Security Architect

At Edwards Lifesciences, we're dedicated to developing innovative technologies that impact patients' lives. As a Security Architect, you'll be part of our IT team, contributing to our patient-focused mission by designing and enhancing technological solutions that ensure our systems and information are secure and efficient.

About the Role:
• Design, develop, or recommend secure solutions, including policy, standards, processes, applications, systems, architectures, and infrastructure that are operationally viable and efficient.
• Ensure the appropriate application of security products and technologies to protect Edwards' systems and information, enabling the achievement of Edwards' business objectives.
• Perform analysis of emerging cybersecurity frameworks and best practices, architectures, and solutions to enforce secure policy/standards conformance.

Key Responsibilities:
• Provide guidance to team members and lead the design, development, implementation, and execution of countermeasures, system integration, and tools related to information security.
• Support Tier 2 risk assessment across critical business processes and applications.
• Plan and execute Tier 3 risk assessment by using threat modelling techniques and recommend mitigating activities using industry-leading security controls and tool sets.
• Serve as a technical lead in the design and build of cybersecurity controls or solutions, processes, and functions.
• Evaluate and recommend new products and service offerings for information security.
• Serve as a business liaison and advisor for at least one business unit.
• Lead and perform the operations and maintenance of key cybersecurity capabilities and services across multiple technologies.

Requirements:
• Bachelor's Degree in a related field.
• 6 years of previous related experience required.
• Proficient in English.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience drafting technical documentation.
• Familiarity with implementing and supporting enterprise network security platforms and capabilities (e.g., endpoint security, network security, identity and access management, data security, security monitoring tools).
• Ability to implement cybersecurity processes and tools with a strong focus on Automation and Cloud-first approach.
• Stay abreast with the cybersecurity threat and solution landscape to bring innovative solutions that significantly improve Edwards' security posture.
• Possess expertise in valuing and implementing industry standards such as the ISO 27001/2, SOC 2, NIST CSF, HITRUST, and FedRAMP Information Security standard.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and customer-focused skills.
• Extensive understanding of related aspects of information security processes and/or systems.
• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels and proactively escalate issues to appropriate levels of management in the organization.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Possess CISSP certification (or similar) and knowledge of national and international regulatory compliances and frameworks such as ISO, SOX, BASEL II, EU DPD, HIPAA, and PCI DSS.