Location: Washington,DC, USA
Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.
Who We Are…
When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we're not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD's vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what's next…
From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.
Your New Role :
As Security Architect, ideal candidate is expected to:
Understand technical security issues and the implications to WBD businesses and be able to communicate them to management and other business leaders.
Understand emerging security technologies and determine the appropriate use within business applications.
Maintain and enforce WBD's cybersecurity policies and secure design documentation.
Execute and improve on WBD's Security architecture review process and ensure compliance for all business initiatives.
Architect global programs that deploy strong security patterns and controls across applications and computing environments, while addressing security, business resiliency, privacy, and compliance frameworks
Identify security vulnerabilities and guide developers and engineers in addressing these issues
Improve architectural adoption through automation and efficiently use security tools to solve challenges at scale.
Validate reference architectures for security best practices and recommend changes to enhance security and reduce risk, where applicable
Collaborate with our corporate functions including Internal Audit, Compliance, Privacy, and Sourcing to ensure that WBD maintains a strong cybersecurity posture.
Your Role Accountabilities:
Ability to apply the methods, standards, and approaches for describing, analyzing, and documenting an organization's enterprise information technology (IT) architecture (e.g., Open Group Architecture Framework [TOGAF], Department of Defense Architecture Framework [DoDAF], Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework [FEAF]). Identify and address security gaps, align standards, frameworks and security with business and IT strategy (25%)
Advise technology teams and senior management of identified risks and treatment options. Define or revise security elements, standards, and solutions for various technologies to achieve optimal security posture while delivering on business goals (15%)
Host and operating systems hardening, baselines, auditing, monitoring and logging with appropriate security controls and best practices while meeting security best practices and business goals. (15%)
Conduct security reviews and assessments to regularly determine the effectiveness of infrastructure and security platforms and identify areas of security risks and mitigations / improvements. (15%)
Determine the appropriate use of emerging security technologies within business applications (10%)
Identify, architect / design risk mitigation strategies / solutions, exceptions for infrastructure systems that were designed without system security considerations and security policies (15%)
Maintain and enforce WBD cybersecurity policies and secure design documentation (5%)
Qualifications & Experiences:
A minimum of 5+ years of hands-on experience in security architecture
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or other related discipline or 6+ years of previous technical experience, specifically security architecture experience.
Security certifications - CISSP, CISM, CISA, SANS, Security+, etc.
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, specifically the ability to communicate within the context of the intended audience, whether that be senior executives or highly technical engineering resources.
Detailed understanding of the threats faced directly to consumer and digital platform organizations.
Working knowledge of at least one programming language (Python, Go etc.)
Proven hands-on experience securing cloud infrastructure
Proven hands-on experience securing global hybrid architectures from both a compute and network infrastructure perspective
Proven hands-on experience securing operating systems (Microsoft, Linux, MacOS etc.)
Proven hands-on experience with application security topics such as the OWASP top 10 and technical remediation required
Detailed technical experience supporting and implementing SIEM & logging tools and the ability to extract actionable intelligence from large volume aggregated log storage.
Thorough understanding of Network and Compute architectures and, specifically the security aspects thereof.
Thorough understanding of compliance and regulatory frameworks and how they affect architecture designs and reviews.
How We Get Things Done…
This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.
Championing Inclusion at WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.
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In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, skill set, experience, and/or performance. Base pay is just one component of Warner Bros. Discovery's total compensation package for employees. Pay Range: $95,550.00 - $177,450.00 salary per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Warner Bros. Discovery provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and sick time and vacation.