Cybersecurity Solutions Architect

CAA Club Group; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 188,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) seeks a hands-on Solutions Architect focused on cyber/information security within the IRM group to embed secure technology throughout the lifecycle. The role requires collaboration across business, technology, and other units to protect assets while enabling rapid business activity.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years in information security, strong architecture skills, and experience with SaaS, cloud, and third-party risk assessments.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of Information Security experience with a Bachelor's Degree.
• Minimum 3 years experience in a Security Architecture function.
• Create and review system architecture diagrams in Lucidchart or equivalent tool.
• Experience in SaaS and Cloud architectures—Azure, AWS, M365—with exposure to SAP 4/HANA, Workday, Salesforce and other SaaS solutions.
• Familiarity with regulatory standards including GDPR, CCPA, FINRA, TISAX, SOX.

Responsibilities

• Lead the solutions architecture function to ensure security is integrated early in the development lifecycle for in-house applications or SaaS-based solutions, infrastructure projects and technology processes.
• Partner with business and technology teams to identify and document workflows, system architecture, data flows and develop appropriate security considerations.
• Leverage Threat Modeling techniques to identify security threats, vulnerabilities, and attack vectors across the solution.
• Ensure the security considerations identified are implemented and the solutions are configured securely.
• Develop secure patterns for foundational technology solutions based on CAA security standards and educate technology stakeholders on adoption.
• Focus on security integrations including secure access and authorizations, audit logging, secrets management, data protection, and data security.
• Support SaaS/Third Party security assessments and collaborate with service owners, business leads and vendors to develop a managed solution aligned with security policies.
• Identify risks and provide mitigating controls or risk treatment options for a given solution.
• Develop training for technology team members to increase awareness of security practices.

Skills

Information Security

Security Architecture

Threat Modeling

Cloud Architecture

Regulatory Standards

Third-Party Risk

JIRA

ServiceNow

OneTrust

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

JIRA

ServiceNow

OneTrust

Job description

Job Description

Who We Are

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is the leading entertainment and sports agency, with globalexpertisein filmed and live entertainment, digital media, publishing, sponsorship sales and endorsements, media finance, consumer investing, fashion, trademark licensing, and philanthropy. Distinguished by its culture of collaboration and exceptional client service, CAA’s diverse workforceidentifies, innovates, and amplifies opportunities for the people and organizations that shape culture and inspire the world. The trailblazer of the agency business, CAA was the first to build a sports business, create an investment bank, launch a venture fund, found technology start-up companies, establish a philanthropic arm, build a business in China, and form a brand marketing services division, among other innovations. Named Most Valuable Sports Agency by Forbes for eight consecutive years, CAA represents more than 2,000 of the world’s top athletes in football, baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer, in addition to coaches, on-air broadcasters, and sports personalities and works in the areas of broadcast rights, corporate marketing initiatives, social impact, and sports properties for sales and sponsorship opportunities. Founded in 1975, CAA is headquartered in Los Angeles, and has offices in New York, Nashville, Memphis, Chicago, Miami, London, Munich, Geneva, Stockholm, Shanghai, and Beijing, among other locations globally.

The Role

Reporting to theCAA Deputy CISOthis is a hands-onsolutionsarchitectrolewith afocus oncyber/information security,working within the InformationRisk Management(IRM)group and deliveringsecuretechnologysolutions to the company at large.The role is critical in embedding security into CAA technology solutions thatare developed in-house or SaaS based.The candidate willcollaborate across business,technology,andotherfunctionalbusinessareas tounderstandrequirements and workflows to develop and guide implementation of secure solutions to protect CAAassets.

We are looking for candidates whoare self-driven andproficient incybersecurity,third-partyrisk/security management, datasecurityand general IT risk managementprocesses. The candidate will have experience as asolutionsarchitect with a strong focus on integrating security throughthe product/solution lifecycle.

The candidate will play a key roleinourteams’efforts to build and support a defensible environment where we are able to detect, contain and respond quickly todata securitythreats and compromise in ways that serve to enable the business needs of a highly collaborative organization. The environment is fast-paced and commonly on the leading edge of technology, including early adoption of various cloud services along with the challenges of integrating those services into our security practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead the solutions architecture function to ensure security is integrated early in the development lifecycle for in-houseapplicationsorSaaS based solutions, infrastructureprojectsand technology processes.

• Partner with business and technology teams toidentifyand document workflows, system architecture, dataflowsanddevelopappropriate securityconsiderations.

• Leverage Threat Modelingtechniques toidentifysecurity threats, vulnerabilities,and attack vectors across thesolution(infrastructure, application, data).

• Ensure the security considerationsidentifiedareimplementedand the solutions are configuredsecurely.

• Develop securepatternsfor foundational technology solutions based on CAAsecurity standardsand continually educatetechnology stakeholders onthe adoption of patterns.

• Key focus onsecurityintegrationsincludessecureaccess and authorizations,audit logging,secretsmanagement, data protection, datasecurityandother functionalthird-partyintegrations.

• Support the SaaS/Third Party security assessmentsand collaboratewith service owners, businessleadsandvendors to develop a managed solution aligned with CAA security policies.

• Identifyrisks and provide mitigating controls or risk treatment options for a given solution.

• Develop training fortechnology team members to increaseawarenesson securitypractices for onboardingnew technologysolutions.

RequiredCapabilities

• Minimum8years of Information Security experience with aBachelor’sDegree.

• Minimum 3years experiencein a SecurityArchitecturefunction.

• Create and reviewsystem architecture diagrams inLucidchartor equivalent tool.

• Experiencein SaaS and Cloud architectures–Azure,AWS,M365,and exposure to SAP 4/HANA, Workday,Salesforce,and otherSaaSsolutions.Cloud architecturecertifications preferred.

• Experience with Cybersecurity frameworks – NIST CSF, CSA Cloud Controls.

• Cybersecurity certificationsCISM, CISSPor equivalent work backgroundpreferred.

• Familiarity withoperationaltools such as JIRA,ServiceNow,OneTrust.

• Experience with contractual and regulatory standards such as GDPR, CCPA, FINRA, TISAX, SOX.

• Experience with third partysecurityassessmentsand standards – SOC, ISO27001, SIG.

• Ability to communicate complex messages in a clear and concise mannerwith stakeholders at all levels.

• Excellent organizational skills and ability to communicate with internal/external entities and executives.

• Effective leadership skills withdemonstratedability to coordinate people and teams to project/activity completion.

• Ability to work inteamenvironment sharing responsibilities.

• Ability to work in a flexible environment where requirements and procedures continuously evolve.

Location

This role is based in our Nashville office.

Compensation

The annual base salary for this position is in the range of $188,000- $220,000 in Nashville. This position is also eligible for benefits and a discretionary bonus. Ultimately, the salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in the role, business sector, and geographic location, among other criteria.

Creative Artists Agency, LLC (the “Company”) is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate on the basis of race (inclusive of traits historically associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, creed, gender or sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, family and medical care leave status, military or veteran status, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, political affiliation, an employee’s or their dependent’s reproductive health decision making (e.g., the decision to use or access a particular drug, device or medical service), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

The absence of a permanent address is not a bar to employment. The Company does not discriminate against individuals based on housing status, including the absence of a fixed address.

The Company also complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws with regard to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities.

CAA does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless they were contractually engaged by CAA to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any such employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the acknowledgement and agreement that CAA will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.