[SJ-JOB] Application Security Architect, Portsmouth

[email protected] 23 Sep 2008 23:41:05 -0000
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JOB DESCRIPTION
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Position:       Application Security Architect
Location:       Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States
Type:           Permanent F/T

Closing Date:   2008-10-18

Advance your Information Systems (IS) career at Liberty Mutual &#151; A Fortune 100 Company.
 
Liberty Mutual Information Systems is actively searching for Information Systems professionals.  As a Security Architect you provide security-focused technical management and systems solutions to large, strategic, complex system development projects involving multiple platforms, distributed processing, multi-tier client server and web-based applications. Most importantly, as a member of the I/S team you&#146;ll be engaged in meaningful work for an organization that is committed to &#147;helping people live safer, more secure lives&#148; every day. 
 
Responsibilities:
 
Works with information Strategic Business Units (SBU) security practitioners, architects, infrastructure engineers, applications staff, business partners and other stakeholders across all of Liberty Mutual&#146;s business units to establish organizational priorities for the security of Liberty Mutual&#146;s computing environment while also striving to enable architectures that are modular and vendor-independent for maximum flexibility. 
 
Contributes to the technical direction on all areas of the security architecture, including policies, standards, strategies, and governance. 
Develops security architectural strategies and direction with all the SBUs to deliver new customer engagement models. 
Understands, advocates, and augments the Information Security Policy and associated Standards that have been adopted by the enterprise.  
Analyzes technology industry and market trends, assess the impact of emerging security threats on the enterprise risk level, recommends technology direction and/or adjustments to incorporate in the business plans.   
Provides consultation to Market CIO, business partners and peer groups regarding long and short-range business requirements.  
Reviews and ensures major architectural designs are consistent, maintainable, flexible, cost-effective and aligned with security policy. 
Works with application teams to identify functional requirements that drive security technology that enables business functionality. 
Participates with application and infrastructure architects to provide security overlays for development and deployment patterns. 
Develops strategies and architectures which support advanced security topics such as Vulnerability Lifecycle, Management, Identity Management, Intrusion Detection, Authentication, Authorization and Auditing. 
Responsible for prototyping complex, cross platform business solutions to validate newer technologies.  
Recommends emerging technological solutions to increase market share and reduce operational costs. 
Analyzes the technology industry and market trends to determine potential impact on the business and incorporates these into business plans. 
Influences the selection of security related hardware and software product standards and the design of standard configurations; accountable for security centric, architectural roadmaps and principles. 



JOB REQUIREMENTS
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Bachelor's or Master's degree in technical discipline; Master's preferred. 10 years of architecture experience in IT Security in a complex, multi platform distributed environment. 
Microsoft/Windows platform, .NET, Active Directory experience are required and MOSS/SharePoint is a plus.  
Experience in several platforms or technologies; experience in delivering solutions across multiple technologies; extensive experience with model driven approaches. 
Skilled at leveraging new and existing software and technology within the security domain.
In-depth knowledge in security trends; proficient in new and emerging technologies. 
Strong leadership, coaching and mentoring skills. 
In-depth understanding of business operations, objectives and strategies including but not limited to, insurance industry, financial services, global business and technology trends. 
Benefits: 
We recognize that talented people are attracted to companies that provide competitive pay, comprehensive benefits packages and outstanding advancement opportunities. For this reason we offer a Comprehensive Benefits Plan that includes the following: 
401K and Company paid pension plan 
Medical coverage 
Dental coverage 
Paid time-off 
Pay-for-Performance 
Discounts on automobile and homeowner's insurance 
Discount fitness memberships 
Flexible spending accounts 
Tuition reimbursement 
Vision care coverage 
Work/Life resources 
Credit Union membership 
Employee and Dependent life insurance 
Disability insurance 
Long-term care insurance
 
Overview: 
We believe strongly that commercial success can be achieved in a manner consistent with principles and ideals that bind us together as one company, that set us apart from our competitors, and that in the end will allow us to say we have succeeded commercially by doing the right thing the right way. 
We believe that the Company&#146;s success is inextricably linked to our employees' satisfaction and success: satisfaction that they work for an industry leader committed to improving safety, satisfaction that they work for a company that does the right thing, and satisfaction that the company will reward them for their contributions and provide opportunities for personal growth and success. We believe our employees take pride in knowing that they help people live safer more secure lives everyday. 
 
Responsibility. What&#146;s your policy?


CONTACT
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Please go to www.libertymutual.com and to the careers page and post to requisition #02888.

Liberty Mutual
Laura Poisson
Sr. Recruiter
[email protected]



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