Information Security Architect

The Sherwin-Williams Company - Cleveland, Ohio

• Participate in the planning and design of enterprise security architecture, under the direction of the Information Security Manager, where appropriate.
• Provide architectural expertise, direction, and assistance to Systems Analysts, Systems Engineers, other Systems Architects.
• Evaluate Linux / Unix / Windows based Enterprise Configuration Management services and  virtualization.
• Develop security solutions that facilitate the companies strategic business needs.
• Conduct research on emerging technologies in support of systems development efforts, and recommend technologies that will increase improve the enterpreise security posture.

• Recommend security control and systems to support business goals of the company.
• Implement security systems that have positive budgetary impact by reducing costs and increasing productivity.
• Enhance the company’s information assets by contributing to it’s security, integrity, efficiency, availability, and accuracy.

• Perform strategic analysis; apply advanced principles, theories, and concepts to resolution of problems.
• Establish and communicate design and architecture standards via mentoring, technical presentations, and white papers.
• Interact with all levels of customers, users, and vendors, including executive management, technical personnel, and contractors.

 Incidental Functions   

• Assist with Change Management preparations and implementations, providing technical subjectmatter expertise.
• Provide security analysis and consultation services for product, system and Data Protection architecture designs.
• Attend, and periodically lead meetings with the team.
• Assist with other projects as may be required to contribute to efficiency and effectiveness of the group.
• 10% travel as required.
• Work outside the standard office 7.5 hour workday as required with on-call availability.

• Bachelor and/or Master degree or foreign equivalent in related field or equivalent experience.
• Preferred CISSP, GIAC, or CompTIA Security
   

Knowledge & Experience

• 14 years IT experience.
• Proven experience in planning, organizing, and developing IT security and facility security system technologies.
• 8 years designing and deploying Linux and Windows based systems in a large scale.
  production enterprise.
• Experience deploying Linux and Windows based virtualization technologies, such as VMWare, OVM, or XEN.
• Experience with Linux and Windows server hardening practices.
   
  Preferred Experience in any combination of the following Security areas
   
  Linux/ Unix Security
• Hands-on experience with dynamic and static scanners, such as Qualys.
• 2 years designing and deploying configuration management services, such as Puppet, Chef, or Ansible.
• Experience implementing ITIL based service catalog for Linux platforms.
• Enterprise Storage experience.
• Working knowledge of database technologies (Oracle clustering and ASM, MondoDB, Mysql, and/or DB2.
• Experience working with all phases of the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
   
  Windows Security
• 2 years performing Windows server administration and support.
• 2 years experience with Active Directory administration and support.
• 1 years Visual Basic and PowerShell scripting experience.
• NetIQ product suite experience.
• Experience with Windows 2003 and knowledge of Windows 2008.
• Experience Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and certificate management.
• Experience with web proxy technology.
   

Personal Attributes

• Ability to set and manage priorities.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language.
• Exceptionally self-motivated and directed.
• Keen attention to detail.
• Superior analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities.
• Exceptional service orientation.
• Ability to motivate in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.

Posted: 30+ days ago