Security Architect (Infrastructure/Network)

Available Locations: Austin, Texas, San Francisco, USA, DC, USA, London, UK, Lisbon, Portugal

About the role 

As an Enterprise Security Architect you will play a key role in effectively designing defensible network architectures, defensible builds & configurations, security platforms and automation, assisting in secure tool and product development, and will help establish security standards and guidelines across the enterprise. This role will lead security project work with technology peers for successful delivery and coach technology staff on appropriate security standards, processes, protocols and needs as they implement new technology into the organization.

What You’ll Do

• Works out and designs complex security solutions.
• Leads projects to implement secure enterprise systems and identifies issues that could compromise data integrity or security.
• Develops security policies, procedures, and guidelines and recommends necessary changes to a given project team to ensure the company’s systems are fully compliant with all applicable regulatory requirements and privacy laws.
• Creating and implementing enterprise security architecture models
• Utilizes open communication and managerial courage to ensure the standards, expectations and goals of the organization are respected and upheld.
• Serving as an advisor to engineering and development teams in security best practices and design.
• Leads security-related projects from inception to successful completion and is capable of effectively coaching technology staff on appropriate security protocols and needs as they implement new technology into the organization.
• Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. 
• Determines methods and procedures on new assignments and may coordinate activities of other personnel.
• Having wide-ranging experience, uses professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways
• Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
• Ensures an organization's security strategy is aligned with companies business goals.
• Document and address organization's information security, cybersecurity architecture, and systems security engineering requirements throughout the acquisition life cycle.
• Evaluate security architectures and designs to determine the adequacy of security design and architecture proposed
• Determine the protection needs (i.e., security controls) for the information system(s) and network(s) and document appropriately.

Examples of desirable skills, knowledge and experience.

• 10+ years of experience in an IT/Security related field, 5 of which as a security architect.
• In-depth understanding of security concepts.
• Understand how business, engineering, IT, and security processes align, and how to research, test, and implement solutions to complex objectives.
• Able to anticipate challenges and steer the company towards growth.
• In depth knowledge of the following:
  • Network Elements: Network nodes (computers, routers, etc.), communications protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, etc.), connection media (wired, wireless), and topologies (bus, star, mesh, etc.)
  • Security Elements: Cybersecurity devices and software, secure communications protocols (e.g. IPsec VPN and TLS), and data privacy technologies (classification, encryption, key management, etc.).
  • Zero Trust
  • NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)
  • Etc.
• Analyzing network data and systems to select the most appropriate control mechanism for the security required.
• Network and security concepts and protocols
• Network Security Frameworks 
• Network security principles and best practices.
• Designing and managing secure network architectures.
• Secure configuration management processes
• Security reviews, identifying gaps in security architecture, and developing security risk management plans

Compensation

Compensation may be adjusted depending on work location.

• For Colorado, Illinois, Maryland and Minnesota based hires: Estimated annual salary of $168,000 - $206,000.
• For Washington D.C. based hires: Estimated annual salary of $187,000 - $229,000.
• For Bay Area based hires: Estimated annual salary of $196,000 - $240,000.

Equity

This role is eligible to participate in Cloudflare’s equity plan.

Benefits

Cloudflare offers a complete package of benefits and programs to support you and your family.  Our benefits programs can help you pay health care expenses, support caregiving, build capital for the future and make life a little easier and fun!  The below is a description of our benefits for employees in the United States, and benefits may vary for employees based outside the U.S.

Health & Welfare Benefits

• Medical/Rx Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Commuter Spending Accounts
• Fertility & Family Forming Benefits
• On-demand mental health support and Employee Assistance Program
• Global Travel Medical Insurance

Financial Benefits

• Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Life & Accident Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Employee Stock Participation Plan

Time Off

• Flexible paid time off covering vacation and sick leave
• Leave programs, including parental, pregnancy health, medical, and bereavement leave