Cyber Security Architect -Healthcare

Job summary

Develop and manage multi-year security roadmaps, standards, controls, and reference architectures across Azure, VMware Cloud Foundation, hybrid-cloud, and on-premises environments. Assess current and target architectures, guide technology decisions, advance Zero Trust and defense-in-depth, and advise stakeholders on security risks and mitigations.

Job details

Role Overview Flexstaf client is seeking one Cyber Security Domain Architect to lead and provide expert advisory services within the Security Domain, with a primary focus on Azure Cloud, VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), and Microsoft Defender security capabilities. The resource will provide strategic guidance in architectural directions, multi-year domain roadmaps, security standards, reference architectures, and best practices across cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments. Skills and Experience Qualifications (ensure these are clear in application) Mandatory Requirements • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related discipline. • Minimum three (3) years of work experience in a security architect role. • Experience developing multi-year Security Domain roadmaps, supported by at least two project examples from the past five years showing roadmap workshops, organizational approval, implementation, and measurable outcomes. • At least one certification: Azure Security Engineer Associate, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, CISSP, or CISM. Rated Qualifications & Experience • Enterprise security solution design. • Azure security architecture: Entra ID, Azure-native controls, cloud governance and policy enforcement. • VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) or VMware platforms, including workload security, segmentation/micro-segmentation and hybrid cloud security. • Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Endpoint and Identity, including posture and threat protection. • Security governance, risk and compliance; IAM; data protection/encryption; threat detection and incident response. • Healthcare/public-sector regulatory and compliance frameworks such as HIPAA, PHIPA, NIST and ISO/IEC 27001. • Enterprise architectural decision-making and advising senior/executive stakeholders on security architecture and risk. Duties & Responsibilities • Develop and manage multi-year Security Domain roadmaps aligned with enterprise strategy. • Evaluate existing security architectures and recommend improvements. • Define and maintain security architecture standards, controls and reference architectures. • Provide architectural leadership across Azure Cloud and VCF environments. • Define hybrid-cloud security design principles and drive Zero Trust and defense-in-depth practices. • Establish architectural guardrails for infrastructure, identity and data protection. • Provide expert guidance on Microsoft Defender capabilities. • Assess current-state architecture, define target-state models and perform gap analysis. • Lead evaluation and integration of emerging security technologies. • Collaborate with cybersecurity, infrastructure and application teams and advise stakeholders on risks, mitigation strategies and architectural alternatives.

What you’ll do

Develop and manage multi-year security roadmaps, standards, controls, and reference architectures across Azure, VMware Cloud Foundation, hybrid-cloud, and on-premises environments. Assess current and target architectures, guide technology decisions, advance Zero Trust and defense-in-depth, and advise stakeholders on security risks and mitigations.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline, at least three years of experience in a security architect role, and one listed certification: Azure Security Engineer Associate, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, CISSP, or CISM. Candidates must also demonstrate multi-year security roadmap development with two recent project examples and expertise in enterprise security design, Azure, VMware, Microsoft Defender, governance, and applicable compliance frameworks.

Listed skills

• Microsoft Azure · Preferred
• Évaluation · Preferred
• Microsoft · Preferred
• VMware · Preferred
• Leadership · Preferred
• Teams · Preferred
• Client · Preferred
• Compliance · Preferred
• Decision Making · Preferred
• Development · Preferred
• Integration · Preferred
• discipline · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Security Architecture
• Azure Cloud Security
• VMware Cloud Foundation
• Microsoft Defender
• Enterprise Security Design
• Security Roadmapping
• Entra ID
• Cloud Governance
• Workload Security
• Micro-Segmentation
• Identity and Access Management
• Data Protection
• Threat Detection
• Incident Response
• Security Governance and Compliance
• Zero Trust

Job areas

• Technology
• Security & Safety
• Healthcare
• Consulting

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