Senior Security Architect

Akasi Consulting Group; Nashua (NH); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm specializing in cybersecurity is seeking a Security Architect to provide pre-sales and delivery support to various clients. The role demands extensive experience in security consulting, technical leadership, and communication skills, as well as hands-on experience with multiple security technologies. A Bachelor's degree is required, and candidates should be located in the Northeast for potential travel to client sites.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in enterprise level security consultative role.
• Experience in corporate operational or technical leadership role.
• Prior experience in pre-sales and consulting role.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Clients' primary technical contact throughout project life cycle.
• Hands-on experience with various security technologies required.
• Travel required to clients in New England and New York Metro areas.

Skills

Designing security controls

Implementing security solutions

Technical communication

Project prioritization

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant discipline

Tools

Next-Gen Firewalls

DLP

SASE

NAC

PAM

EDR

NDR

SIEM

APPSEC

CWPP

CSPM

Job description

Akasi Group provides trusted cybersecurity expertise, solutions and services that help organizations make better decisions and minimize risk. By taking a three-tiered, holistic approach for evaluating security posture and ecosystems, Akasi Group enables some of the nation's top organizations, such as Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies, to identify threats, optimize resources and integrate best-fit solutions that mitigate risk.

Note : Candidates must reside locally in the northeast (ideally New England/New York Metro) for local travel when necessary.

Role and responsibilities:

• Expectations for this role is 80% pre-sales and 20% delivery.
• Travel may be required to clients in New England and New York Metro areas.
• Security Architects work from remote/virtual when not visiting client locations.
• Serve as our Clients' primary technical point of contact throughout a project life cycle.
• Hands-on experience designing, implementing, and operationalizing security controls across a wide range of IT and enterprise business systems.
• Proficiency in multiple security technologies, including but not limited to: Next-Gen Firewalls, DLP, SASE, NAC, PAM, EDR, NDR, SIEM, APPSEC, CWPP, CSPM, etc.
• Proficiency with networking security concepts such as routing, segmentation, zones, NAT, etc.
• Understand and articulate complex technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to autonomously prioritize and successfully deliver across a portfolio of projects in a fast paced environment.
• Author comprehensive business and technical collateral to support the business that is proficiently tailored to both technical and managerial audiences.

Experience, Education, and Technical Experience required:

• Minimum 5 years in an enterprise level security consultative role building and assessing Information Security architectures and programs.
• Prior experience in a corporate operational or technical leadership role.
• Prior experience in a client facing pre-sales and consulting role.
• Experience with security products from Zscaler, Palo Alto, Check Point, Tenable, Microsoft, CrowdStrike, Splunk, CyberArk, Checkmarx, Contrast, Veracode, etc.
• Experience with security and deploying complex environments into AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience