This position is a temporary assignment. As a contractor, you’ll be employed by Magnit, not The Cigna Group or any subsidiaries of The Cigna Group.
 

Role Summary

The Security Architect collaborates extensively with architecture, development, product, and additional teams across the organization to embed security considerations throughout the solution lifecycle, from initial design to final deployment. This role will be responsible for defining security requirements, performing security design assessments, and providing teams with remediation and mitigation guidance and advice. Security Architects engage on strategic initiatives, programs, and projects throughout the enterprise including cloud, AI/ML, etc. This is the “force multiplier” role to help unblock teams and drive consistent adoption of standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead design reviews for applications, platform, network, and cloud solutions; identify risks and recommend mitigations aligned to security best practices and internal security requirements.
• Maintain and expand the security architecture documentation library, ensuring consistency across requirements documents, frameworks components and design artifacts.
• Work directly with program and project teams to ensure that relevant security risks are identified, evaluated, and appropriate security solutions are implemented to manage risks to the enterprise.
• Responsible for the identification of architectural gaps and inefficiencies in new and existing solutions; support remediation and mitigation efforts through appropriate planning and roadmap development.
• Strong work ethic and sense of urgency
• Ability to influence technical discussions and decisions.
• Mentor others in security best practices and architectural approaches

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Security life cycle, design review across concept, development through deployment
• Experience with threat models (all 7 layers), security analysis
• GIAC GDSA, SABSA or equivalent; AI related certs a plus.
• Cloud security certs (AWS/Azure/OCI/ CCSP) helpful

Core Competencies

• Communicate clearly in writing and verbally; influence cross-functional teams and executives; execute autonomously and manage time effectively.
• Produce consumable technical docs (security requirement documents, security design patterns, reference architectures) and present recommendations to diverse audiences.
• Problem solving and influencing skills and ability to drive architecture into product groups and suppliers

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated depth in two or more security domains such as: API security, identity and access management, data security, network security, etc.
• 5+ years’ experience in information technology experience
• 1+ years’ experience in an information security architectural role or equivalent engineering experience; strong writing and communication skills expected.
• BA/BS degree in MIS/Computer Science or related degree required OR equivalent experience
• At least one Professional Certification such as:
  • SANS GIAC Certification(s) (if expired, candidate should be able to prove continuing education).
  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
  • AWS Cloud Security Certification
  • Azure Cloud Security Certification
  • CCSP
  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
  • GIAC GDSA
  • OCI Cloud Security Certification
  • SABSA
  • SANS GIAC Certification(s)

Hourly Pay Rate Range (dependent on location, experience, expectation) 

The pay range that Magnit reasonably expects to pay for this position is: $75.00/hour-$90.00/hour 

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K (provided minimum eligibility hours are met)

We are unable to provide visa sponsorship or STEM OPT training.

Tundra Technical Solutions (the operator of this Talent Community) is a global leader of contingent talent services. Our success and our clients’ success are built on a foundation of service excellence. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and; maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security obligations. 

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.