Sr. Security Architect - Identity - Stratascale

Company: SHI International
Location: Somerset
Posted on: March 17, 2023

Job Description:

Job Summary
The Sr. Security Architect - Zero Trust - Stratascale will serve as a subject matter expert in supporting and delivering practice focused solutions to our customers.
This role will help clients gain insight and context to their complex operating environments and provide services and technology to assess and optimize their existing security platforms to meet the client's security operation needs. - Our Sr. Security Architect - Zero Trust - Stratascale will also serve as a mentor to other consultants within the practice discipline.

This position will report to the Director, Identity Services within Stratascale and will be a remote position. -
About Us

Stratascale, an SHI company, brings together the benefits of 31 years' experience delivering the very best technologies with a fresh consultative approach to designing, delivering and supporting the technology our customers need to transform their business. We call it Digital Agility.

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• To learn more about Stratascale visit our website: https://stratascale.com/ -
  
  Responsibilities
  Include, but are not limited to:
  
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  • Provide expertise on Zero Trust (NIST 800-207), SASE (Secure Access Service Edge), ZTNA (Zero Trust Network Access), CIEM (Cloud Infrastructure Entitlements Management), and Azure Conditional Access Policies products and services to our customers
    
  • Proactively identify customer needs and requirements through data, customer engagement and other methods to recommend appropriate solutions and service opportunities
    
  • Stay educated on new product technology, tangential team capabilities, and other specific offerings or programs emerging within our company and within the practice industry
    
  • Identify areas for continued advancement of strategies aligned with Industry direction, client need, practice scope and present solutions to leadership
    
  • Execute consulting projects by creating deliverables, completing project deliverables successfully, and ensuring client needs and practice obligations are met successfully
    
  • Provide subject matter expertise on Zero Trust focused solutions to help customers design and implement solutions such as but not limited to: ZTNA, SASE, MFA, Microsoft Azure Conditional Access Policies, CIEM -
    
  • Manage and guide the practice members and engage with customers who are looking for subject matter expertise and projects in the following industry architecture areas: Zero Trust, ZTNA, SASE, CIEM
    
  • Participate in the development of cross practice training or delegate trainings to team members on practice discipline capability, associated offerings, industry positioning and selling strategies
    
  • Collaborate with peer practice leaders to develop and optimize cross practice capabilities as appropriate
    
  • Serve as a subject matter expert in designing, architecting, and delivering solutions
    
    Qualifications
    
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    • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
      
    • Minimum 7+ years client-facing experience working on complex Identity focused projects and solutions services
      
    • Minimum 5+ years of experience managing complex solutions delivery on time and successfully
      
    • Minimum 5+ years of experience managing and reporting on multiple service delivery opportunities and ongoing projects
      
    • Strong fundamental understanding of technical security solutions and how they address customer risk exposure and solve key use cases
      
    • Proven understanding of security services engagements, service team management
      
    • Demonstrated experience building and maturing Identity platforms within enterprise organizations
      
    • Expert knowledge of supported practice focused product and services
      
    • Minimum 5+ years of experience with engineering/deploying ZT, ZTNA, SASE, and CIEM solutions -
      
    • Comprehensive knowledge of one or more Zero Trust related solutions including but not limited to: iBoss, Zscaler, Netskope, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, Banyan Security, Microsoft Conditional Access Policies
      
      Required Skills
      
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      • Demonstrate a real passion for Zero Trust and SASE technology solutions design and delivery
        
      • Outstanding written and verbal communication and strong ability to build relationships with customers, partners and staff members
        
      • The ability to design complex security architectures and frameworks with associated processes and proceedures -
        
      • Proactive and self-motivated mindset
        
      • Ability to work effectively and add value as a team member
        
      • Ability to define and breakdown discrete tasks associated with implementation of solutions
        
      • Ability to train and disseminate information within an area or operation and work effectively within all levels of an organization, both internally and externally
        
      • Ability to influence and lead all aspects of implementation and sales cycle and engage appropriate internal and external subject matter experts as needed
        
      • Ability to engage and discuss technical and non-technical concepts and explain complex problems with a wide array of customer audience types including C-Suite, VP/Director, Architect, Engineer and Analyst resources
        
      • Ability to participate and lead demand generation and marketing efforts focused on pipeline generation when needed
        
      • Willingness, drive and winning mindset to compete in customer opportunities
        
      • Entrepreneurial mindset with ability to identify value in unstructured situations
        
      • Emotional intelligence, flexible work style, and excellent diplomatic skills across all levels of the organization
        
      • Attention to detail, organization, and follow up skills are critical
        
      • Ability and Initiative to research and resolve problems with a positive attitude Excellent presentation skills and comfortable leading meetings and discussions
        
      • Delegation skills with the ability to efficiently and effectively assign tasks to staff by identifying their skillsets while ensuring staff accountability and productivity
        
      • Problem solving skills with the ability to serve as an escalation point and knowledgeable resource and direct resolution while accessing circumstances and current information to make informed and best decision
        
      • Ability to monitor employee performance in a fair and consistent manner and provide actionable feedback, address personnel issues, and provide employee recognition
        
      • Ability to develop and manage mentoring relationship by building trust, setting goals, respecting employees, promoting confidence and keeping the mentoring relationship on track
        
      • Ability to clearly define roles and responsibilities, establish short-and long- term goals, use open and supportive communication, and collaboratively solving problems
        
        Certifications Required
        Certifications below are preferred but not required -
        Industry certifications:
        
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        • CISSP
          
        • CIAM
          
        • CISM / CISA / CRISC
          
        • GIAC (GSEC)
          
          Vendor Solutions and product specific certifications or experience (or equivalent):
          
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          • iBoss, Zscaler, Netskope, Banyan Security
            
          • Palo Alto (SASE/ZTNA), Fortinet (SASE/ZTNA)
            
          • Azure Conditional Access Policies
            
          • CIEM toolsets
            
            Unique Requirements
            
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            • This position requires 25% of travel for customer related meetings, engagements and events
              
              Additional Information
              
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              • The estimated annual pay range for this position is $175,000 - $250,000 which includes a base salary and bonuses. The compensation for this position is dependent on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location and, therefore, will vary from individual to individual. Benefits may include, but are not limited to, medical, vision, dental, 401K, and flexible spending.
                
              • Equal Employment Opportunity - M/F/Disability/Protected Veteran Status
                
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