Cybersecurity Technology Architect

Pay Rate: $80 - $100 per hour
Duration: 4 Months
Location: Oakland, CA
Work Mode: Hybrid Onsite

Responsibilities:

• Act as a liaison between the company’s Cybersecurity Department and regulatory agencies.
• Participate and lead steering committees for key security initiatives.
• Lead large enterprise-wide cybersecurity programs and initiatives.
• Provide strategic guidance for the development of the operating plan and budget.
• Oversee detailed risk portfolios describing the aggregated risk posture of each business unit.
• Evaluate AI/ML models for algorithmic bias, data leakage, adversarial attacks, and structural integrity.
• Ensure AI tools adhere to emerging global governance frameworks.
• Collaborate with legal teams to establish usage policies and create harm taxonomies.
• Conduct consequence-based risk assessments on Industrial Control Systems, SCADA systems, and PLCs.
• Develop and implement OT-specific security policies aligned with standards like NIST 800-82.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 8 years of combined IT, critical infrastructure, intelligence, and/or cyber/information security work experience.
• CompTIA Security, SANS, Cisco, GIAC, Microsoft Security, or equivalent certificates.

Preferred Skills:

• Master’s degree in computer science or a job-related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Utility industry experience.
• Experience in Information Technology security, multi-platform, or related fields.
• Experience in operational technology security.
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Manager (CISM), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), or equivalent.
• Effective communication skills with peers and clients.
• Ability to balance business priorities while maintaining a customer-focused approach.
• Multi-platform knowledge (UNIX/LINUX, Windows Servers/Desktops, Cisco hardware, etc.).
• Ability to influence and lead behavior change.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and decision-making skills.
• Solid understanding of the company’s critical business processes, application, system, and network security.
• Master knowledge of cybersecurity management policies, procedures, regulations, and governance processes.
• Master knowledge of risk management techniques and technological trends in cybersecurity.
• Master knowledge of applicable security standards and frameworks (NIST, ISO, etc.), and regulatory compliance requirements such as SOX, NERC CIP, CCPA, HIPPA, NRC, etc.