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Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country and we move America's workforce toward the future. We employ more than 20,000 diverse, energetic professionals in a variety of career fields throughout the United States. The safety of our passengers, our employees, the public and our operating environment is our priority and the success of our railroad is the result of our employees. Are you ready to join our team? SUMMARY OF DUTIES: The Technical Director Security Architecture is responsible for evolving Amtrak's cyber security architecture and design maturity with the goal of reducing vulnerabilities and risks. This role will apply leading standards and practices to help improve the security outcomes of IT projects as well as to improve Amtrak's overall security posture. The role will also include collaboration as needed with Amtrak's Security Operation Center (SOC) for cyber security incident triage, response, root cause analysis, and incorporation of lessons learned into future solution improvements. The role will serve as the primary liaison between the Solution Architecture practice and Amtrak's Information Security team. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:- Responsible for collaborating with Service and Business owners to create an architecture and technology plan to support one of more IT Services / Service Offerings. Responsibilities include, but may not be limited to, the following: (See Amendment)
- Collaborates with the peers and service owners to ensure service offering is consistent in process and spirit with the Service Offering
- Confers with IT Service Offering leader and direct reports to develop a plan to ensure architecture is driving technology plans and delivery of technology
- Establishes measurable individual and team objectives that are aligned with business and organizational goals. Documents and presents performance assessments.
- Recognizes and rewards associates commensurate with performance. Implements organizational practices for staffing, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), diversity, performance management, development, reward and recognition, and retention
- Develops an overall mobile application architecture to drive decisions on frameworks, development languages and libraries for development
- Ensures consistency of approach amongst multiple application teams
- Collaborates with mobile development teams to improve the SDLC and achieve faster time to delivery
- Provides direction for solicitations and choice of vendors and technologies supporting and driving mobile development
- Provides expertise in technical analysis and solving technical issues during project delivery
- Architect and design backend APIs to support a common backend framework within each business domain
- Collaborates with security and solution architects to ensure a complimentary approach to development to ensure a consistent user experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field with 11+ year's relevant experience or equivalent work experience.
- 15+ years of relevant work experience in business systems, development and/or support functions with a focus on Architecture and Technology Strategy.
- Client expectation management, Program management, Financial management and Technology product delivery experience is required.
- 11+ years of relevant technical and business managerial experience with 2 to 3 years leading an Architecture Practice.
- May require knowledge of one processes/services. Business experience should include assignments in multiple business and technical processes.
- Technical and/or ITIL, or equivalent Certifications
- Must have expert knowledge as described in amendment.
- Requires leadership experience in managing architecture teams and influencing executive level management and key stakeholders.
- Requires demonstrated ability to manage multiple architecture engagement and effectively plan and use staff to ensure the architecture view
- Must possess strong communication and interpersonal skills, work well with others in an integrated team environment, and must be self-motivated.
- Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Management, or similar relevant field
- 13+ years of relevant work experience preferred
- Experience working in large complex companies that heavily rely on real time 24x7 IT operations to successfully service external customers.
- Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.
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