Security Architect

Kavaliro; Columbia (SC); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Kavaliro is seeking a Security Architect (Remote) to lead automation and tool development for enterprise security operations. You will design and implement Python-based automations, IAM integrations, and Linux security sensors in a 24x7 SOC environment.

Responsibilities include deploying secure workflows, integrating DSPM, SIEM, XDR, and monitoring solutions, and collaborating with security engineers and incident responders to improve tooling and resilience.

Qualifications

• Experience designing security automations and tooling.
• Hands-on engineering for IAM and Linux security sensors.
• Proven ability to integrate security tools and runbooks.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, deploy and maintain automated security workflows and scripts.
• Support 24x7 SOC operations with tooling and incident response automation.
• Collaborate with architects and engineers on platform integrations and telemetry.

Skills

Python

PowerShell

Bash

REST APIs

JSON

YAML

Docker

IAM

Linux

Security Automation

Tools

Palo Alto Networks

Proofpoint

Tenable

Cribl

Splunk

Job description

Security Architect Remote $75/hr - $80/hr Contract Project Overview: New engineering role directly supporting cybersecurity automations, security tool development, IAM, enterprise security platforms and security operations. Scope of the project: THIS POSITION WILL SERVE AS A CONTRACT SECURITY ENGINEER WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION’S DIVISION OF INFORMATION SECURITY. THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL SHOW EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE SUPPORTING SECURITY AUTOMATION, CUSTOM TOOL DEVELOPMENT, IDENTITY AND ACCESS MANAGEMENT, LINUX SYSTEMS AND A BROAD RANGE OF ENTERPRISE SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES. THIS CONTRACTOR WILL WORK WITH A LARGE ENTERPRISE SECURITY TEAM AND ASSIST THE SECURITY AUTOMATIONS ARCHITECT, SECURITY ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, ANALYSTS AND INCIDENT RESPONDERS WITH THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, INTEGRATION AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT OF SECURITY TOOLS, AUTOMATIONS, SYSTEMS AND SERVICES SUPPORTING MULTIPLE STATE AGENCIES. SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE: THIS CONTRACTOR WILL BE PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON SECURITY ENGINEERING, AUTOMATION, SCRIPTING, TOOL DEVELOPMENT, SYSTEM INTEGRATION AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT WHILE ALSO PROVIDING IMPORTANT SUPPORT FOR IAM, LINUX-BASED SECURITY SENSORS, DSPM, ASM, VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT, SIEM, XDR, LOGGING, MONITORING AND OTHER EVOLVING SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES. THE ROLE REQUIRES HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE SUPPORTING BOTH SECURITY ENGINEERING AND SECURITY OPERATIONS, INCLUDING INTERNAL APPLICATIONS, APIS, SDKS, DASHBOARDS, COMMAND-LINE TOOLS, INCIDENT RESPONSE AUTOMATIONS, CVE ANALYSIS, ACCESS CONTROLS, PLATFORM TROUBLESHOOTING, SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION, DOCUMENTATION AND ANALYST ENABLEMENT. THE CANDIDATE MUST BE ABLE TO SUPPORT STRATEGIC PLANNING, SOLUTION DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, HSTR, TROUBLESHOOTING, PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT OF SECURE SYSTEMS AND SERVICES IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING ENVIRONMENT. MANDATORY SCREENING REQUIREMENTS: THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE STRICTLY ENFORCED AND NON-NEGOTIABLE. NO EXCEPTIONS CAN BE GRANTED. CANDIDATES WHO CANNOT PASS THESE REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR HIRE. ALL APPLICANTS MUST SUCCESSFULLY PASS A FULL CREDIT CHECK AND CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK DURING THE INITIAL HIRING PROCESS. ONCE ONBOARD, THEY MUST OBTAIN AND RETAIN ANNUAL CJIS CERTIFICATION AS PART OF THE ONGOING EMPLOYMENT PROCESS. OTHER: THIS POSITION IS 100% REMOTE AND WILL PARTICIPATE IN AN ON-CALL ROTATION SUPPORTING THE 24X7 SOC. AFTER-HOURS MAINTENANCE, INCIDENT ESCALATION SUPPORT AND OPERATIONAL HANDOFFS WILL BE REQUIRED AS NEEDED. PREFERENCE WILL BE SHOWN FOR CANDIDATES PRESENTLY RESIDING INSIDE THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA THAT CAN PHYSICALLY ASSIST WITH EQUIPMENT AND HARDWARE MAINTENANCE AS NEEDED. Daily Duties / Responsibilities: THIS POSITION IS 100% REMOTE AND WILL PARTICIPATE IN AN ON-CALL ROTATION SUPPORTING A 24X7 SECURITY OPERATIONS CENTER SERVING MULTIPLE STATE AGENCIES. OTHER AFTER-HOURS WORK MAY BE REQUIRED AS NEEDED. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: PRIMARILY ASSIST IN THE PLANNING, DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, DEPLOYMENT, ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT OF ENTERPRISE SECURITY AUTOMATIONS AND CUSTOM SECURITY TOOLS, INCLUDING: PYTHON-BASED AUTOMATIONS, INTERNAL WEB APPLICATIONS, APIS, SDKS, SCRIPTS, DASHBOARDS, COMMAND-LINE UTILITIES AND SYSTEM INTEGRATIONS AUTOMATED WORKFLOWS FOR ALERT ENRICHMENT, TRIAGE, INCIDENT RESPONSE, CASE MANAGEMENT, NOTIFICATIONS, CONTAINMENT, ESCALATION AND REPORTING CUSTOM TOOLS TO ASSIST WITH CVE VETTING, VULNERABILITY ENRICHMENT, PRIORITIZATION, TRACKING AND SECURITY DECISION SUPPORT SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITIES: -- SECONDARILY ASSIST IN THE PLANNING, DESIGN, DEPLOYMENT AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT OF A BROAD RANGE OF SECURITY PLATFORMS, INCLUDING: DSPM, ASM, IAM, VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT, EMAIL SECURITY, ENDPOINT SECURITY, SIEM, XDR, SOAR, LOGGING, MONITORING, NETWORK SECURITY, CLOUD SECURITY AND THREAT INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATIONS WITH TICKETING, CASE MANAGEMENT, NOTIFICATION, IDENTITY, DATA SOURCES, APIS, SDKS AND OTHER ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS AS NEEDED SUPPORT FOR TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS PALO ALTO NETWORKS, PROOFPOINT, TENABLE, CRIBL, WHATSUP GOLD AND OTHER CURRENT OR FUTURE SECURITY PRODUCTS -- DEVELOP, TEST, DEPLOY AND MAINTAIN AUTOMATED SECURITY WORKFLOWS, APPLICATIONS AND SCRIPTS USING PYTHON, POWERSHELL, BASH, REST APIS, JSON, YAML, VENDOR SDKS AND OTHER APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES. -- ASSIST WITH IDENTITY AND ACCESS MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING USER PROVISIONING, DEPROVISIONING, ACCESS REVIEWS, ROLE-BASED ACCESS CONTROL, SERVICE ACCOUNTS, API CREDENTIALS, AUTHENTICATION, AUTHORIZATION AND IDENTITY-BASED SYSTEM INTEGRATIONS. -- DEPLOY, CONFIGURE, PATCH, MONITOR, OPTIMIZE AND TROUBLESHOOT LINUX SYSTEMS SUPPORTING SECURITY SENSORS, COLLECTORS, CONNECTORS, APPLICATIONS, CONTAINERS AND DATA-PROCESSING SERVICES, INCLUDING DOCKER-BASED ENVIRONMENTS. -- SUPPORT SECURITY ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, SOC ANALYSTS, INCIDENT RESPONDERS AND AGENCY CUSTOMERS THROUGH PLATFORM TROUBLESHOOTING, AUTOMATION DEVELOPMENT, SYSTEM INTEGRATION, TECHNICAL ESCALATION, KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER AND OPERATIONAL HANDOFFS. -- MONITOR AND REPORT ON AUTOMATION HEALTH, APPLICATION AVAILABILITY, SYSTEM PERFORMANCE, SENSOR STATUS, INTEGRATION FAILURES, API ERRORS, VULNERABILITY STATUS, PLATFORM ISSUES AND OTHER SECURITY ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONAL METRICS. -- ENSURE HIGH AVAILABILITY, RESILIENCE, BACKUP, RECOVERY, PATCHING, LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT, SECURE CONFIGURATION AND CONTROLLED CHANGE PROCESSES FOR SECURITY TOOLS, LINUX SYSTEMS, APPLICATIONS, AUTOMATIONS AND SUPPORTING SERVICES. -- COLLABORATE WITH SECURITY ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, ANALYSTS, INCIDENT RESPONDERS AND AGENCY STAKEHOLDERS TO ALIGN SOLUTIONS WITH BUSINESS GOALS, INDUSTRY-STANDARD FRAMEWORKS, REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS AND ORGANIZATIONAL RISK TOLERANCE. Kavaliro provides Equal Employment Opportunities to all employees and applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Kavaliro is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment, Kavaliro will take the steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the position, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please respond to this posting to connect with a company representative.