*Regular/Temporary:* Regular
*Job ID:* 24770
*Full/Part Time:* Full-Time
*Location:* Seattle, WA
*Job Title:* Senior Security Architect
REPORTS TO
Reports to: Director Enterprise Architecture
ALASKA AIRLINES' STORY
Alaska Airlines is one of the most respected names in aviation and flies throughout its namesake state and the Lower 48, as well as to Hawaii, Canada and Mexico. Our roots date to 1932 and are symbolized by the Eskimo painted on the tails of our aircraft. Guided by what we call the "Alaska Spirit", we pride ourselves on providing a lifeline to remote communities while delivering renowned service to everyone we fly. This commitment has brought us national and international recognition: Alaska has ranked "highest in customer satisfaction among traditional network carriers" in J.D. Power and Associates' North America Airline Satisfaction Study for the past SEVEN years. We've also been honored with a variety of awards by readers of Travel + Leisure, Conde Nast Traveler, USA Today and others. Alaska is the dominant West Coast airline and, together with its sister carrier Horizon Air, flies to more than 90 destinations. The two airlines are subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE:ALK) with annual revenues exceeding $4 billion.
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POSITION INFORMATION
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
* Drives definition and implementation of the security architecture standards for Alaska Airlines
* Integrates security requirements into technology lifecycle management and contributes to multiple large, complex application projects with cross functional teams and business users
* Serve as the security expert in providing solution designs and technical consulting services in support of maintaining compliance with all applicable requirements including internal policy, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, state data privacy laws and ISO 27001 controls
* Researches, designs and advocates new technologies, architectures, and security products that will support security requirements for the enterprise and its customers, business partners and vendors
* Thought leader who effectively communicates with and influences peers and leadership regarding optimum architectural approaches that meet business requirements while managing security risk and maintaining compliance
* Analyzes and recommends strategy and direction to mitigate security risks within the IT architecture and infrastructure
* Acts as a change agent within the organization through hands on technical leadership. Demonstrates and encourages continuous development
* Demonstrates creative thinking, innovative approaches using multiple technologies, to build constructive business relationships and gain the trust of others
* Mentor, coach and train members of the IT Security & Risk Management and Architecture Teams and other technologists across Alaska Airlines
* Proven experience in developing and executing plans, meeting deadlines and operating under tight time constraints
* Perform other duties as assigned
* Embody the Alaska Spirit and conduct oneself with Professionalism, Integrity, Resourcefulness, and Caring
QUALIFICATIONS
* Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Information Technology, Computer Science, or similar field required, Masters in Information Technology preferred
* Minimum 10 years IT experience and 5 years IT security experience required
* Minimum 3 years experience required (5 years preferred) of security technology and / or compliance experience supporting production system management in a diverse technical environment
* Industry certification in security (e.g. CISA, CISSP, and/or GIAC) required
* Working knowledge of one or more security and IT Architecture standards including COBIT, TOGAF, Open Security Architecture, or Service Oriented Modeling Framework required
* Demonstrated ability to influence and clearly communicate across vast sections of IT and Business including company leaders required
* Ability to partner well with outside vendors including security companies required
* Demonstrated experience in making articulate and effective oral and written presentations to different audiences required
* Demonstrated experience in the following areas: firewalls, intrusion detection & prevention, perimeter appliances, domain segmentation, filtering (virus, spam, etc.), network segmentation, authentication, enterprise portals, portal based access managers, database encryption, data encryption, host intrusion detection, enterprise directories (LDAP and Active Directory), and meta-directories required
* Demonstrated knowledge of Service Oriented Architectures and Web Services standards as they relate to an enterprise security model required
* Ability to lead, build and develop team of senior IT professionals through formal and informal reporting relationships required
* Excellent organizational and leadership skills required
* Demonstrated business acumen required
* Excellent clear and concise verbal and written communication skills required
* Minimum Age of 18 required
* Must be Authorized to work in the U.S. required
THE LOCATION
The location for this position is in Seattle, Washington
POSTING INFORMATION
Please apply on or before: 16 February 2015
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