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SECURITYFOCUS JOBS - NEW OPPORTUNITY
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JOB DESCRIPTION
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Position: Security Architect
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Type: Permanent F/T
Closing Date: 2007-10-07
Working in the PayPal Operations organization, this individual is required to
demonstrate Technical Architectural Leadership, playing a vital role in
eBay/PayPal infrastructure running in 24x7x52 environment. The candidate must
be able to think independently and analyze, troubleshoot and resolve complex
business and technical problems without direction, internationally, on all
aspects of information systems. Provide direct support to PayPal Technology
Executive Management on vision, strategy, due diligence, audits and governance.
Define and evolve PayPal Technology into a world class, cost-effective
enterprise operation.
Partnering with cross-functional organizations, develop strategic
infrastructure architecture and technology roadmap that meet senior management
vision and strategy.
Design and develop infrastructure standards, procedures, guidelines, policies
and lifecycle that meet PayPal’s scalability, performance, security, and
availability requirements.
Design and interpret system metrics and scorecard to measure effectiveness of
technology tools.
Perform and direct risk assessments, audits, systems reviews, and define risk
mitigation. Analyze system incidents, assess risk and lead the incident
response team (to root cause and documented controls to prevent future
incidents).
Develop and present executive documents on technology subjects and strategies.
Manage, design, or provide consulting support to technology projects. Interact
with internal and external technical leaders to develop innovative solutions
that meet market needs with respect to availability, functionality,
performance, scalability, security, and reliability.
Partner with Corporate and Global Security, Trust and Safety, and other eBay
entities for corporate architecture solutions.
Translate technical concepts into cost and risks to the business, and adjust
technology strategy and tactical efforts to meet PayPal’s corporate
objectives.
Define business needs and direct technology solutions for new systems and
applications.
Participate on Business Continuance projects.
Lead new technology integration via requirements analysis, proof of concept,
design, and implementation. Make recommendations and implementations for new
tools and technologies.
Make recommendations for improving the complete system development life cycle
and direct the actual implementation of those recommendations.
Quickly learn and teach others new technologies.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
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Current knowledge and experience of industry trends and technology
advancements.
Experience implementing large scale, high availability, fault tolerant web
infrastructure in a dynamic environment.
Very strong leadership and ability to command respect at all levels of the
organization.
Ability to clearly articulate business and technical issues with senior
management, peers, and outside parties (e.g. vendors, partners).
Experienced in developing and presenting strategic technology solutions that
drive the business.
Ability to demonstrate expertise and leadership in problem solving expertise.
Solid understanding of software data flow, and how it applies to the physical
layer.
Ability to quickly learn existing complex systems infrastructure.
Demonstrable analytical and problem solving skills, particularly as it relates
to systems design.
Facilitation and team-building skills at all levels. Ability to influence,
train, mentor and leverage the skills of others, including business partners
and technical team.
Excellent communication and relationship skills.
Ability to thrive in a high-pressured environment. Ability to multi-task
multiple projects at once and drive to results independently.
Basic Qualifications
7+ years experience in systems management in a leadership position.
Experience leading an organization through new company standards, policies and
recommended practices.
Strong design and implementation background in Oracle DB and SAN.
Network design experience preferred, which include: Network hardware and
configuration, routing protocols such as EIGRP, BGP, and OSPF, TCP/IP and VLAN
technology.
Understanding of firewall and network security, and network monitoring tools a
plus.
Experienced in managing Business Contingency and Disaster Recovery Planning
efforts.
BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Electrical Engineering from a
fully accredited institution. Graduate degree preferred.
CONTACT
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Please email me at ldellamano@paypal.com
PayPal
Lea Dellamano
Recruiter
ldellamano@paypal.com
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