CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, consulting, and outsourcing services. Even with more than 8,500 people, 130 U.S. locations, and a global reach, we promise to know you and help you.

CLA is dedicated to building a culture that invites different beliefs and perspectives to the table, so we can truly know and help our clients, communities, and each other.

CLA is looking to hire a Security Architect to join our growing Enterprise IT team.

About the role:

The Cloud Security Architect works closely with Application Security and IT Cloud Services teams to build a holistic view of the overall security posture for the firm. The focus of the position is to assist in the creation, endorsement, and utilization of technical best practice cloud security architecture that guides the Firm through securing acquisition, building, modifying, and interfacing IT resources throughout the organization with an emphasis on cloud-based services. The Cloud Security Architect will be a hands-on position. The Cloud Security Architect supports the Application Security and IT Cloud Services teams by assisting in the implementation of best practice documents, creating security architecture drawings, providing level 3 and in occasional level 4 support, and participating in Technical Projects that span across all IT teams.

As a Security Architect, you will:

Business Solutions:

The Cloud Security Architect acts in a supporting role to the IT Cloud Services Architects to promote and implement the strategic mission critical IT projects.

Business Solutions: Cloud Security Architect

• Supports IT Cloud Services Architects in implementing strategic mission-critical IT projects.
• Reviews project documentation, researches security policies, and provides recommendations and guidance to secure systems, processes, and software applications.
• Interfaces with IT peers and Business Relationship Managers to enhance security related to cloud services and various CLA Service Lines.
• Communicates effectively to both business and technical stakeholders.
• Assists IT teams in creating and documenting security requirements and configurations, ensuring adherence to secure design principles.
• Translates requirements into secure system guidelines and high-level technical specifications.

Technical Team Initiatives:

• Guides and counsel's technical teams during implementation activities to ensure compliance with secure design.
• Participates in the Firm's Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) process, emphasizing security and compliance by design.
• Validates controls for Encryption, Access Control, Web Application Vulnerability Detection, and OWASP top 10.
• Creates necessary documentation for security initiatives.
• Strong background in Azure cloud networking and security protocols (VPN, IPsec, SSL/TLS).
• Experience with Docker, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure DevOps, and DevOps pipelines.
• Knowledge of single-page application (SPA) architectures with API backends.
• Knowledge of Azure Virtual Networks, Azure SQL, Azure Databricks, Entra ID, Azure Blob Storage, Key Vault, caching technologies and WAF/CDN

What you will need:

• Minimum of 5 years of IT and Security experience required.
• Bachelor's Degree or experience acceptable in lieu of bachelor's degree

Technical Competencies:

• Security+, CISSP, CISM, CISA preferred

Our Perks:

• Flexible PTO (designed to offer flexible time away for you!)
• Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave
• Paid Volunteer Time Off
• Mental health coverage
• Quarterly Wellness stipend
• Fertility benefits
• Complete list of benefits here

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Wellness at CLA

To support our CLA family members, we focus on their physical, financial, social, and emotional well-being and offer comprehensive benefit options that include health, dental, vision, 401k and much more.

To view a complete list of benefits click here.