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WHY JOIN THE HARTFORD?

As a global leader in insurance, asset management and financial service products, we offer professionals every possibility for growth. And whether we're helping customers or building careers, we're experts at creating the kind of advantages that help people reach their goals.

WHAT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION? The role addresses the analytic and design framework for addressing information security risk and controls throughout the financial business systems and applications. The Security Architect will be responsible for ensuring that financial systems are designed and implemented securely. The primary focus will be building and reviewing architecture and design documents from a security standpoint. Additional responsibilities include supporting Financial Information Technology teams, identifying and resolving security issues, performing infrastructure, O/S and application security reviews to ensure secure practices are followed, and participation in project teams. Application architecture experience with Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) solutions is a must. Successful candidate will:

• Provide value added advice and guidance (as measured via regular feedback from Business Units and major programs).

• Develop and be responsible for communication of technical security architectures across business units and groups.

• Design security controls and countermeasures that meet the requirements of the business as well as the information security policies.

• Develop a plan of engagement for projects, project timelines & security architecture practices.

• Develop conceptual, logical and physical security models as appropriate.

• Develop tactical and strategic security architecture approaches for the organization.

• Work with other IT disciplines to facilitate their deliverables.

• Co-ordinate activities between Information Security and the various technology teams on an ongoing basis.

WHAT QUALIFICATIONS ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

Mandatory skills/Certifications:

• Knowledge of information security issues when dealing with web based applications.

• Experience with implementing security controls to address the OWASP top 10.

• Extensive experience in defining security architecture artifacts for enterprise solutions including technical design and methodology definition.

• Good breadth of technical experience in applications including: Messaging Middleware, Service Oriented Architectures, Web Services, Service communication frameworks, XML, Java and Databases.

• Experience with application and infrastructure hardening techniques.

• A deep understanding of threat risk analysis concepts.

• Experience performing information security risk assessments.

• Excellent planning, organization and leadership skills.

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral). The role demands strong presentational skills, and experience of presenting proposals, issues and findings in a clear, structured manner with an ability to communicate technical matters to a non-technical audience.

Desired Skills:

• Experience with mission critical applications, ideally gained in financial services or ecommerce organizations

• Experience with security in .Net and JAVA platforms

• Experience working with secure application libraries

• Experience with cross site scripting and mitigation techniques

• Session security, secure error handling techniques and best practices• Working towards a CCSE, CCSP or other technical security designation

WHAT IS THE COMPENSATION OPPORTUNITY?

At The Hartford, our compensation philosophy is simple: we pay competitive base salaries and reward performance. In addition, you will be eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits program including Medical, Dental, Life and Disability Insurance, a 401K Plan, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan and more.

This full-time position is located in Hartford, CT. If interested, please email: [mailto:eric.bradley@thehartford.com Eric Bradley] Our Core Values: Integrity • Financial Discipline • Diversity & Inclusion • Customer Focus • Winning Spirit • Teamwork The Hartford is an Equal Opportunity Employer.