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# Identity Security Architect

- **Company:** OpenKyber LLC
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $124,800.0 - $145,600.0
- **Contract:** Temporary to permanent
- **Skills:** Microsoft Access, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), User Authentication, Automation of Tests, Backup Devices, Bash Shell, Command-Line Interface, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, CompTIA Security+, Cyber Security, Computer Maintenance, Databases, Decision Support Systems, Linux, Identity and Access Management, JSON, Python (Programming Language), Network Security, Performance Tuning, Windows PowerShell, Role-Based Access Control, Runbook, Security Software, Security Information and Event Management, Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Trusted Systems, User Provisioning Software, Software Vulnerability Management, Web Applications, Web Services, WhatsUp Gold (Software), YAML, Data Logging, Data Processing, Scripting, Enterprise Software Applications, System Availability, Cyber Threat Analysis, Information Technology, Palo Alto Networks, Restful APIs, Software Version Control, Docker, Security Orchestration, Automation & Response
- **Published:** October 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/usa44ccd19373fd5422a622e697a96346e

## About the Role

Please note that this position is with our direct client We are looking for S ecurity Architect - Consultant (Min 8+yrs Exp) REMOTE (Webcam or In Person Interview) Number of positions: 1 Length: 12Months + Work Address: South Carolina Columbia 29201 Immediate Interviews Webcam or In Person Interview looking for a Security Architect Consultant Work Location: Fully Remote. Candidate Location: No South Carolina residency required. Open to nationwidecandidates; must be able to work eastern time zone hours. All travel-related costs foronsite work will be the responsibility of the resource, regardless of the frequency of onsite work. SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE: THIS CONTRACTOR WILL BE PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON SECURITY ENGINEERING, AUTOMATION, SCRIPTING, TOOL DEVELOPMENT, SYSTEM INTEGRATION AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT WHILE ALSO PROVIDING IMPORTANT SUPPORT FOR IAM, LINUX-BASED SECURITY SENSORS, DSPM, ASM, VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT, SIEM, XDR, LOGGING, MONITORING AND OTHER EVOLVING SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES. THE
ROLE REQUIRES HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE SUPPORTING BOTH SECURITY ENGINEERING AND SECURITY OPERATIONS, INCLUDING INTERNAL APPLICATIONS, APIS, SDKS, DASHBOARDS, COMMAND-LINE TOOLS, INCIDENT RESPONSE AUTOMATIONS, CVE ANALYSIS, ACCESS CONTROLS, PLATFORM TROUBLESHOOTING, SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION, DOCUMENTATION AND ANALYST ENABLEMENT. THE CANDIDATE MUST BE ABLE TO SUPPORT STRATEGIC PLANNING, SOLUTION DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, HSTR, TROUBLESHOOTING, PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT OF SECURE SYSTEMS AND SERVICES IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING ENVIRONMENT. OTHER: THIS POSITION IS 100% REMOTE AND WILL PARTICIPATE IN AN ON-CALL ROTATION SUPPORTING THE 24X7 SOC. AFTER-HOURS MAINTENANCE, INCIDENT ESCALATION SUPPORT AND OPERATIONAL HANDOFFS WILL BE REQUIRED AS NEEDED. PREFERENCE WILL BE SHOWN FOR CANDIDATES PRESENTLY RESIDING INSIDE THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA THAT CAN PHYSICALLY ASSIST WITH EQUIPMENT AND HARDWARE MAINTENANCE AS NEEDED. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: PRIMARILY ASSIST IN
PLANNING, DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, DEPLOYMENT, ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT OF ENTERPRISE SECURITYAUTOMATION AND CUSTOM SECURITY TOOLS, INCLUDING: PYTHON-BASED AUTOMATIONS, INTERNAL WEB APPLICATIONS, APIS, SDKS, SCRIPTS,DASHBOARDS, COMMAND-LINE UTILITIES AND SYSTEM INTEGRATIONSAUTOMATED WORKFLOWS FOR ALERT ENRICHMENT, TRIAGE, INCIDENT RESPONSE,CASE MANAGEMENT, NOTIFICATIONS, CONTAINMENT, ESCALATION AND REPORTINGCUSTOM TOOLS TO ASSIST WITH CVE VETTING, VULNERABILITY ENRICHMENT,PRIORITIZATION, TRACKING AND SECURITY DECISION SUPPORT SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITIES: -- SECONDARILY ASSIST IN THE PLANNING, DESIGN, DEPLOYMENT AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT OF A BROAD RANGE OF SECURITY PLATFORMS, INCLUDING: DSPM, ASM, IAM, VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT, EMAIL SECURITY, ENDPOINT SECURITY, SIEM, XDR, SOAR, LOGGING, MONITORING, NETWORK SECURITY, CLOUD SECURITY AND THREAT INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATIONS WITH TICKETING, CASE MANAGEMENT, NOTIFICATION, IDENTITY, DATA SOURCES, APIS, SDKS AND OTHER ENTERPRISE
SYSTEMS AS NEEDED SUPPORT FOR TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS PALO ALTO NETWORKS, PROOFPOINT, TENABLE, CRIBL, WHATSUP GOLD AND OTHER CURRENT OR FUTURE SECURITY PRODUCTS -- DEVELOP, TEST, DEPLOY AND MAINTAIN AUTOMATED SECURITY WORKFLOWS,APPLICATIONS AND SCRIPTS USING PYTHON, POWERSHELL, BASH, REST APIS, JSON,YAML, VENDOR SDKS AND OTHER APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES. -- ASSIST WITH IDENTITY AND ACCESS MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING USERPROVISIONING, DEPROVISIONING, ACCESS REVIEWS, ROLE-BASED ACCESS CONTROL, SERVICE ACCOUNTS, API CREDENTIALS, AUTHENTICATION, AUTHORIZATION AND IDENTITY-BASED SYSTEM INTEGRATIONS. -- DEPLOY, CONFIGURE, PATCH, MONITOR, OPTIMIZE AND TROUBLESHOOT LINUXSYSTEMS SUPPORTING SECURITY SENSORS, COLLECTORS, CONNECTORS,APPLICATIONS, CONTAINERS AND DATA-PROCESSING SERVICES, INCLUDING DOCKER- BASED ENVIRONMENTS. -- SUPPORT SECURITY ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, SOC ANALYSTS, INCIDENTRESPONDERS AND AGENCY CUSTOMERS THROUGH PLATFORM TROUBLESHOOTING,AUTOMATION DEVELOPMENT, SYSTEM INTEGRATION,
TECHNICAL ESCALATION,KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER AND OPERATIONAL HANDOFFS. -- MONITOR AND REPORT ON AUTOMATION HEALTH, APPLICATION AVAILABILITY, SYSTEM PERFORMANCE, SENSOR STATUS, INTEGRATION FAILURES, API ERRORS, VULNERABILITY STATUS, PLATFORM ISSUES AND OTHER SECURITY ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONAL METRICS. -- ENSURE HIGH AVAILABILITY, RESILIENCE, BACKUP, RECOVERY, PATCHING, LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT, SECURE CONFIGURATION AND CONTROLLED CHANGE PROCESSES FOR SECURITY TOOLS, LINUX SYSTEMS, APPLICATIONS, AUTOMATIONS AND SUPPORTING SERVICES. -- COLLABORATE WITH SECURITY ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, ANALYSTS, INCIDENT RESPONDERS AND AGENCY STAKEHOLDERS TO ALIGN SOLUTIONS WITH BUSINESSGOALS, INDUSTRY-STANDARD FRAMEWORKS, REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS ANDORGANIZATIONAL RISK TOLERANCE Required Skills (Ranked by Importance): -- BROAD HANDS-ON SECURITY ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE SUPPORTING MULTIPLE CYBERSECURITY TECHNOLOGIES, SYSTEMS, INTEGRATIONS AND OPERATIONAL FUNCTIONS. -- Experience integrating enterprise technologies
using APIs, SDKs, web services, structured data formats, authentication methods and vendor- supported interfaces -- Strong experience troubleshooting complex technical issues across applications, security platforms, operating systems, networks, identity services and integrations. -- LINUX SYSTEM DEPLOYMENT, CONFIGURATION, PATCHING, SCRIPTING, SERVICE MANAGEMENT, MONITORING, TROUBLESHOOTING AND LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT -- Experience developing automation and response workflows using Python, PowerShell, Bash, REST APIs, JSON, YAML and vendor SDKs. -- Experience supporting IAM, DSPM, ASM, vulnerability management, email security, Endpoint security, SIEM, SOAR, logging, monitoring, cloud security and other enterprise security technologies. -- Strong understanding of enterprise security architecture, incident response, networking, access control, secure software development, systems administration and industry-standard cybersecurity frameworks. Preferred Skills (Rank in order of Importance
) -- HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE SERVING AS A SECURITY ENGINEERING GENERALIST IN A LARGE, MULTI-TENANT, SHARED- SERVICES OR MANAGED-SERVICE ENVIRONMENT. -- Hands-on Linux, Docker, security sensor, monitoring, scripting and platform administration experience. -- Experience supporting SOC analysts, security engineers, incident responders, agency customers and rapidly changing operational priorities. -- Familiarity with Palo Alto Networks, Proofpoint, Tenable, Cribl, WUG or other enterprise security technologies and experience developing playbooks, runbooks, procedures and technical documentation Required Education: -- BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING OR INFORMATION SECURITY RELATED FIELD -- EIGHT YEARS OF RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE (EXPERIENCE MAY BE SUBSTITUTED IN LIEU OF EDUCATION) -- FIVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN SUPPORTING LARGE IT ENVIRONMENTS, SECURITY SYSTEMS, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND/OR SYSTEM DEPLOYMENTS Preferred
Certifications: CISSP, Security+, GIAC OR OTHER RELEVANT CYBERSECURITY CERTIFICATION LINUX, PYTHON, CLOUD, IAM OR OTHER RELEVANT SECURITY ENGINEERING OR PLATFORM CERTIFICATION Additional Skills/Duties: --Experience developing or supporting internal web applications, APIs, dashboards, databases, command-line tools and related software components -- Advanced Python development experience and familiarity with full-stack development, internal web applications, APIs, databases, source control, testing and software deployment practices. Candidates must have ALL the "Required" skills in order to be considered for the position. "Desired" or "Highly Desired" skills are a PLUS but may NOT be required. Skill Matrix Experience with Business workflow processes Required / Desired Amount of Experience Years of Expe Years rience Bachelors Degree in an Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering or Information Security related field; 8+ years of relevant experience
may be substituted in lieu of education Required 8 Years 5+ years of experience in supporting large IT environments, security systems, software development, and/or system deployments Required 5 Years Hands-on security engineering experience supporting multiple cybersecurity technologies, systems, integrations, and operational functions. Required Experience integrating enterprise technologies using APIs, SDKs, web services, structured data formats, authentication methods and vendor-supported interfaces. Required Strong experience troubleshooting complex technical issues across applications, security platforms, operating systems, networks, identity services and integrations Required Linux system deployment, configuration, patching, scripting, service management, monitoring, troubleshooting and lifecycle management Required Experience developing automation and response workflows using Python, PowerShell, Bash, REST APIs, JSON, YAML and vendor SDKs Required Experience supporting IAM,
DSPM, ASM, vulnerability management, email security, endpoint security, SIEM, SOAR, logging, monitoring, cloud security and other enterprise security technologies Required Strong understanding of enterprise security architecture, incident response, networking, access control, secure software development, systems administration and industry-standard cybersecurity frameworks Required CISSP, Security+, GIAC or other relevant cybersecurity certification Preferred Linux, Python, Cloud, IAM or other relevant security engineering or platform certification Preferred Hands-on experience serving as a security engineering generalist in a large, multi-tenant, shared services, or managed service environment Preferred Hands-on Linux, Docker, security sensor, monitoring, scripting and platform administration experience Preferred Experience supporting SOC analysts, security engineers, incident responders, agency customers and rapidly changing operational priorities. Preferred Familiarity with
Palo Alto Networks, Proofpoint, Tenable, Cribl, WUG or other enterprise security technologies and experience developing playbooks, runbooks, procedures and technical documentation Preferred
For applications and inquiries, contact:hirings@openkyber.com



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