Karkidi is hiring: Principal Architect - Cloud Cybersecurity in Chicago

Key Responsibilities:

The Principal Architect – Cloud Cybersecurity leads efforts to mature cloud security capabilities for United Airlines. This is a critical part of a cross-disciplinary Cyber team responsible for full stack security architecture. In this role, the Architect will work on the creation and maintenance of security relevant documentation and partner with product, platform, engineering, and operations teams to ensure the adoption of security standard methodologies across the entire application or system lifecycle. The role will help continuously improve our cyber controls and associated playbooks, workflows, processes, and procedures.

• Conduct threat modeling, end-to-end security evaluation, design and development of cloud security policies, standards, and procedures for various types of public/private/hybrid clouds
• Demonstrate expert technology competence in two or more domains such as security, resiliency, infrastructure, platform, product, endpoint, application, identity management, data security, and zero trust
• Actively partner with team members to understand business requirements and develop supporting security and resiliency principles to ensure adoption of industry and enterprise standard methodologies
• Develop and promote security and resiliency architecture strategies, frameworks and patterns while partnering closely with other cybersecurity teams and collaborating with partner organizations
• Assist in defining and implementing Security Standards/frameworks
• Train and coach development and engineering teams to integrate CI/CD pipeline tools, test plans and vulnerabilities assessment tools for Cloud
• Serve as a champion for secure infrastructure-as-code for end-to-end configuration and overall success of the IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS environments
• Ensure program(s) is meeting intended purpose and metrics

Qualifications

What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):

• Bachelor's degree
• 9+ years of technical experience
• 5 years directly related to cloud
• Expert knowledge of cloud service providers (e.g., AWS as primary, Azure, GCP are plus)
• Expert in cloud security frameworks and best practices
• Expert knowledge of security protocols, cryptography, and secure network architectures
• Expert with scripting and automation tools
• Expert knowledge of identity and access management (IAM)
• Expert knowledge of network security and data encryption
• Working knowledge of compliance standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, etc.)
• Expert knowledge in security automation and orchestration
• Ability to manage business and external partners
• Ability to work independently and self-motivate
• Excellent problem solving, critical thinking, interpersonal, collaboration, written and verbal communication skills
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
• Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
• Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position

What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, Data Science, Cybersecurity
• CCIE, CCDE or alternate vendor equivalent
• AWS Solution Architect Pro., Networking, and Security Specializations
• CISSP, ISSAP, ISSEP, ISSMP
• CISM, CRISC, CEH, GIAC Family
• CKA and Security (Kubernetes)
• 10+ years of technical experience
• 7 years directly related to cloud

United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions. Please contact JobAccommodations@united.com to request accommodation.

The salary for this position is $126,225 to $185,130, dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, education, and skills. This range is based on a full-time schedule.

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