Security Architect

Department: Engineering Operations

Reports to: VP of R&D

Location: Blacksburg, VA

Classification: Full-Time

When it comes to protecting our infrastructure and applications from threats, you're our Chief of Police. As the owner and highest point of accountability for keeping the bad guys out, your understanding of the Mailtrust business helps you define the overall security strategy and policies that will keep our system safe. Mailtrust adheres to the highest security standards, so you advocate for, design, build, and support systems and procedures that will keep our data as safe as possible.

By performing security audits, risk analysis, application-level vulnerability testing, and security code-reviews, you find threats to our systems. Then you seek out and implement solutions by reviewing off-the-shelf and open source products, and work with development teams to design and code custom security solutions.

You lead the way during high-urgency security situations, but you also have an eye for proactive problem-solving as you identify emerging Internet threats and recommend defensive action. Our systems stay calm and secure, and your determination, attention to detail, and innovation make that possible.

If you want your paycheck:

Your responsibilities to the customers (the people paying us the big bucks) include:

• Maintaining our customers' trust in us by keeping their data secure
• Wiping out potential security threats before they become real-world problems

Your responsibilities to your coworkers (the people pounding on your door) include:

• Training system operators to use the security tools and procedures you have implemented
• Working with other departments and locations to provide security requirements on all new systems, applications, databases, and networks being implemented
• Providing routine security assessments and recommendations to R&D teams and management
• Working with our development teams to design and code custom security solutions

Important skills and characteristics:

• About 3 - 4 years working in an IT security field is required
• A Bachelor's degree in a computer science or engineering related field (or equivalent work experience) is preferred
• A deep understanding of large scale hosting environments and expert knowledge in locking down Windows and Linux operating systems
• Experience tuning and customizing a wide variety of security products such as firewalls, IDS, configuration control software, port scanners, and network traffic analyzers
• A strong foundation in network security, web-application security, authentication and security protocols
• Strong scripting skills, such as Bash, Perl, Python, PowerShell, and Visual Basic
• The ability to develop reports and presentations that effectively communicate important security data

You're going to do just fine here if:

• You are a respectful, articulate, and positive employee who truly believes that serving the needs of our customers is the way in which our company is going to set itself apart from our competitors
• You are able to multitask and prioritize
• You require minimal supervision and can handle a high level of independent decision making
• You have a strong positive outlook and have been searching for the opportunity to find an exciting, fast paced environment where your talents will be sharpened and you will be personally driven to work harder than you have ever worked before

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain or to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of the employee assigned to this job.

Mailtrust is an EOE employer.

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