+ years of hands-on Security support or Systems Administration support experience
• Security +, CEH, Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator, Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate, Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator preferred
• Familiarity with Microsoft Cloud IT Infrastructure tools
• Understanding of programming/scripting languages and ability to run basic database queries

Education:

• Minimum bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or another IT-related field. Exceptional candidates with proven experience in security tools and systems administration will also be considered.

About BlueVoyant

At BlueVoyant, we recognize that effective cyber security requires active prevention and defense across both your organization and supply chain. Our proprietary data, analytics, and technology, coupled with deep expertise, works as a force multiplier to secure your full ecosystem. Accuracy! Actionability! Timeliness! Scalability!

Led by CEO, Jim Rosenthal, BlueVoyant’s highly skilled team includes former government cyber officials with extensive frontline experience in responding to advanced cyber threats on behalf of the National Security Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Unit 8200, and GCHQ, together with private sector experts. BlueVoyant services utilize large real-time datasets with industry leading analytics and technologies.

Founded in 2017 by Fortune 500 executives, including Executive Chairman, Tom Glocer, and former Government cyber officials, BlueVoyant is headquartered in New York City and has offices in Maryland, Tel Aviv, San Francisco, London, Budapest, and Latin America.

All employees must be authorized to work in the United States. BlueVoyant provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, BlueVoyant complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.

Disclaimer: Please note that pursuant to contractual requirements and applicable law, in order for employees to perform work on some of the company’s federal contracts, U.S. citizenship is required. Accordingly, an employee’s ability to perform work on such contracts is contingent upon the company’s verification of the employee’s citizenship status. Furthermore, individuals may be subject to additional background checks and fingerprinting.

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