About FlightSafety International FlightSafety International is the world's premier professional aviation training company and supplier of flight simulators, visual systems and displays to commercial, government and military organizations. The company provides training for pilots, technicians and other aviation professionals from 167 countries and independent territories. FlightSafety operates the world's largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators and award-winning maintenance training at Learning Centers and training locations in the United States, Canada, France and the United Kingdom. Purpose of Position The Principal Security Architect is responsible for the design, building, testing, and implementation of security systems within our IT network for both on premise and cloud environments. The principal security architect's responsibilities include reviewing our current security measures, recommending enhancements, identifying areas of weakness, engage on most projects and provide expert security architecture guidance and respond promptly to possible security incidents. The Principal Security Architect will continually monitor our security posture and determine areas of needed security enhancements. A qualified principal security architect must be experienced in all aspects of information security controls and IT infrastructure architecture principles. Must also possess strong interpersonal and communication skills and be able to lead and work with a wide variety of people. Tasks and Responsibilities Establish a thorough understanding of the organization's technology and IT systems. Plan, research, and design security architectures Develop, review, and approve the installation requirements for LANs, WANs, VPNs, routers, firewalls, and related network devices Design and validate cloud architecture and controls Develop project timelines for system upgrades and preparing cost estimates Test the final security system and update and upgrade it as needed Establish disaster recovery procedures and conduct security breach drills Respond quickly and effectively to all security incidents and provide post-event analyses Monitor and guide the security team, cultivating a sense of security awareness, and arranging for continuous education Remain up to date with the latest security systems, standards, authentication protocols, and products Establish overall secure systems & applications architecture and designs based on industry control frameworks, standards and security best practices Provide security subject matter expertise on new initiatives to ensure positive security outcomes are delivered, including the early definition of security controls required, definition and implementation of clear secure development design principles Evaluate system changes across the organization to assess and document the security risk and impact Work with system engineers to understand and implement continuous improvement processes, automation, system upgrades and rollouts Continually evaluate systems' security capabilities, risks, and exposure to security threats, documenting risks and offer remediation advice to enhance or apply mitigating controls Identify opportunities to standardize and simplify security technology stack by leveraging native cloud capabilities where possible Collaborate with the Security Operations team in the assessment of new technologies and products for IT and business solutions Participate in the scheduling, testing, and implementing of enhancements or new releases with the security stack Partner with teams across IT on active or emerging threats Stay informed and tuned to security industry trends, emerging threats, vulnerabilities, & emerging technologies Provide leadership on highly complex projects Capable of making independent decisions or representing leadership at times. Develop, coach, motivate, energize and insp