Senior Information Cloud Security Architect

First American; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 193,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Employee stock purchase plan

401k

Job summary

A leading security firm is seeking a Senior Information Cloud Security Architect to lead the design of Zero Trust models in multi-cloud environments, ensuring robust security protocols. This role requires a minimum of 5 years in cloud security and relevant certifications. Benefits include a comprehensive package with medical, dental, vision, and a 401k plan.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in cloud security architecture.
• At least 2 years of experience designing and implementing Zero Trust security models.
• Deep knowledge of cloud-native security service offerings on multi-cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of Zero Trust security models.
• Collaborate to enforce application security governance models.
• Identify and mitigate security risks in cloud environments.

Skills

Cloud Security Architecture

Zero Trust Design

Governance Models for Security

Cloud Security Risk Management

Security Automation & Orchestration

Education

Cloud security certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Cybersecurity certifications (CISSP, CISM, CISA)

Tools

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Prisma Cloud

IaC tools

CSPM tools

Job description

Senior Information Cloud Security Architect

We are seeking a Senior Information Cloud Security Architect to lead the strategic planning, implementation, and ongoing enhancement of First American’s security framework. The role requires a blend of strong technical proficiency and effective business leadership. The candidate will develop and articulate a robust security strategy spanning network, application, identity, data and cloud environments, ensuring proactive management of cyber risks. Provide long-term solutions to Information Security Technology needs, including protecting information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, perusal, inspection, recording or destruction.

Work arrangement

This role will be hybrid two days per week onsite in Santa Ana, CA.

What You'll Do

• Cloud Security Architecture & Zero Trust Design: Lead the design and implementation of Zero Trust security models within multi-cloud environments (Azure, AWS, GCP) to implement Zero Trust principles within the organization’s cloud infrastructure. This includes securing data, network access, identities, applications, privatization of workloads and network micro-segmentation based on the principle of least privilege.
• Governance Models for Security: Application Security Governance: Collaborate with Application Security Architects to design and enforce application security governance models that integrate secure software development practices, secure APIs, and application-level access controls. Identity and Access Management (IAM): Collaborate with Identity Architects to design and enforce comprehensive IAM policies as part of the Zero Trust model, ensuring least-privilege access evolving to JIT Just-In-Time based access, strong authentication mechanisms (including multi-factor authentication), password less authentication, and identity federation across cloud platforms (Entra ID, AWS IAM, GCP Identity).
• Data Governance: Collaborate with Data Architects to develop and enforce governance models that protect sensitive and critical data within cloud environments.
• Cloud Security Risk Management: Identify and mitigate security risks associated with cloud deployments and continuously improve security posture in line with Zero Trust principles.
• Cloud Security Posture Management: Regulate policy enforcement, monitor compliance, and implement remediation strategies based on Prisma Cloud findings to improve cloud security posture. Configure and manage Prisma Cloud policies to monitor and identify misconfigurations, vulnerabilities, and threats in cloud infrastructure, applications, and services.
• Security Automation & Orchestration: Utilize automation tools to integrate security controls into cloud workflows as part of the Dev-Sec-Ops model. Automate deployment of security policies and governance models using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools ensuring security consistency across cloud resources.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay up to date with the latest cloud security threats, trends, and technologies.

What You'll Bring

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in cloud security architecture, governance, and risk management across EntraID, Azure, AWS, and GCP.
• At least 2 years of experience designing and implementing Zero Trust security models.
• At least 2 years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Defender for Cloud and managing EntraID security controls.
• Combination of cloud provider security certifications such as AWS Certified Security Specialty, Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer, Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer, or equivalent.
• Additional cybersecurity certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, or equivalent are preferred.
• Strong understanding of security and compliance frameworks such as NIST, SOC 2, CIS, CSA, GDPR, and how they map to cloud environments.
• Deep knowledge of cloud-native security service offerings across EntraID, Azure, AWS, and GCP.
• Experience with hybrid and multi-cloud architectures and the challenges of implementing Zero Trust in such environments.
• Familiarity with container and microservices security (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and security for containerized workloads.
• Hands-on experience with cloud security automation, including Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.
• Experience with DevSecOps practices and integrating security into CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with CSPM, CNAPP and CWPP tools and SIEM solutions.
• Experience with Prisma Cloud and other CSPM platforms in general to manage and improve cloud security posture.
• Familiarity with CIEM tools
• Familiarity with SSE (Security Service Edge) technologies, including Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASB) and Data Loss Prevention (DLP), for protecting cloud-based data, applications, and user access.

Pay Range: $145,000- $193,300 Annually

What We Offer

First American offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO/paid sick leave and other great benefits like an employee stock purchase plan. First American is an equal opportunity employer in every sense of the term.

Job Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Information Technology

First American will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws (e.g., the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act).

First American intends to conduct a review of an applicant’s criminal history in connection with a conditional offer. First American reasonably believes that a criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following material job duties for this position potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: handling of confidential, proprietary or trade secret information belonging to First American or its customers, administrating or facilitating financial transactions, and the ability to meet customer-imposed criminal history requirements.

Note: The following statements apply to candidates who will be working from an unincorporated area within Los Angeles County.

First American is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace for All.