VTRAC Consulting Corporation
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Thank you for applying to VTRAC opportunities. Please e-mail your resume as a MS-WORD document in confidence Subject: Data Security Architect (Contract); JOB: # 21-00117 Attention: [email protected] or call (929) 336-4141
Position No.: # 21-00117
Title: Data Security Architect
Type: 3 month Contract, Extendable
No. of Positions: 1
Location: Houston or Atlanta (Remote to start)
Company:
A global financial organization, that offers a suite of financial products across a range of asset classes, investment styles and geographies.
Description:
This role is accountable for driving Data Security initiatives for the organization. Under limited supervisions, the candidate will work with a wide variety of business stakeholders and IT professionals (including Invesco Enterprise Data Office) to ensure organizational security needs/controls are aligned to support business goals and objectives.
You will be responsible for:
• Act as a subject matter expert for advisory, review and approval of security designs, configurations, baselines, and technical standards
• Assess effectiveness of data security controls i.e. encryption, data classification, DLP and report risk to the security management and risk register. Work on identifying and driving implementation of appropriate controls, processes, and remediation of non-compliance
• Provide security advisory services to Information Security / IT on projects & general support matters
• Owns the collaboration between Information Security, Privacy and IT teams to support data security program. This will include driving the awareness and adoption of data classification across business units
• Work with stakeholders, IT and Business to align data security standards with business goals and objectives
• Contribute and execute on security strategy, drive data security projects, and ensure implementation and transition to operational support
• Assist in research, design, and advocate new technologies, architectures, and security products that will support data driven initiatives
• Assists security Incident Response and forensic teams in the investigation as required
Requirements:
• 10 plus years IT experience with six plus years focused on Security
• Experience in database access controls, database compliance (Oracle, SQL), cloud based data solutions, encryption tools, and DLP tools
• Demonstrated experience running an enterprise wide initiative and understanding of all domains of security. Ability to engage with senior leaders to define requirements and implement technology solutions that add value and reduce risk
• Expert knowledge of data encryption/masking technologies applied against structured data, unstructured data, storage & backups, email, file sharing, B2B connections
• Strong communicator (written and verbal) and listener
• Bachelor’s degree, or higher, in a technical discipline is preferred
• CISSP (or equivalent) required
• TOGAF or Zachman (or equivalent) preferred; AWS Solution Architect (or equivalent) preferred
We thank all candidates in advance. Only selected candidates for interviews will be contacted. For other exciting opportunities, please visit us at www.vtrac.com. VTRAC is an equal opportunity employer.
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