Senior Security Architect (Salt Lake City, UT) - Southwest region

Note: This is a remote position but candidates are required to live Salt Lake City, UT to be considered. Up to 25% travel required in our Southwest region for customer/vendor events, QBR's, annual company kickoff, security conferences, etc.

About:
Senior Security Architects at GuidePoint Security are experienced professionals who are autonomous, experienced, self-driven security fanatics. Our Senior Security Architects are materially involved in the complete security technologies opportunity lifecycle, from pre-sales through delivery and have the freedom and control over how engagements are scoped and delivered.

Our unique position as both a Value-Added Reseller (VAR) AND a professional services organization also requires our Senior Security Architects to continually expand their knowledge and experience with the latest cutting-edge information security technologies. This helps satisfy our Senior Security Architects desire to constantly expand their knowledge and better meet the needs of our clients. Position is remote/virtual; however, candidates must reside locally within the Southwest Region and open to travel when necessary.

Role and responsibilities:
• Minimum 5 years in an enterprise level security consultative, vendor, or operational role building and assessing Information Security architectures and programs
• Proficiency in multiple security technologies, including: network security and architecture, NGFW, cloud security, Data Security, Vulnerability & Risk Management, Proxy, EDR, IAM, SIEM & Analytics
• A good listener with ability to work with clients to understand issues/gaps in their security programs and works alongside them to provide solutions
• Proactively research and engage emerging vendors and technologies to understand how they may be used to solve our clients challenges
• Excellent soft skills with the ability to articulate complex technical content to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Proactively works to mature the business, including improving existing offerings and creating new offerings
• Author comprehensive business and technical collateral to support the business that is proficiently tailored to both technical and managerial audiences
• Embraces emerging technologies, including AI tools, to work smarter, solve problems, and drive better business outcomes• Senior Security Architects work from remote/virtual when not visiting client locations
• Position will require up to 25% travel within the Southwest Region for customer/vendor events, annual company kickoff, security conferences, etc.
• Expectation for this role is 70% Presales and 30% delivery

Required experience:
• Deep proficiency in multiple security technologies, including: Network Security, NGFW, Cloud Security, DLP, CASB, Proxy, IAM, SIEM/Analytics, etc.
• Deep expertise architecting and designing enterprise scale security solutions
• Strong networking and security troubleshooting
• Deep proficiency in various client and server operating systems (Windows, Nix, OSX, etc.)
• Working technical knowledge of advanced security concepts (Zero trust, defense in depth, etc.)