Security Architect

Akaasa Technologies; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 117,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Akaasa Technologies in Tampa, FL seeks a Security Architect to lead security architecture across cloud, OT, and hybrid environments. The role ensures alignment with CSF framework, governs security standards, and guides project teams on control implementations.

Responsibilities include evaluating gaps, designing sound security controls, and participating in assessments and risk reviews to support compliant, secure IT and OT solutions.

Qualifications

• Serve as the primary cybersecurity liaison between business units, project teams, technology teams, vendors, and enterprise architecture to ensure solutions align with cybersecurity requirements.
• Provide consultative guidance on cybersecurity requirements, approved technologies, architectural patterns, and control expectations.
• Interpret cybersecurity policies, standards, regulatory obligations, and architectural requirements for clear, actionable impact.
• Develop, maintain, and govern enterprise cybersecurity standards, technical security requirements, reference architectures, and design guidance across IT, OT, cloud and hybrid environments.
• Create and maintain security reference architectures defining approved controls, integration patterns, and approaches for common tech solutions.
• Participate in cybersecurity assessments, architecture reviews, risk reviews, vulnerability assessments, and compliance evaluations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary cybersecurity liaison between business units, project teams, technology teams, vendors, and enterprise architecture to ensure solutions, technologies, and initiatives align with cybersecurity requirements.
• Provide consultative guidance regarding cybersecurity requirements, approved technologies, architectural patterns, and control expectations.
• Interpret cybersecurity policies, standards, regulatory obligations, and architectural requirements and communicate their impact clearly.
• Develop, maintain, and govern enterprise cybersecurity standards, technical security requirements, reference architectures, implementation patterns, and design guidance for IT, OT, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Create and maintain security reference architectures that define approved security controls, integration patterns, and architectural approaches for common technology solutions and business use cases.
• Participate in cybersecurity assessments, architecture reviews, technical risk reviews, vulnerability assessments, penetration testing reviews, threat assessments, and compliance evaluations.

Skills

Cybersecurity liaison

Consultative guidance

Policy interpretation

Security standards

Reference architectures

Threat assessments

Job description

This position will serve as the primary security architect for our Advance Distribution Infrastructure program. The program has multiple projects that span from Cloud or OT environment. This role will evaluate, architect and design the technical security controls for the projects, and ensure compliance with the CSF Framework. This role will also assist with the identification and evaluation of security gaps. Identify and integrate sound security controls for applications, systems, and processes for the organization.

POSITION

Security Architect

LOCATION

Tampa, FL

DURATION

12+ Months

PAY

$85-$90/hr C2C

REQUIRED SKILLS

1. Serve as the primary cybersecurity liaison between business units, project teams, technology teams, vendors, and enterprise architecture to ensure solutions, technologies, and initiatives align with established cybersecurity requirements, standards, and risk management practices.
2. Provide consultative guidance regarding cybersecurity requirements, approved technologies, architectural patterns, and control expectations.
3. Interpret cybersecurity policies, standards, regulatory obligations, and architectural requirements and communicate their impact in a clear and actionable manner.
4. Develop, maintain, and govern enterprise cybersecurity standards, technical security requirements, reference architectures, implementation patterns, and design guidance for IT, OT, cloud, and hybrid environments.
5. Create and maintain security reference architectures that define approved security controls, integration patterns, and architectural approaches for common technology solutions and business use cases.
6. Participate in cybersecurity assessments, architecture reviews, technical risk reviews, vulnerability assessments, penetration testing reviews, threat assessments, and compliance evaluations.