Security Architect - Northeast region

GuidePoint Security provides trusted cybersecurity expertise, solutions and services that help organizations make better decisions and minimize risk. By taking a three-tiered, holistic approach for evaluating security posture and ecosystems, GuidePoint enables some of the nation’s top organizations, such as Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies, to identify threats, optimize resources and integrate best-fit solutions that mitigate risk.

Note: We are ideally looking for someone currently located in the eastern or central time zone to be considered.

The Security Architect will be responsible for delivering architecture maturity assessments, such as Security Architecture Reviews, Zero Trust Maturity Assessments, and Ransomware Readiness Assessments. This would include reviewing the current state of the network architecture, assessing its maturity, and making recommendations to improve the security posture that aligns with business risk and compliance needs.

• Broad architecture knowledge across various network, cloud, identity, application, data, and infrastructure security domains.
• Practitioner knowledge on implementing firewalls, secure web gateways, ZTNA solutions, endpoint security platforms, and data loss prevention technologies.
• Knowledge of IAM, network security, cloud security, endpoint security, and data protection.
• Experience performing security architecture reviews, risk assessments, and maturity evaluations.
• Strong understanding of security architecture principles, threat modeling, and secure design patterns.
• Proven ability to write clear assessment reports and present recommendations to C‑Suite leadership.

• Remote workforce primarily (U.S. based only, some travel may be required for certain positions, working on‑site may be required for Federal positions)
• Group Medical Insurance options:
  Zero Deductible PPO Plan (GuidePoint pays 90% of the premium for employees and 70% for family plans). If you choose the High Deductible / HSA plan, GPS will contribute $850 per employee annually and $1750 per family annually.
• Group Dental Insurance:
  GuidePoint pays 100% of the premium for employees and 75% of family plans.
• 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program.
• Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance.
• Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment.

GuidePoint Security’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.