Security Architect

Summary

Join Verra Mobility, a global leader in smart mobility, as a Security Architect. Contribute to the development and quality of our technology products by working under the guidance of the Manager of Architecture. You will develop security standards, design, and maintain application security across platforms and business units. Collaborate with team members, sharing knowledge and experience to enhance team performance. This role requires a Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field and 7-10 years of experience in security solution development. Verra Mobility offers a people-first philosophy and values integrity, collaboration, and innovation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related degree or equivalent work experience
• Minimum 7 – 10 years of experience in security solution development
• Worked with cloud native technologies and best practices
• Experience with CI/CD best practices
• Developed in containerized environments and coding best practices
• Ability to lead overall security vision and lead feature definitions
• Solid work ethic, self-driven with the ability to work with minimal supervision
• Clear and effective communications skills both written and verbal
• Big picture problem-solving skills
• Outside the box thinker

Responsibilities

• Enhances security team accomplishments and competencies by planning the delivery of solutions and answering technical questions
• Plans, research, and designs security architecture for IT systems
• Develops, reviews, and approves installation requirements for LANs, WANs, VPNs, firewalls, routers, and related network devices
• Determines security protocols by evaluating business strategies and requirements
• Responds to, and investigates, security incidents and provides thorough post-event analyses
• Develops project timelines for ongoing security upgrades
• Reviews system security measures and implements necessary enhancements
• Conducts regular tests and monitoring of network security
• Verifies security systems by developing and implementing test scripts
• Updates job knowledge by tracking and understanding emerging security practices and standards, participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, and participating in professional organizations
• Maintain industry security technologies to ensure our systems are current and secure
• Develop best practices working with development and other architects. Working with CISO and validating we are above the security guidelines

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong working knowledge of IT risks, cyber security, and computer operating software
• Advanced understanding of security protocols, cryptography, and security
• Experience implementing multi-factor authentication
• Great communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience implementing security solutions
• Comfortable working on a team