FAQs
What are the main responsibilities of a Cloud Security - Threat Model Architect, VP?
The main responsibilities include reviewing Cloud architectures to identify security threats, maintaining a high standard of work in specifying mitigating controls, attending to the lifecycle of identified threats and controls, delivering threat models within existing timeframes, providing feedback and support to the existing threat modeling process, presenting work to seniors and technical teams, training newer team members, developing automation tools as required, and working with little supervision to complete tasks.
What qualifications are required for this role?
The qualifications include a minimum of 5 years' experience working on Cloud technology with at least 3 years' experience in Cybersecurity/Information Security, strong experience with Cloud Security architecture in AWS, Azure/M365, GCP, exposure to and understanding of Threat Modeling in Cloud environments, knowledge of security practices such as authentication, authorization, encryption, etc., experience with scripting languages and Infrastructure as Code, familiarity with design and technical architectures, identifying vulnerabilities using CWE or OWASP, and relevant certifications.
What education is needed for this position?
A Bachelor's degree in a computer-related field or equivalent work experience is required. Ideally, the candidate should have a foundational or practitioner level cloud certification from AWS, GCP, or Azure.
What certifications are required for this role?
Ideal candidates must have one or more foundational cybersecurity certifications, such as AWS Certified Developer, CompTIA Cloud+, Google Associate Cloud Engineer, ISACA CISA, GIAC GSEC, ISC2 SSCP, etc.