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Some 20,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology.\nJob Description\nCloud Security Architect\nGet To Know Us:\nSS&C is leading the way. We continue to look for today’sand tomorrow’s brightest talent, those that embody a spirit to improve not only their lives, but those around them. From college students to seasoned and experienced professionals, we encourage you to apply. SS&C prides itself on hiring diverse, honest, dynamic individuals, who value collaboration, accountability, and innovation to name a few.\nThe Cloud Security Architect is a strategic change agent and cybersecurity ambassador responsible for implementing, maintaining, and enhancing security controls across multi-cloud environments (Azure and AWS). This role focuses on identifyingand assessing security threats and risks, defining secure configurations, leading security automation initiatives, and ensuring compliance with industry frameworks (ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST CSF, CIS Controls).\nThe Cloud Security Architect will collaborate with DevOps, Platform Engineering, and Product teams to embed security throughout the software development lifecycle.\nWhy You Will Love It Here!\nFlexibility: Hybrid Work Model\n\nYour Future: Professional Development Reimbursement including access to SS&C University\n\nWork/Life Balance: Competitive holiday scheme\n\nYour Wellbeing: Competitive benefits designed to support the wellbeing of our staff\n\nDiversity & Inclusion: Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Diversity\n\nTraining: Hands-On, Team-Customised throughout your career\n\nWhat You Will Get ToDo:\nCloud Security Operations\nDesign, implement, and maintainsecurity controls across Azure and AWS cloud platforms.\n\nConduct continuous security control testing and monitoring of cloud security events and alerts through optimization and automation.\n\nTriage, validate, and investigate security alerts; escalate incidents following incident response procedures.\n\nMonitor and maintain Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) tools and Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems.\n\nRespond to security incidents and conduct root cause analysis with remediation recommendations.\n\nSecurity Engineering & Automation\nDevelop and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) security standards using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, and ARM templates.\n\nIntegrate security automation into CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or GitLab CI.\n\nBuild and maintainsecurity tooling for vulnerability scanning, secrets management, and compliance monitoring.\n\nCreate and maintainsecure design patterns, reference architectures, and security guardrails.\n\nImplement policy-as-code using tools such as Open Policy Agent (OPA), Azure Policy, or AWS Config.\n\nCollaboration & Security Enablement\nPartner with DevOps, SRE, and Engineering teams to embed security best practices.\n\nProvide security consultation during architecture reviews and design phases.\n\nReduce security vulnerabilities through security awareness training and knowledge sharing.\n\nDocument security procedures, runbooks, and standards.\n\nMentor junior security team members and promote security culture across the organization.\n\nRisk Management & Compliance\nAssess and manage cloud security risks using industry-standard frameworks including NIST and CIS Benchmarks.\n\nDevelop and track security risk metrics to enable data-driven decision-making.\n\nSupport compliance activities for ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI-DSS, GDPR, and other relevant standards.\n\nConduct security assessments of cloud architecture and configurations.\n\nFacilitate and coordinate internal and external penetration tests and vulnerability assessments.\n\nDimensions of the Role\nCross-functional collaboration with Engineering, DevOps, Compliance, and Product teams.\n\nInternal and external stakeholder management across multiple geographic regions.\n\nProblem-solving and troubleshooting during security incidents with distributed teams.\n\nAbility to operateunder pressure while providing clear status updates to leadership.\n\nCapability to work independently and as part of a global virtual team.\n\nParticipation in an on-call rotation for security incident response.\n\nWhat You Will Bring:\nCloud Security Expertise - AWS\nStrong understanding of AWS security services including AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty, AWS Config, CloudTrail, and EKS.\n\nProficiencywith AWS security features including KMS, Secrets Manager, Security Groups, NACLs, WAF, Shield, and CloudFront.\n\nExperience with AWS identity and access management including IAM policies, roles, SCPs, AWS SSO, and Cognito.\n\nKnowledge of AWS infrastructure including VPC, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, and PrivateLink.\n\nFamiliarity with AWS PaaS security including Lambda, ECS/EKS security, API Gateway, and EventBridge.\n\nCloud Security Expertise - Azure\nStrong understanding of Azure security services including Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Azure Security Center, Secure Score, and Microsoft Sentinel.\n\nProficiencywith Azure security features including Key Vault, Network Security Groups (NSGs), Application Security Groups (ASGs), Azure Firewall, Azure DDoS Protection, Azure Front Door, and Web Application Firewall (WAF).\n\nExperience with Azure identity and access management including Azure AD, Conditional Access, Privileged Identity Management (PIM), and RBAC.\n\nKnowledge of Azure infrastructure including Virtual Networks, VPN Gateway, ExpressRoute, and Private Link/Endpoints.\n\nFamiliarity with Azure PaaS security including App Services, Azure Functions, Container Instances, and AKS security.\n\nTechnical Skills\nHands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM templates).\n\nProficiencyin scripting and automation using Python, PowerShell, Bash, or Go.\n\nExperience with container security, including Docker, Kubernetes, and container image scanning.\n\nKnowledge of SIEM/SOAR platforms such as Splunk, Sentinel, Datadog, and Sumo Logic.\n\nUnderstanding of DevSecOpspractices and shift-left security principles.\n\nUnderstanding of Artificial Intelligence fundamentals.\n\nExperience with vulnerability management tools such as Qualys, Tenable, Rapid7, Wiz, and Prisma Cloud.\n\nKnowledge of secrets management solutions including HashiCorpVault, AWS Secrets Manager, and Azure Key Vault.\n\nUnderstanding of zero-trust architecture principles.\n\nFamiliarity with API security, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, and SAML.\n\nSoft Skills\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex security concepts to non-technical stakeholders.\n\nStrong analytical and problem-solving abilities.\n\nCollaborative mindset with experience working in agile environments.\n\nProactive approach to identifyingand mitigating security risks.\n\nQualifications & Experience\nRequired:\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field, or equivalent experience.\n\n3-5+ years of experience in cloud security or security engineering roles.\n\nDemonstrable experience securing both Azure and AWS environments.\n\nExperience implementing security controls in production cloud environments.\n\nTrack recordof security automation and tooling development.\n\nUnderstanding of compliance frameworks including ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST CSF, and CIS Controls.\n\nExperience with incident response and forensics in cloud environments.\n\nPreferred Certifications\nOne or more of the following certifications would be beneficial:\nCloud Platform: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500), AWS Certified Security - Specialty, Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer.\n\nSecurity: CISSP, CCSP, CEH, GIAC (GCSA, GCED, GSEC), CompTIA Security+.\n\nCloud Architecture: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AWS Solutions Architect - Professional.\n\nDevSecOps: Certified DevSecOpsProfessional (CDP), Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS).\n\nAdditional Desirable Skills & Experience\nExperience with multi-cloud and hybrid cloud architectures.\n\nKnowledge of threat modelingand security architecture review processes.\n\nFamiliarity with the MITRE ATT&CK framework.\n\nExperience with Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP).\n\nUnderstanding of software supply chain security.\n\nContributions to open-source security projects.\n\nExperience with security research or threat intelligence.\n\nKnowledge of data privacy regulations including GDPR, CCPA, and HIPAA.\n\nWe encourage applications from people of all backgrounds to enable us to bring diverse perspectives to our thinking and conversation. It'simportant to us that we strive to have a workforce that is diverse in the widest sense.\nThank you for your interest in SS&C! 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