100% REMOTE IAM Security Senior Architect (CONTRACT)

A TekStream client, a healthcare technology company, has an immediate need for a IAM Security Architect with healthcare industry expertise. This is a 100% remote contract to hire opportunity.Responsibilities:Develop security architecture strategies for the organization with the emphasis on application security, network security and identity and access management concernsServe as primary information security interface to collaborate with product teams, business representatives, systems development and business users for establishing business requirements, information security functional requirements, security solution options and implementation plansAdvise and contribute to strategies and initiatives to strengthen the Security Program which is identified as part of the corporate Information Security Practice or HITRUST corporate complianceProvide security controls, processes and technical advisory support to business units and projects by working cross-functionally to develop and implement strategies that balance security recommendations with business needsWork with leadership to develop a run book for the operational organization to enable safe and rapid responses to reported vulnerability disclosuresRequirements: 10 years of IT infrastructure architecture and/or operations experience5 - 8 years of experience in enterprise security architecture roleBroad knowledge of information security processes and technologies such as: business process design, risk assessment, minimum baseline security controls, data classification and management, security monitoring and log analysis, incident management, application and database architectures, SDLC, system planning and integration, and security metricsBasic understanding of HITRUST framework4 years of experience in Large Scale System design (ERP, Custom, etc.) and implementation3 years of experience with commercial and open source security applications and technologies (e.g. malware prevention, DLP, IDS/IDP, cryptography, vulnerability scanning and penetration testing), as well as related protocols and tools (e.g. SSH, SSL/TLS, snort, port scanners, rootkit detectors, etc.)3 years of experience performing network and application security penetration testing and/or threat assessments3 years of experience architecting solutions in a cloud environmentTraining, Certification and Education:Required: CISSPPreferred: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business Administration or comparable experience in a related fieldPreferred: Certifications: CCNA, CCENT, CCNP, GSEC, MCSA, CISM