Principal Security Architect (Cybersecurity)

TL;DR

Principal Security Architect (Cybersecurity): Designing and enhancing security frameworks and implementing technical security measures aligned with business goals and best practices. Focus on threat modeling, risk assessments, and ensuring security by design across the software development lifecycle.

Location: Must come into our San Francisco, CA office once a week

Salary: $164,000 - $290,000

Company

Ethos makes it faster and easier to get life insurance for the next million families by blending industry expertise, technology, and a human touch.

What you will do

• Conduct Threat Modeling & Architectural Assessments to ensure Security by Design.
• Assess technologies and solutions to develop and enrich security capabilities.
• Identify security gaps and communicate associated business risks to relevant stakeholders.
• Craft solutions that harmonize business needs with security and compliance requirements.
• Assist engineering projects across the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and collaborate to prioritize product security elements effectively.
• Contribute to the creation of security policies, standards, and guidelines.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in Information Security with at least 2 years as a Security Architect.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Strong knowledge of prevalent security architectures, frameworks, standards and emerging threats.
• Deep understanding of network protocols, operating systems, databases, applied cryptography, least privilege, zero trust principles, identity & access management, and other core information security concepts.
• Expertise in cloud computing and its associated best security practices.
• Ability to conduct threat modeling and risk assessments.

Nice to have

• CISSP certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace.
• Value diversity and inclusion and look for applicants who understand, embrace and thrive in a multicultural world.