As a Senior Security Architect, you will be responsible for designing and implementing complex IT systems and security solutions. In this role you will analyze security risks, develop technical strategies, and provide guidance on technology decisions. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between business goals and technical solutions. Additionally, Senior IT Architects also provide guidance and support to junior team members, ensuring that projects are delivered on time and within budget. You will stay up-to-date with the latest Information Security threats, trends and technologies to drive innovation and support the Information Security program at The Jackson Laboratory. Significant knowledge and experience with a variety of on-premise and cloud-based security toolsets such as SIEM, IDS/IPS and Identity Management is required.
Key Responsibilities
Design, development, and deploy enterprise systems
Analyzes business drivers to determine corresponding change requirements.
Analyzes the IT environment to detect critical deficiencies, and recommend solutions for improvement.
Conduct research and develop, document, and communicate plans for investing in systems architecture, including analysis of cost reduction opportunities.
Documents all solution architecture design and analysis work. Advocates for the architecture process, its outcome and ongoing results. Identifies the organizational impact (on skills, processes, structures, culture) and financial impact of the design implementations.
Identify required architecture components and/or frameworks. Prioritize architecture deliverables, and establish short-term, mid-term and long-range architecture plans. Bridge between tactical implementations and strategic architectural direction.
Other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Demonstrable experience in designing and implementing solutions.
Excellent communication skills and attention to detail and the demonstrated ability to successfully communicate with organizational leadership and staff at all levels
Commitment to the highest level of ethical standards
Ability to maintain motivation, initiative, independence and responsibility.
Strong business acumen, with the ability to present complex technical concepts in verbal or written business terms.
Education: Bachelor's required/ Master's preferred
Experience: 10 years required/ 12 years preferred
The salary range is $111,488 - $186,656. Salary will be determined based on qualifications and experience.
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About JAX:
The Jackson Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit biomedical research institution with a National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center and nearly 3,000 employees in locations across the United States (Maine, Connecticut, California), Japan and China. Its mission is to discover precise genomic solutions for disease and empower the global biomedical community in the shared quest to improve human health.
Founded in 1929, JAX applies over nine decades of expertise in genetics to increase understanding of human disease, advancing treatments and cures for cancer, neurological and immune disorders, diabetes, aging and heart disease. It models and interprets genomic complexity, integrates basic research with clinical application, educates current and future scientists, and provides critical data, tools and services to the global biomedical community. For more information, please visit www.jax.org.
EEO Statement:
The Jackson Laboratory provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, national origin, veteran status, and other classifications protected by applicable state and local non-discrimination laws.