Principal Infrastructure Security Architect; CIO

At Early Warning, we’ve powered and protected the U.S. financial system for over thirty years with cutting‑edge solutions like Zelle® and Paze℠, and so much more. As a trusted name in payments, we partner with thousands of institutions to increase access to financial services and protect transactions for hundreds of millions of consumers and small businesses.

Positions located in Scottsdale, San Francisco, Chicago, or New York follow a hybrid work model to allow for a more collaborative working environment.

Candidates responding to this posting must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States, for any employer, at the date of hire. This position is ineligible for employment Visa sponsorship.

This position leads Security Architecture consultation with IT, Project Management, Product Management, Software Development and other peers on proper security architecture and system development processes to ensure the systems implemented are in line with security best practices and Early Warning Services policies and standards.

• Leads the Identification, measurement, and minimization of security risks to information systems across a broad range of disciplines including network and host security.
• Drives evaluating the current methods in use by Early Warning to access and process data via Early Warning customer facing applications.
• Owns the development of repeatable architectures working with internal and external partners to ensure that systems are placed within the relevant security zones based on the data they house and their purpose.
• Serves as the subject matter expert point of contact for all security issues in assigned areas.
• Leads security efforts with architecture teams to ensure that all newly developed and legacy infrastructure implementations are in line with security policy and are compliance to the required frameworks (ISO, PCI, NIST 800-53, etc.).
• Advises and approves of changes and architectures for assigned areas from a security perspective.
• Evaluates and drives decisions for product business cases including functional and detailed design specs to ensure security standards are met.
• Assists and leads the security incident response process as assigned.
• Advises as the subject matter expert and contributes to the development of Early Warning security policy and procedures.
• Develops and owns architectural reference material to ensure that security practices are being implemented in a repeatable fashion every time a new project is implemented.
• Leads efforts that document and present risks and security issues that could impact the confidentiality, integrity and/or availability of the business (both internally and externally) by assisting in documentation, tracking, and creating solutions for mitigation.
• Work with internal and external penetration testing organizations to coordinate application and network‑based penetration.
• Leads information security efforts.
• Mentors new security team members.
• Interacts with customer banks to gather yearly testing and security requirements, reviews penetration testing findings, mitigating controls and/or projects to rectify security vulnerabilities.
• Support the company's commitment to protect the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data.
• The above job description is not intended to be an all‑inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow instructions and perform other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.

• Education and experience typically obtained through completion of a bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Math, or Physical Science.
• Minimum 2 years of general IT experience, with a minimum 4 years of IT security experience and 4 years of Security Architecture or Consulting experience.
• Subject Matter expert in focused Infrastructure Security skill or silo.
• Expert knowledge of relational databases, Windows and Linux operating systems, and networking solutions.
• Effective interpersonal skills, with ability to present to peers, coworkers, and customers.
• Expert knowledge of operating system, application, network, and database security…