Principal Architect - Infrastructure Cybersecurity (Remote) - Military Veterans

Description

Connecting People. Uniting the World. There’s never been a more exciting time to join United Airlines! As a global company that operates in hundreds of locations around the world — with millions of customers and tens of thousands of employees — we have a unique responsibility to uplift and provide opportunities in the places where we work, live and fly.

We’re on a path toward becoming the best airline in the history of aviation. Join our Cybersecurity and Digital Risk (CDR) team to help us also become the leading cyber-safe airline in the industry. United’s CDR team is tasked with keeping our customers’ and employees’ information safe and secure. Our primary mission is to embed cybersecurity into the DNA of United Airlines by reducing business risk through implementation of strong cybersecurity standard processes.

United offers a competitive benefits package aimed at keeping you happy, healthy and well-traveled. From employee-run "Business Resource Group" communities to world-class benefits like parental leave, 401k and privileges like space available travel, United is truly a one-of-a-kind place to work. Are you ready to travel the world and help us keep our airline cyber safe? Apply today!

Key Responsibilities:

The Principal Architect – Infrastructure Cybersecurity supports efforts to mature infrastructure security capabilities for United Airlines. You will be part of a cross-disciplinary Cyber team responsible for full stack security architecture. In this role the Architect will work on the creation and maintenance of security relevant documentation and partner with product, platform, engineering, and operations teams to ensure the adoption of security standard processes across the entire application or system lifecycle. The architect with help continuously improve our cyber controls and associated playbooks, workflows, processes, and procedures.

• Conduct threat modeling, end-to-end security evaluation, design and development of infrastructure and cloud security policies, standards, and procedures



• Demonstrate expert technology competence in two or more domains such as security, resiliency, infrastructure, platform, product, endpoint, application, identity management, and data security, and zero trust



• Actively partner with team members to understand business requirements and develop supporting security and resiliency principles to ensure adoption of industry and enterprise standard processes



• Develop and promote security and resiliency architecture strategies, frameworks and patterns while partnering closely with other cybersecurity teams and collaborating with partner organizations



• Identify cybersecurity issues, strengths and weaknesses across various cyber domains and partner organizations that introduce risk and provide solutions



• Assists in defining and implementing Security Standards/frameworks



• Train and coach development and engineering teams to integrate cybersecurity networking best practices into infrastructure and foundational services.



• Participate in and drive security advisory boards and committees, providing security architecture review and process ownership for new and existing solutions



• Serve as a champion for secure infrastructure-as-code for end-to-end configuration and overall success of the IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS environments



• Plan, design, build, and test approaches and solutions that are tied to business outcomes and our cybersecurity strategy and vision



• Ensures program(s) is meeting intended purpose and metrics

United values diverse experiences, perspectives, and we encourage everyone who meets the minimum qualifications to apply. While having the “desired” qualifications make for a stronger candidate, we encourage applicants who may not feel they check ALL of those boxes. We are always looking for individuals who will bring something new to the table.

Qualifications

What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):

• Bachelor's degree required



• 7+ years of technical experience, with recent emphasis on security and architecture



• Expert level knowledge of network security principles and technologies including network architecture, segmentation and access control strategies



• Expert level knowledge of network infrastructure components and technologies like routers, switches, firewalls, proxy servers, reverse proxies, load balancers, IDS/IPS, VPN, SDWAN, network taps, application centric networking, overlay networking concepts



• Expertise in developing and maintaining cybersecurity standards, mapping and tailoring controls, and overseeing security metrics to ensure alignment with network security objectives, broader infrastructure security objectives, and compliance requirements



• Proficient knowledge of secure connectivity methods via private or encrypted means



• Proficient knowledge of cloud interconnectivity methods



• Ability to work independently and self-motivate



• Excellent problem solving, critical thinking, interpersonal, collaboration, written and verbal communication skills



• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship



• Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification



• Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position

What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):

• Master's degree



• CCIE highly preferred



• CCNP, CCDP, AWS Solution Architect Associate, Networking, and Security Specializations, CISSP, ISSAP, ISSEP, ISSMP, CISM, CRISC, CEH, GIAC Family



• 8+ years of technical experience, 5 years directly related to security and architecture



• Understanding of core identity concepts, including SAML, SCIM, IDP, OIDC, and related integrations with security policy decision and enforcement points.



• Experience and expertise in securing wireless and cellular networks, campus networking infrastructures, and satellite communication technologies.



• Understanding of identity and access management (IAM) principles and protocols, and experience integrating IAM solutions into enterprise security architectures.



• Expert knowledge of information security techniques and tools like content filtering, application firewalls, vulnerability scanners, EDR, forensics software, incident response, SIEM, SOAR, NAC, etc



• Expert knowledge in secure configuration practices for operating systems and infrastructure components



• Expert knowledge of OS or compute infrastructure components and technologies like Unix/Linux, Windows, Docker, Kubernetes, VMWare, EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda



• Expert knowledge of endpoint security technologies such as endpoint detection and response and mobile device management



• Expert knowledge of Data Loss Prevention (DLP) concepts and services



• Expert knowledge of identity and access management services, techniques concepts



• Expert knowledge of secure wireless protocols, techniques, and products



• Expert knowledge of network protocols like TCP/IP, UDP, IPSEC, SSL/TLS, HTTP, etc



• Expert knowledge of common enterprise services like DNS, DHCP, LDAP, SMB, CIFS, NTP, etc



• Expert knowledge of security focused processes like architecture reviews, access reviews, vulnerability management, and audit



• Proficient knowledge of cloud infrastructure services, concepts, and standard methodologies



• Proficient knowledge of zero trust network architectures and principles



• Proficiency with security assessments and remediation guidance



• Proficient knowledge of compliance frameworks and processes like NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), PCI DSS, COBIT, MITRE ATT&CK, STRIDE, NIST SP 800-53, CIS Benchmarks, etc



• Proficient knowledge of security policy and standards development



• Ability to manage business and external partners

Post expiration date: 1/31/2025

The base pay range for this role is $137,275.00 to $187,000.00.
The base salary range/hourly rate listed is dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, education, and skills. This position is also eligible for bonus and/or long-term incentive compensation awards.

You may be eligible for the following competitive benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, accident & disability, parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) and flight privileges.

United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions. Please contact JobAccommodations@united.com to request accommodation.