OverviewAs a Senior Cloud Security Architect, you will be a key technical leader and trusted advisor for our customers, helping them architect, design, and build secure, scalable, reliable, and cost-effective Cloud-based solutions. You'll collaborate closely with customers' technical and business leadership, understanding their business goals, technical requirements, and challenges to craft optimal Cloud-based controls that drive innovation and enable accelerating time-to-market for their products.

ResponsibilitiesWork closely with customers to understand their technical requirements, business objectives, and growth plans, and then architect Cloud-based controls that align with their goals.Lead technical discussions, present best practices, and guide customers on architecture, services, and solutions to ensure security, scalability, performance, and cost-effectiveness.Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Business, IT, Product, and Support to provide comprehensive solutions, addressing their specific needs, and driving successful outcomes.

Design and implement proof-of-concepts (POCs), Pilots, and reference architecture patterns to enable reusable security services and demonstrate their potential impact on the customer's business.Stay up to date with Cloud IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS services, industry trends, and best practices, share this knowledge within the team, and drive continuous improvement and innovation.Participate in workshops, webinars, and events to evangelize Cloud security solutions and contribute to the growth of the multi-Cloud ecosystem.

The base pay for this position is relative to your experience but the range is generally $134,000 to $232,000 per year. First Citizens offers a competitive, comprehensive benefits program which you can review here: https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.QualificationsBachelor's Degree and 10 years of experience in Information Technology including Information Security OR High School Diploma or GED and 14 years of experience in Information Technology including Information SecurityBASIC QUALIFICATIONS8+ years of specific technology domain areas experience (eg, software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics)3+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience3+ years of architecture experience in Cyber and Cloud securityPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS5+ years of Cyber and Cloud architecture experienceExperience architecting/operating solutions built on AWSExperience architecting/operating solutions built on MS AzureExperience working with end user and developer communitiesAWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate and/or Professional MS Cybersecurity Architect.