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Member of team responsible for the overall performance and availability of security system infrastructure solutions. Analyze technologies and recommend upgrades/changes based on assessments of the organization's current and future Security System needs.
Design system solutions and create implementation and support models for technology encompassing a specific specialization or platform.
Create both short and long-term enterprise system technology roadmaps based on an understanding of the organizational strategic requirements, technology context and business needs.
Define and review reports to ensure all services are completely and successfully delivered. Proactively intervene to correct problems when they are encountered. Use metrics to improve processes.
Work effectively with other IS teams and outsourcing provider(s) to ensure technology solutions are effectively managed and performed.
Ensure a thorough analysis of service results, and respond to any escalated service delivery issues
Assess organization's current and future technology needs. Set direction and lead improvements of techniques, methodologies and deliverables.
Perform other duties as requested
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems or related field
Eight years of experience in the information services, which includes five (5) years experience with security systems technologies
Strong understanding of Infrastructure design and support concepts.
Preferred Qualifications
Appropriate security certifications, such as CISSP (ISC)2, MCSA/MCSE: Security (Microsoft), CCSP
(Cisco) and/or certifications from vendors
Experience with MSFT platforms strongly preferred
Experience with security architecture related to protocols such as SNMP, HTTP(s), SOA, Web
Services
Experience with secure coding practices, thread modeling, vulnerability assessment
Experience with network and server security, including firewalls, VPN, Anti-Virus, Patch Management,
etc.
Experience with Common Criteria, FIPS and other certifications

Solutions Architect – Security Focus
This is senior level Solutions Architect in the Technology & Operations Portfolio responsible for supporting multiple, concurrent projects as well as collaborating in the development of the enterprise architecture.

The Solutions Architect is responsible for the architecture, design, and support of project solutions related to an integrated portfolio of security solutions. The Solution Architect is responsible for expressing the business value of technology architecture to senior management and influencing business strategies. Additionally, the Solutions Architect partners with development teams across multiple lines of business to design solutions using industry and company enterprise standards as well as defining and enforcing internal standards as appropriate.

Specific Experience Required:
Broad Information Security knowledge with Subject Matter Expertise in one or more of the following areas with strong understanding of:
· Identity & Access Management

o Role & Entitlements Management

o Identity Lifecycle Management

o Access Management

o User Provisioning

· Directory Services, Meta-Directory / Virtual Directory.

· Federation Services. (SAML 2.0)

· Web Access Management

· Web Single Sign-on / Enterprise Single Sign-on (ESSO)

· Risk Adaptive Authentication. (Device Authentication / Risk Engine).

· Experience with network and server security, including firewalls, VPN, Anti-Virus, Patch Management, etc

· Experience with security architecture related to protocols such as SAML, SSH, SNMP, HTTP, SOAP, SOA, Web Services


Responsibilities/Accountability in Architect Role:

Uses deep subject matter/functional expertise, influence and process skills to help internal/external customers and stakeholders identify and meet their high priority needs
Encourages informed Risk-taking and acts as a catalyst for innovation; generates practical, sustainable and creative options to solve problems and create business opportunities, while maximizing existing resources.
Performs assessments and listens to internal/external customers to understand and anticipate their needs and determine their priorities in the context of the overall enterprise.
Leverage internal resources and external technology alliance partners to architect and integrate technology components that will be required as a part of the solution.
Author "proposal-ready" narrative relative to the current state, critical assumptions, scope of services to be provided, solution to be delivered and benefits to be realized.

longmeat wrote:

mrrealone wrote:

Glad this thread still up. Mane as of not even I week or two at the most. I was working the regular Help Desk for the service members over here. Welp,.... Two technicians who were ADPE got fired basically cause they couldn't pass a ? test. So now since our team was at 4 ADPE techs was now down to only two. So they walked right over to the HD and picked.... It was three of us over at ADPE. Me, an old white lady who nags the ? out of everybody, and another dude. The other dude is actually smart. Can't hate on dude, but sometimes he act like he better than others. He know his stuff. So it was the other white lady and she nags, nags, nags, nags and argues til its not even funny (She nagged me cause I put "Hi" in my emails and when customers came into the HD area she also nagged me when I addressed the service members to the greeting of "This is the HD"). So them technicians chose me. I guess cause other dude fit into the HD perfectly and they wasn't gonna get the nagging lady and if the bosses threw her over there, then the ADPE techs said they was gonna quit. So as of right now, I am ADPE which means I am taking the systems apart, fixing them, riding around the base and meeting/greeting customers. Its difficult and I don't even care for a raise right now even though I could get one. Lord willing, I'll stick w/ this side for a year or two and it's a wrap from there. I'll be able to work ADPE over in Kuwait, Germany, China, etc.. or wherever I want w/ the actual hands on training.


Nobody but The Lord blessed me w/ that one......

What in the hell did I just read?