Principal Architect - Infrastructure Cybersecurity (Remote)
Posted 2025-04-05Connecting People. Uniting the World. ThereÂs never been a more exciting time to join United Airlines! As a global company that operates in hundreds of locations around the world  with millions of customers and tens of thousands of employees  we have a unique responsibility to uplift and provide opportunities in the places where we work, live and fly.
WeÂre on a path toward becoming the best airline in the history of aviation. Join our Cybersecurity and Digital Risk (CDR) team to help us also become the leading cyber-safe airline in the industry. UnitedÂs CDR team is tasked with keeping our customers and employees information safe and secure. Our primary mission is to embed cybersecurity into the DNA of United Airlines by reducing business risk through implementation of strong cybersecurity standard processes.
United offers a competitive benefits package aimed at keeping you happy, healthy and well-traveled. From employee-run "Business Resource Group" communities to world-class benefits like parental leave, 401k and privileges like space available travel, United is truly a one-of-a-kind place to work. Are you ready to travel the world and help us keep our airline cyber safe? Apply today! Key Responsibilities:
The Principal Architect  Infrastructure Cybersecurity supports efforts to mature infrastructure security capabilities for United Airlines. You will be part of a cross-disciplinary Cyber team responsible for full stack security architecture. In this role the Architect will work on the creation and maintenance of security relevant documentation and partner with product, platform, engineering, and operations teams to ensure the adoption of security standard processes across the entire application or system lifecycle. The architect with help continuously improve our cyber controls and associated playbooks, workflows, processes, and procedures.
 Conduct threat modeling, end-to-end security evaluation, design and development of infrastructure and cloud security policies, standards, and procedures
 Demonstrate expert technology competence in two or more domains such as security, resiliency, infrastructure, platform, product, endpoint, application, identity management, and data security, and zero trust
 Actively partner with team members to understand business requirements and develop supporting security and resiliency principles to ensure adoption of industry and enterprise standard processes
 Develop and promote security and resiliency architecture strategies, frameworks and patterns while partnering closely with other cybersecurity teams and collaborating with partner organizations
 Identify cybersecurity issues, strengths and weaknesses across various cyber domains and partner organizations that introduce risk and provide solutions
 Assists in defining and implementing Security Standards/frameworks
 Train and coach development and engineering teams to integrate cybersecurity networking best practices into infrastructure and foundational services.
 Participate in and drive security advisory boards and committees, providing security architecture review and process ownership for new and existing solutions
 Serve as a champion for secure infrastructure-as-code for end-to-end configuration and overall success of the IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS environments
 Plan, design, build, and test approaches and solutions that are tied to business outcomes and our cybersecurity strategy and vision
 Ensures program(s) is meeting intended purpose and metrics
United values diverse experiences, perspectives, and we encourage everyone who meets the minimum qualifications to apply. While having the Âdesired qualifications make for a stronger candidate, we encourage applicants who may not feel they check ALL of those boxes. We are always looking for individuals who will bring something new to the table.
WhatÂs needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):
 Bachelor's degree required
 7 years of technical experience, with recent emphasis on security and architecture
 Expert level knowledge of network security principles and technologies including network architecture, segmentation and access control strategies
 Expert level knowledge of network infrastructure components and technologies like routers, switches, firewalls, proxy servers, reverse proxies, load balancers, IDS/IPS, VPN, SDWAN, network taps, application centric networking, overlay networking concepts
 Expertise in developing and maintaining cybersecurity standards, mapping and tailoring controls, and overseeing security metrics to ensure alignment with network security objectives, broader infrastructure security objectives, and compliance requirements
 Proficient knowledge of secure connectivity methods via private or encrypted means
 Proficient knowledge of cloud interconnectivity methods
 Ability to work independently and self-motivate
 Excellent problem solving, critical thinking, interpersonal, collaboration, written and verbal communication skills
 Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
 Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
 Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position
What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):
 Master's degree
 CCIE highly preferred
 CCNP, CCDP, AWS Solution Architect Associate, Networking, and Security Specializations, CISSP, ISSAP, ISSEP, ISSMP, CISM, CRISC, CEH, GIAC Family
 8 years of technical experience, 5 years directly related to security and architecture
 Understanding of core identity concepts, including SAML, SCIM, IDP, OIDC, and related integrations with security policy decision and enforcement points.
 Experience and expertise in securing wireless and cellular networks, campus networking infrastructures, and satellite communication technologies.
 Understanding of identity and access management (IAM) principles and protocols, and experience integrating IAM solutions into enterprise security architectures.
 Expert knowledge of information security techniques and tools like content filtering, application firewalls, vulnerability scanners, EDR, forensics software, incident response, SIEM, SOAR, NAC, etc
 Expert knowledge in secure configuration practices for operating systems and infrastructure components
 Expert knowledge of OS or compute infrastructure components and technologies like Unix/Linux, Windows, Docker, Kubernetes, VMWare, EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda
 Expert knowledge of endpoint security technologies such as endpoint detection and response and mobile device management
 Expert knowledge of Data Loss Prevention (DLP) concepts and services
 Expert knowledge of identity and access management services, techniques concepts
 Expert knowledge of secure wireless protocols, techniques, and products
 Expert knowledge of network protocols like TCP/IP, UDP, IPSEC, SSL/TLS, HTTP, etc
 Expert knowledge of common enterprise services like DNS, DHCP, LDAP, SMB, CIFS, NTP, etc
 Expert knowledge of security focused processes like architecture reviews, access reviews, vulnerability management, and audit
 Proficient knowledge of cloud infrastructure services, concepts, and standard methodologies
 Proficient knowledge of zero trust network architectures and principles
 Proficiency with security assessments and remediation guidance
 Proficient knowledge of compliance frameworks and processes like NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), PCI DSS, COBIT, MITRE ATT&CK, STRIDE, NIST SP 800-53, CIS Benchmarks, etc
 Proficient knowledge of security policy and standards development
 Ability to manage business and external partners
Post expiration date: 1/31/2025
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