- Company Name
- Cox Automotive
- Job Title
- Senior Lead Cloud Security Architect
- Job Description
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**Job title**
Senior Lead Cloud Security Architect
**Role Summary**
Design, implement and govern secure cloud and on‑premises infrastructure across multi‑cloud environments. Define policies, standards, secure design patterns, and AI‑enhanced governance frameworks. Lead cross‑functional collaboration to embed security into product and enterprise architecture.
**Expectations**
- Deliver end‑to‑end security architecture for multi‑cloud (AWS, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, containers) and on‑premises systems.
- Set and enforce cybersecurity guardrails for engineering teams, ensuring scalability, efficiency, and compliance.
- Drive continuous improvement of security posture through incident response, threat research, and emerging technology evaluation.
**Key Responsibilities**
- Identify, recommend, and document cybersecurity policies, standards, procedures, and guardrails.
- Lead working groups focused on cybersecurity across product and enterprise architecture.
- Develop secure design patterns for adoption by engineering teams.
- Contribute to non‑cyber architecture governance, policies, and standards.
- Analyze security risks, propose innovative mitigation solutions, and evaluate likelihood/impact.
- Partner with technical, development, and delivery teams to implement smooth release processes.
- Engage business stakeholders to integrate security guardrails into development lifecycle.
- Participate in incident response, identify design gaps, and recommend preventive measures.
- Research emerging security trends, threats, and technologies; recommend enhancements.
- Collaborate with data, software, and other stakeholders to embed security into decision‑making.
- Integrate vulnerability management, GRC, cyber defense, continuous monitoring, and identity governance into standards.
- Lead AI‑enhanced architectural initiatives: validate artifacts, set AI integration standards, and implement AI governance frameworks.
- Use AI tools to accelerate vendor assessments and reduce evaluation risk.
**Required Skills**
- Proven expertise in AWS cloud infrastructure and on‑premises systems.
- Deep knowledge of zero‑trust, virtualization, containerization, and SaaS security.
- Experience with ISO 27000, NIST, FFIEC, GDPR, GLBA, and related regulatory frameworks.
- Strong analytical, risk assessment, and problem‑solving abilities.
- Excellent written and executive presentation skills; ability to translate technical concepts to non‑technical stakeholders.
- Agile methodology experience and change‑management capabilities.
- Consultative leadership, stakeholder management, and conflict resolution skills.
**Required Education & Certifications**
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related discipline plus 8 years of experience, OR a Master’s with 6 years, OR a Ph.D. with 3 years.
- Minimum 4 years focused on cybersecurity.
- Professional certifications preferred: CISSP, CISM, CCSK, AWS Certified Security – Specialty, or equivalent.