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About Origence

With 30 years at the forefront of fintech innovation, we specialize in SaaS lending solutions that lead the industry. Our core mission is customer-centric, focusing on empowering Credit Unions across the United States with the tools to offer accessible, competitive lending services. We're deeply committed to enhancing the financial ecosystem for a broad network of credit unions, members and auto dealers. We invest in our greatest assets, our employees, and foster a culture of innovation and ownership through freedom and responsibility. We celebrate fiscal accountability, operational rigor and efficiency to create a sustainably healthy and robust business for the long term.

About you

You are a self-driven, conscientious, fiscally responsible, self-aware, passionate and compassionate professional. You are comfortable with ambiguity, eternally curious, and love problem solving. You operate as an owner and work with a growth mindset. You are extremely productive on your own, and act as a multiplier collaborating with others. You are tireless in questioning the status quo and pursue the best answers to the hardest problems to the benefit of the business. Your focus is strong and capable of context switching and pivoting with the business. In the vacuum of leadership, you assume it.

The Cybersecurity Architect provides leadership and development of new or existing enterprise cybersecurity projects, including requirements definition, documentation, and communication. Works directly with customers, business, and other IT entities to create, document, implement, and manage security controls, policies, procedures, and practices that ensure the availability, integrity, and confidentiality of information assets. Provides subject matter expertise (SME) leadership with design, installation, operation, service, and maintenance of a variety of multi-user information security systems.

What You’ll Be Doing:

Security Architecture

• Gain understanding of current state and target state architectures, then work to define a strategy for technical direction around security.
• Architect, design, implement, maintain, and operates information system security controls and countermeasures.
• Leads the planning, design, documentation, and engineering of security and compliance solutions across the enterprise.
• Defines, develops, documents, and implements new security components and integrations.
• Provides techniques and patterns for securing integration with external vendors or cloud providers.
• Subject matter expert/contributor measurably improving the overall security framework and program.
• Leads regular design reviews for requirements implementation.

Security Administration

• Evaluates and plays an active role in life-cycle management of multiple technologies designed to protect information.
• Create and maintain process and or procedures for security technologies.
• Prepare periodical reports on risk analysis reviews, security compliance reviews, and security incidents, etc.

Incident Response

• Lead incident response team activities.
• Monitor for new security threats and makes recommendations for additional controls.
• Identify security risks to the organization and recommend corrective actions.
• Provide oversight of complex security incidents and escalations, performing advanced analysis and troubleshooting, and resolving incidents.

The Ideal Candidate:

Education:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Sciences, Computer Engineering, Information Security, or other related engineering degree, or equivalent experience.

Experience:

• Industry recognized security certifications; CISSP: Certified Information Systems Security Professional, CISM: Certified Information Security Manager, GIAC: SANS Global Information Assurance Certification, vendor certifications such as Azure Security Engineer (AZ500), etc
• 10+ years’ experience in an Information Technology role, with 5+ years specific to an Information or Cybersecurity role that include expertise in design, development, and deployment of complex highly available, and secure, integration solutions.

Specialized Skills:

• Exceptional knowledge and understanding on the creation/implementation and securing of cloud technologies such Azure/AWS/GCP, as well as traditional on-premise secure networks, firewalls and intrusion-detection/prevention systems.
• Advanced knowledge regarding common attacks, attack methods, and defense architectures.
• Expert level experience in four or more of the following Security Technologies:
• Cloud Technology Platforms, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS
• Network Intrusion Prevention/Detection (IPS/IDS)
• Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
• Virtual Private Networks; SSL, IPSec and Site-to-Site
• Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
• Network Access Controls (NAC)
• Next-Gen enterprise class firewalls
• Encryption technologies
• Vulnerability scanning tools
• Application scanning tools
• Extensive ability to estimate, plan, lead and execute complex technical projects while working independently and/or in a team. Undertaking and completing project tasks on schedule with minimal to no supervision.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, effective communication with internal and external personnel at peer and executive management levels.
• Highly adept in interfacing with developers, engineering, and customers.
• Experience with Information Security policy and procedure development and implementation.
• Knowledge of Information Security risk assessment methodologies and standards.
• Experience developing technical documentation, including reports, proposals, statements of work, and whitepapers.

Why you should apply:

• Flexible Working Environment
• Paid Time Off
• 401k (8% match)
• College Tuition Benefits/ Tuition Reimbursement
• Good Benefits options
• Company Culture! Cultural and Holiday celebrations, Theme days like Star Wars Day & Bring your Kids to Work Day, Monthly Townhalls and Quarterly Company Meetings that ensure awareness, inclusion, and transparency.

The starting salary range for this full-time position in Irvine, CA is $147000 - $184900 per year. This base pay will take into consideration internal equity, candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge and experience among other factors. Origence maintains a highly competitive compensation program. Under company guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual bonus to provide an incentive to achieve targeted goals. Bonuses are awarded at company’s discretion on an individual basis.

Origence is an equal opportunity employer. All recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, and other terms and conditions of employment will be based upon an individuals’ qualifications regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, military service, marital status, pregnancy, age, protected medical condition, genetic information, disability or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.

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