Cyber Security Systems Architect/Engineer

LaBella Associates was established in 1978 and is a certified Great Place to Work. We are headquartered in Rochester, NY with offices across New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Maine, Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Madrid, Spain. LaBella is a multi-disciplined architectural and engineering firm dedicated to client satisfaction through teamwork, respect, and trust. We provide services that take a project from start to finish—from an initial study to determine a project’s feasibility to construction administration and start up, and everything in between.

We are currently hiring a Cyber Security Systems Architect/Engineerin our Program Management Services division at our client’s Rochester office (hybrid work week - 3 days in office with a possibility of full time in office) or Remote. The Client is seeking a highly skilled coordinator to harmonize all activities within AVANGRID’s Cyber Architecture to ensure alignment across the multi-functional teams of the organization per an Architecture Development Framework (ADF). This position entails coordination with architects, engineers, IT, OT, Telecom and other technical professionals across the organization

Salary Range: $130,000 - $150,000

The specific salary offered may be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to the candidate's relevant experience, education, and work location.

Responsibilities

• Develop Low Level Designs (LLD)
• Work closely with Cyber Architects to ensure LLD supports HLD (High-Level Design)
• Identify requirements for interfaces
• Create ICD (Interface Control Documents) for critical interfaces
• Create Test Plans for Interfaces between systems run through workflows.
• Coordinate activities across multi-functional teams including architects, engineers, IT, OT, Telecom and other technical professionals across the organization
• Socialize requirements, risks, risk mitigation, concepts, budgets, specifications, changes, standards, rules, policies, procedures, best practices interfaces, designs, milestones, minutes, deadlines, and impacts
• Providing clear and concise presentations
• Communicate with all levels of management and organizations with strong written and verbal communication skills
• Provide work status updates to team members and to management
• Respond to requests for information from both internal and external teams
• Participate in design review meetings as required
• Identify and prioritize critical business functions in collaboration with organizational stakeholders

Requirements

• Four-year degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field Experience Required:
• Experience with coordination of activities across multi-functional teams including architects, engineers, IT, OT, telecom, management, and other technical professionals across the organization
• Socialization of activities including requirements, concepts, budgets, specifications, standards, rules, policies, best practices interfaces, designs, milestones, deadlines, and impacts
• Proven success working with all levels of management and organizations with strong written and verbal communication skills
• Providing clear and concise presentations Experience Desired
• Multi-level security systems and cross domain solutions
• Familiarity with Microsoft Project or equivalent tools
• Proficient in Cybersecurity Solution Architecture discipline, concepts, and best practices

• Industry-standard and organizationally accepted principles and methods
• Cybersecurity and privacy principles and organizational requirements (relevant to confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, non-repudiation).
• Operating systems & common platform applications
• Systems testing and evaluation methods
• Cyber threats and vulnerabilities.
• Operational Technology (OT) architectural concepts and patterns (e.g., baseline, validated design, and target architectures.)
• Familiarity with laws, regulations, policies, and ethics as they relate to cybersecurity and privacy
• Network security architecture concepts including topology, protocols, components, and principles (e.g., application of defense-in-depth)
• Computer networking concepts, protocols, and network security methodologies
• Physical and logical network devices and infrastructure to include hubs, switches, routers, firewalls, etc.
• Demilitarized zones (DMZ)
• Organizational process improvement concepts and process maturity models (e.g., Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) for Development, CMMI for Services, and CMMI for Acquisitions)
• Network systems management principles, models, methods (e.g., end-to-end systems performance monitoring), and tools
• Network protocols such as TCP/IP, Dynamic Host Configuration, Domain Name System (DNS), and directory services and network security (e.g., encryption, firewalls, authentication, honeypots, perimeter protection)
• Project management, application design and integration, and cloud computing (specifically AWS and Microsoft Azure)
• System of Systems design approach
• Interfaces and integration methods
• Familiarity with cybersecurity concepts and implementations
• Familiarity with SCADA and ICS systems in the Energy Sector
• Familiarity with UML type diagrams
• Familiarity with Enterprise Architecture (EA) tools and data-driven modeling

Benefits

Body, mind, and wallet—LaBella’s benefits support a holistic approach to your health and wellness, creating the foundation for physical, mental, and financial well-being. Our benefit offerings cover the must-haves (healthcare and retirement), the just-in-cases (insurances and employee assistance programs), and the cherry-on-tops (fitness reimbursements, year-end incentive pay, and tuition assistance). Visit our website for more details on benefits listed below.

• Flexible Work Schedule
• Health/Dental Insurance
• 401k Plan with Employer Match
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Profit Sharing
• Paid Time Off
• Leadership Development Program
• Fitness Reimbursement
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Referral Bonus Program
• Wellness Program
• Team Building Events
• Community Service Events