What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cybersecurity Architect position at Synopsys Inc?
Job Description And Requirements
Cybersecurity Architect
At SIG, Synopsys’ Software Integrity Group, we are enthusiastic learners and seasoned inventors. We are makers and visionaries who make technology safer. We are innovators who develop the best solutions to keep your software safe. Whether you’re selling it directly to your customers or relying on it to run your operations, SIG helps you protect your bottom line by building trust in your software—at the speed your business demands. We embrace diversity as a company, so we can create solutions that serve not just technology but the humans behind it.
Key Responsibilities
The Cybersecurity Architect collaborates with other architects and business stakeholders to capture security and business needs, including cost-benefit, industry trends and technology evolution projections to meet the ever-increasing information security controls and protections expected by our customers and their clients.
The Cybersecurity Architect has strong leadership, technical, and business acumen; experience with securing enterprise operating environments, and the critical-thinking skills and tact necessary to question conventional wisdom to drive innovation while maintaining security. The role is expected to initiate conversations, ask difficult questions, and support strategic decision-making.
For more information, go to www.synopsys.com/software.
Synopsys considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender preference, national origin, age, disability, or status as a Covered Veteran in accordance with federal law. In addition, Synopsys complies with applicable state and local laws prohibiting discrimination in employment in every jurisdiction in which it maintains facilities. Synopsys Inc. also provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with a disability in accordance with applicable laws.
The base salary range across the U.S. for this role is between $157,000-$235,000 annually. In addition, this role may be eligible for an annual bonus, equity, and other discretionary bonuses. Synopsys offers comprehensive health, wellness, and financial benefits as part of a of a competitive total rewards package. The actual compensation offered will be based on a number of job-related factors, including location, skills, experience, and education. Your recruiter can share more specific details on the total rewards package upon request.
Job Category
Information Technology
Country
United States
Job Subcategory
IT Security
Hire Type
Employee
Base Salary Range
157,000-235,000
Cybersecurity Architect
At SIG, Synopsys’ Software Integrity Group, we are enthusiastic learners and seasoned inventors. We are makers and visionaries who make technology safer. We are innovators who develop the best solutions to keep your software safe. Whether you’re selling it directly to your customers or relying on it to run your operations, SIG helps you protect your bottom line by building trust in your software—at the speed your business demands. We embrace diversity as a company, so we can create solutions that serve not just technology but the humans behind it.
Key Responsibilities
The Cybersecurity Architect collaborates with other architects and business stakeholders to capture security and business needs, including cost-benefit, industry trends and technology evolution projections to meet the ever-increasing information security controls and protections expected by our customers and their clients.
- Define enterprise network and cloud security architectures, including on-premises and SaaS solutions while considering scalability, reliability, maintainability, interoperability, and supportability
- Build close relationships and collaborate with staff from IT, R&D, cloud operations, product management, and business development groups
- Guide the successful integration of SIG solutions into various operating environments
- Review designs involving security controls such as authN/authZ, data protection, encryption, secrets management, etc.
- Design and architect complex non-functional features such as multitenancy, high availability, disaster recovery, and zero-downtime patching capabilities
- Define and foster adoption of common security patterns and best practices
- Provide enterprise security mentorship and thought leadership for the software engineers in the product teams to educate them on security needs and solutions
The Cybersecurity Architect has strong leadership, technical, and business acumen; experience with securing enterprise operating environments, and the critical-thinking skills and tact necessary to question conventional wisdom to drive innovation while maintaining security. The role is expected to initiate conversations, ask difficult questions, and support strategic decision-making.
- 7 years of experience defining secure operating environments, including traditional on-premises, virtual, and cloud environments using a variety of technology solutions
- Experience designing complex SaaS application and deployment architectures
- Strong knowledge of IT, network, and cloud vulnerabilities and security controls
- Experience with cloud databases and application-level encryption
- Familiar with security in cloud services such as AWS, Azure, and GCP
- Broad understanding of standards and controls necessary to maintain security and compliance obligations
- Experience in leveraging services and techniques (e.g. database behind VPC boundary) to ensure a high level of data protection
- Experience with DevOps and SaaS and an understanding of how to use modern automation, build, and orchestration technology to accelerate time to value for our customers in public and private cloud environments.
- An innate understanding of issues that affect the performance, scalability, availability, and maintainability of complex software systems with an emphasis on high-volume data management within enterprise and/or web-scale products and platforms that operate under strict SLAs.
- Working knowledge of authentication mechanisms such as OIDC, SAML, and Identity Federation
- Good understanding of network, application, and cloud security testing techniques
- Excellent communication and technical leadership skills
- Self-motivated and works with minimal direction
- Ability to learn quickly and independently in complex technical environment
- A Bachelor’s in computer science or engineering; advanced degree preferred
For more information, go to www.synopsys.com/software.
Synopsys considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender preference, national origin, age, disability, or status as a Covered Veteran in accordance with federal law. In addition, Synopsys complies with applicable state and local laws prohibiting discrimination in employment in every jurisdiction in which it maintains facilities. Synopsys Inc. also provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with a disability in accordance with applicable laws.
The base salary range across the U.S. for this role is between $157,000-$235,000 annually. In addition, this role may be eligible for an annual bonus, equity, and other discretionary bonuses. Synopsys offers comprehensive health, wellness, and financial benefits as part of a of a competitive total rewards package. The actual compensation offered will be based on a number of job-related factors, including location, skills, experience, and education. Your recruiter can share more specific details on the total rewards package upon request.
Job Category
Information Technology
Country
United States
Job Subcategory
IT Security
Hire Type
Employee
Base Salary Range
157,000-235,000
Salary : $157,000 - $235,000
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