Network Security Architect

Job Description

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The Network Security Architect is a critical technical role responsible for ensuring the secure design and compliance of WBD enterprise architecture to effectively and securely support the organization in meeting specific business technology needs. This candidate will be considered a subject matter expert in the area of Network Security and Architecture. Ideal candidates will be expected to execute architecture design reviews, evaluate security controls, identify opportunities to enhance the security posture of WBD business environments, and build relationships with infrastructure architects and engineering leads to disseminate and explain secure design methodologies and policies.
Ideal candidates will have a strong understanding of enterprise architectures and use their knowledge of the emerging threat landscape to strengthen the resilience of WBD's global network security posture.
Your Role Accountabilities...
• Conduct regular security audits against the organization's global network infrastructure for signs of vulnerabilities, intrusions, and ensure the efficacy of security measures in place.
• Implement security controls, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and other network security measures.
• Work with network administrators and other IT stakeholders to ensure network security designs meet established standards.
• Develop automated reporting on network security posture for presentation to executive management and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with internal security architects to evaluate new technologies, services, and applications before deployment.
• Lead security and vulnerability assessments on new, existing, and affiliated network configurations.
• Review and approve security configurations for routers, switches, firewalls, VPN gateways, load balancers, etc.
• Develop, review, and update network security policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines.
• Collaborate with our corporate functions including Internal Audit, Legal and Compliance, Privacy, and Sourcing to ensure that WBD maintains a strong cybersecurity posture.
• Develop custom scripts to pull real-time telemetry from network devices, facilitating immediate analysis and action.
• Utilize APIs and scripting to integrate network security tools with other systems for comprehensive threat detection and analysis.
• Maintain documentation for all automation tools and scripts, ensuring they meet internal standards and are easily understandable for IT staff.
• 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.
• Validate reference architectures for security best practices and recommend changes to enhance security and reduce risk, where applicable.

Qualifications & Experience...
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or other related discipline or 5+ years of previous network security experience.
• Security certifications are a plus. (CISSP, CCIE, PCNSE, CISA, SANS, Security+, etc.)
• Must be proficient in networking protocols including TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP/HTTPS, FTP/SFTP, DNS, SNMP, SMTP/POP3/IMAP, and LDAP, along with their associated security measures and vulnerabilities.
• 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 by direct to consumer and digital platform organizations.
• Working knowledge of at least one programming language (Python, Go etc.)
• Hands on experience securing hybrid and cloud native infrastructure is highly preferred
• Proven hands on experience hardening network and security appliances
• Detailed technical experience supporting and implementing SIEM & logging tools (Splunk, Kibana, etc.) and the ability to extract actionable intelligence from large volume aggregated log storage.
• Thorough understanding of Network and enterprise IT infrastructure and, specifically the security aspects thereof.
• Thorough understanding of compliance and regulatory frameworks and how they affect architecture designs and reviews.
This position requires the resource to be on-site at least three days a week in our Atlanta, DC, or Silver Spring office.
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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: $105,280.00 - $195,520.00 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.

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