Posted Date
1/22/2025
Description
The Principal Network Security Architect is responsible for leading the definition of and evangelizing the principles, standards, and design patterns to build secure products and enterprise tools for all of Cox Automotive’s multi-cloud and on-premises environments. This position’s architecture focus is on network security for all global networks used by all end users, all products and all enterprise tools. Peer principal cybersecurity architects are focused on securing multi-cloud infrastructure and services and on-premises infrastructure, application security, and software as a service (SaaS).
This role will use their deep cybersecurity knowledge in the designing and building of secure networks for multi-cloud and on-premises environments. They must lead the implementation of network security best practices and influence cross-functional teams throughout the organization to gain consensus on cybersecurity architectural guidelines to be adopted by product and enterprise engineering teams.
This role will report directly to the Senior Director of Cybersecurity Architecture at Cox Automotive.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 10 years of experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master’s degree and 8 years of experience; a Ph.D. and 5 years of experience in a related field; or 14 years’ experience in a related field.
• At least 7 years focused on cybersecurity.
• Must have practical expertise in building and configuring networks for cloud and on-premises infrastructure.
• Experience implementing zero trust principles, direct cloud connections (e.g., AWS Direct Connect, Azure ExpressRoute), and network security designs (e.g., DMZ).
• Experience deploying tools for url filtering, intrusion detection/prevention systems, DDoS prevention, software-defined networking, firewalls, web application firewalls, routers, and network device authentication.
• Clearly articulate the objective of specific cybersecurity policies and procedures to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Able to make strategic decisions, supervise complex programs, educate and influence highly skilled professionals, and influence business leaders relating to cybersecurity risk and control.
• Excellent customer service skills, writing, and executive presentation skills.
• Develop a strong and productive working environment with key stakeholders and collaborate closely with other Cox entities’ cybersecurity teams to implement cybersecurity best practices.
• Consultative nature to work through controversial or complex topics to employees, leaders, and/or senior leadership.
• Evaluate risks and make informed decisions based on impact and likelihood of the risk to the business.
• Creatively solving complex cybersecurity challenges while exhibiting solid, pragmatic business acumen.
• Experience utilizing Agile methodologies.
• Initiating change and deploying solutions in Fortune 1000 companies.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., ISO 27000, NIST, FFIEC) and industry relevant regulations that will guide architectural requirements (e.g., GDPR, FFIEC, GLBA).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Knowledge of current cybersecurity and technology architectures such as zero trust, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, virtualization, and containerization.
• Deep cybersecurity knowledge in the designing and building of secure infrastructure and services in both multi-cloud and on-premises environments.
• Experience in the development and design of cybersecurity standard methodologies to all layers of the hosting and application stack in both cloud and on-premises environments.
• Relevant experience with application security, SaaS, and DevSecOps across a variety of environments and deployments.
• Knowledge of Identity and Access Management (IAM), cryptography / key management, secrets management, access controls and security protocols (e.g., multi-factor, SAML, OAuth, OIDC).
• Experience with application security implementations and standard methodologies.
• Extensive technology knowledge and recognized expertise in several areas including Python, .NET, Java, Spring frameworks, Oracle, serverless, cloud patterns, cloud service and user authentication or similar.
• AWS Well-Architected Framework.
• Experience establishing a strategy for and implementing cloud enterprise solutions in AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• A strong understanding of cloud containers and/or serverless platforms (e.g., EKS, ECS, Lambda, Fargate).
• Experience in national critical infrastructure industries (telecommunications, financial services, defense, government, etc.).
• Big four consulting or Fortune 500 company experience.Relevant industry certification (e.g., CISSP, CEH, OSCP, Azure, AWS, CISM, CISA).

• Identify, propose, and influence relevant cybersecurity policies, standards, procedures, and guardrails.
• Drive discussions and workshops with cybersecurity leadership on the roadmap for security technologies and controls.
• Work with portfolio stakeholders to align the architectural direction of the solution’s intent.
• Gain consensus across the product and enterprise architecture group on the necessity and implementation of relevant cybersecurity architecture by proposing, refining, and shepherding ideas through multiple rounds of peer review and constructive feedback.
• Develop secure design patterns in conjunction with the product and enterprise architecture group based on standards that can be adopted and implemented by engineering teams.
• Be a thought leader by contributing to the development of non-cyber architecture-related governance patterns, policies, and standards.
• Serve as the cybersecurity lead on large-scale workload and component development, engage with cross-functional leaders and stakeholders to ensure mutual understanding, ongoing communication and alignment of outcome expectations.
• Partner with business teams and engineering teams to define cybersecurity guardrails that promote efficient and seamless adoption of secure design patterns.
• Participate in security events and incident response to identify gaps in current design and propose solutions to prevent threats from reoccurring.
• Educate and mentor product and enterprise architects and engineers on cybersecurity best practices and standards.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity peers to incorporate vulnerability management, governance, risk and compliance, cyber defense, continuous controls monitoring, and identity governance into cybersecurity standards as a cohesive cybersecurity organization.
• Partner with the legal and security governance, risk and compliance teams to ensure that cybersecurity architecture enables compliance with relevant regulatory and contractual requirements.