Cybersecurity Solutions Architect

Job Description

The Role

Reporting to the CAA Deputy CISO this is a hands-on solutions architect role with a focus on cyber/information security, working within the Information Risk Management (IRM) group and delivering secure technology solutions to the company at large. The role is critical in embedding security into CAA technology solutions that are developed in-house or SaaS based. The candidate will collaborate across business, technology, and other functional business areas to understand requirements and workflows to develop and guide implementation of secure solutions to protect CAA assets.


We are looking for candidates who are self-driven and proficient in cybersecurity, third-party risk/security management, data security and general IT risk management processes. The candidate will have experience as a solutions architect with a strong focus on integrating security through the product/solution lifecycle.


The candidate will play a key role in our teams' efforts to build and support a defensible environment where we are able to detect, contain and respond quickly to data security threats and compromise in ways that serve to enable the business needs of a highly collaborative organization. The environment is fast-paced and commonly on the leading edge of technology, including early adoption of various cloud services along with the challenges of integrating those services into our security practices.


Responsibilities

• Lead the solutions architecture function to ensure security is integrated early in the development lifecycle for in-house applications or SaaS based solutions, infrastructure projects and technology processes.

• Partner with business and technology teams to identify and document workflows, system architecture, data flows and develop appropriate security considerations.

• Leverage Threat Modeling techniques to identify security threats, vulnerabilities, and attack vectors across the solution (infrastructure, application, data).

• Ensure the security considerations identified are implemented and the solutions are configured securely.

• Develop secure patterns for foundational technology solutions based on CAA security standards and continually educate technology stakeholders on the adoption of patterns.

• Key focus on security integrations includes secure access and authorizations, audit logging, secrets management, data protection, data security and other functional third-party integrations.

• Support the SaaS/Third Party security assessments and collaborate with service owners, business leads and vendors to develop a managed solution aligned with CAA security policies.

• Identify risks and provide mitigating controls or risk treatment options for a given solution.

• Develop training for technology team members to increase awareness on security practices for onboarding new technology solutions.

Required Capabilities

• Minimum 8 years of Information Security experience with a Bachelor's Degree.

• Minimum 3 years experience in a Security Architecture function.

• Create and review system architecture diagrams in Lucidchart or equivalent tool.

• Experience in SaaS and Cloud architectures - Azure, AWS, M365, and exposure to SAP 4/HANA, Workday, Salesforce, and other SaaS solutions. Cloud architecture certifications preferred.

• Experience with Cybersecurity frameworks - NIST CSF, CSA Cloud Controls.

• Cybersecurity certifications CISM, CISSP or equivalent work background preferred.

• Familiarity with operational tools such as JIRA, ServiceNow, OneTrust.

• Experience with contractual and regulatory standards such as GDPR, CCPA, FINRA, TISAX, SOX.

• Experience with third party security assessments and standards - SOC, ISO27001, SIG.

• Ability to communicate complex messages in a clear and concise manner with stakeholders at all levels.

• Excellent organizational skills and ability to communicate with internal/external entities and executives.

• Effective leadership skills with demonstrated ability to coordinate people and teams to project/activity completion.

• Ability to work in team environment sharing responsibilities.

• Ability to work in a flexible environment where requirements and procedures continuously evolve.

Creative Artists Agency, LLC (the "Company") is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate on the basis of race (inclusive of traits historically associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, creed, gender or sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, family and medical care leave status, military or veteran status, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, political affiliation, an employee's or their dependent's reproductive health decision making (e.g., the decision to use or access a particular drug, device or medical service), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

The absence of a permanent address is not a bar to employment. The Company does not discriminate against individuals based on housing status, including the absence of a fixed address.

The Company also complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws with regard to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities.

CAA does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless they were contractually engaged by CAA to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any such employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the acknowledgement and agreement that CAA will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.