Security Solutions Architect Job at Belden, Inc (Carmel)

Job Description

Security Solutions Architect (SSA) role within Belden’s Innovation organization is a technical expert and a resource for our teams as they produce security solutions for various markets, applications, and use cases. The Architect works to assess, design, develop, build, and validate solutions by leveraging in-depth knowledge about Belden’s portfolio and partner products/solutions while focusing on enhancements to Belden’s security portfolio. The SSA is expected to lead efforts in developing use cases and documenting best practices and be a subject matter expert (SME) on multi-disciplinary teams (focused on cyber) while collaborating with the Security Solutions Manager to ensure partners are carefully introduced to our organization. Innovation and sharing technology insights both internally and externally is part of their daily tasks as well as collaboration with SMEs in the Belden Solutions team, Belden Platform team and Belden’s R&D team.

Job Responsibility

Design security architectures for key use cases surrounding OT security while maximizing the use of Belden products and services (e.g., network segmentation, secure remote access, secure industrial networking, asset visibility/monitoring, hardening, zero trust, threats and anomaly detection, network access control, etc.)
Produce reference architectures, validated designs, bill-of-materials, and configuration standards aligned to customer requirements and Belden products/services capabilities
Defined integration patterns across networking, security, and management platforms with focus on OT security related to focused industry segments (e.g., identity, logging, SIEM, monitoring, certificate/management, network segmentation and cloaking, intrusion detection systems, network access control, etc.)
Build and maintain lab environments to validate solution performance, resilience, and security controls based on the concepts the group will define as key use cases to explore for OT security solutions
Create implementation guides, configuration templates, and best-practice documentation to ensure repeatability and consistency across all Belden served regions and industries
Support solution certification/assurance activities as needed (e.g., IEC 62443, NERC CIP, etc.)
Partner with sales and technical teams to scope requirements, design solutions, and support PoCs for strategic opportunities
Lead technical workshops and architecture reviews with customers, partners, and internal stakeholders
Capture deployment feedback and translate it into product/solution improvement recommendations
Provide technical input to Product Management roadmaps (feature gaps, integration needs, interoperability requirements)
Collaborate with R&D on defect triage, performance tuning, and new capability validation, including the work to make partner solutions sellable under Belden’s part numbers (aka. productization)
Coordinate with Services/Support to ensure deliverability, support readiness, and clear escalation paths as necessary to sustain the Security Solutions portfolio’s lifecycle
Develop enablement material and deliver training for sales engineers, partners and customers
Promote secure architecture principles (least privilege, defense-in-depth, segmentation, logging/monitoring, patching) and align designs to applicable security standards and frameworks

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, cybersecurity, or equivalent experience
5+ years in security architecture, network architecture, solutions engineering, or security consulting
Strong networking fundamentals (switching/routing, VLANs, ACLs, NAT, VPNs, firewalls) and security fundamentals (identity, certificates, logging, vulnerability management)
Experience in creating technical design documentation and leading technical discussions with customers
Ability to work across teams and influence outcomes without direct authority
OT/ICS security experience (industrial networks, Purdue model, segmentation strategies, remote access patterns for plants, SIEM, etc.)
Familiarity with IEC 62443, NIST SP 800, and common compliance/customer audit expectations
Experience with SIEM integrations (Syslog, Splunk, Sentinel, QRadar), NAC/identity, IDS use cases (Dragos, Claroty, Nozomi Networks, etc.) and zero trust concepts
Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required to perform the duties of the role (30% frequency of travel)
Computer literacy (MS Office, Visio, SharePoint) plus proficiency with platforms for CRM (e.g. Salesforce), ticket management (e.g. Jira) and knowledge sharing (e.g. Confluence)
English fluency to business standard essential
Demonstrate Belden values

Nice to have

CISSP
GICSP
CCNP/CCIE
IEC 62443
or similar

What we offer

health/dental/vision
long term/short term disability
life insurance
HSA/FSA
matching retirement plans
paid vacation
parental leave
employee stock purchase plan
paid leave for volunteer work in your community
training opportunities
professional talent management and succession planning
corporate health well-being initiatives
commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and sustainability

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