Network Security Architect

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What You'll Be Doing:

As a Network Security Architect at Lilly on the Security Architecture and Engineering team, you will play a pivotal role in a dynamic environment. Your responsibilities include conducting security reviews, driving security improvements through threat modeling and risk assessment, and developing reference architectures, design patterns, and security guidelines, with a focus on Network Security. You'll partner with various business units and IT teams to ensure secure technology deployment, aligning with Information Security and enterprise strategies.

How You'll Succeed:

• Technical Expertise: Craft and implement tailored security solutions to effectively mitigate threats and risks, leveraging deep technical knowledge in Network Security, including specific technologies like Cisco ISE, Cisco Wireless, and Palo Alto Firewalls.

• Leadership & Communication Skills: Actively collaborate with team members, defining, designing, and executing security strategies. Excellent communication, leadership, and analytical skills are essential.

• Agility: Quickly adapt to the changing threat landscape, iterate, and move at the pace of the adversary.

• Knowledge of Network Security Trends: Stay abreast of the latest developments in Network Security and integrate these insights into our practices.

• Problem-Solving Skills: Quickly identify and address threats and opportunities, ensuring the development and delivery of robust security solutions.

• Balancing Security and Operational Needs: Balance stringent security guidelines with operational requirements, maintaining the desired corporate security posture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain technical specifications, design patterns, standards as code, and security guidance, with a particular emphasis on Network Security.

• Utilize security controls (NIST CSF, CIS Critical Security Controls, etc.) and architecture frameworks (TOGAF, SABSA, etc.) to develop and document technical architecture references and security guidelines.

• Conduct security consulting engagements across the company, focusing on Network Security improvements.

• Perform threat analysis and modeling to enable business and technical partners to deliver secure solutions.

• Utilize security controls (NIST CSF, CIS Critical Security Controls, etc.) and architecture frameworks (TOGAF, SABSA, etc.) to develop and document technical architecture references and security guidelines.

• Work closely with partners to identify opportunities to use technology to solve information security and business problems.

• Maintain and expand technical knowledge across security concepts and technologies.

• Identify technical solutions and drive implementation to support strategic direction.

• Prioritize mitigations in relation to technology upgrades and process improvements.

• Mentor and oversee the work of security engineers.

What You Should Bring:

• Proficiency in Network Security technologies and techniques, including experience with technologies such as Cisco Networking Technologies, Cisco ISE, Cisco Wireless, Juniper Mist, Cisco 9K Devices, Cisco Firewalls, and Palo Alto Firewalls.

• Cisco Certifications: CCNP/CCIE.

• Strong understanding of secure application development and threat mitigation tools.

• Experience in integrating regulatory and industry standards (ISO/IEC, PCI DSS, SOX, HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA) into cybersecurity designs.

• Broad knowledge across multiple technology areas, with deep experience in specific domains.

• Exceptional critical thinking, analytical reasoning, and thought leadership capabilities.

• Proven ability to define and influence security strategy and vision.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

• Experience in developing and documenting architecture references, security guidelines, standards, and in applying security controls (NIST CSF, CIS Critical Security Controls).

• Strong experience in threat analysis and modeling, and comprehensive understanding of Cybersecurity Engineering/Operations, Incident Response, GRC functions.

Your Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer/Electrical/Systems Engineering, OR related field OR High School Diploma/GED with 4+ years of experience Information Technology or related field.

• 5+ years demonstrated experience in network architecture and security.

• Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. Lilly does not anticipate providing sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B or TN status) for these positions.

Additional Information:

• Remote

• Lilly currently anticipates that the base salary for this position could range from between $121,500 to $178,200 and will depend, in part, on the successful candidate’s qualifications for the role, including education and experience. Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).  Of course, the compensation described above is subject to change and could be higher or lower than the range described above.  Further, Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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