WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Define, implement, and continuously improve the Security Architecture operating model, including engagement processes, service definitions, and integration with technology delivery teams
• Develop and maintain practical security roadmaps aligned to business strategy, technology direction, and evolving threat landscape
• Track and define security architecture approaches for emerging technologies, including AI/ML and agentic systems, ensuring appropriate controls, risk management, and alignment with enterprise standards
• Establish and govern enterprise security standards, patterns, and architectural principles, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and ongoing maintenance
• Develop and maintain reusable reference architectures and security design patterns that enable scalable and secure implementation across domains
• Partner with various technology teams to proactively embed security into system design, architecture reviews, and technology selection
• Provide architectural guidance across key domains including enterprise infrastructure, cloud platforms, applications, data security, and identity-related controls
• Evaluate proposed architectures, designs, and solutions for alignment with security standards, risk posture, and enterprise security architecture
• Act as a security architecture subject matter expert in business and technology initiatives, ensuring security considerations are addressed early in the design lifecycle
• Provide architectural oversight and guidance for security tooling, ensuring effective integration, coverage, and alignment with enterprise needs
• Maintain awareness of regulatory and compliance requirements (e.g., PCI, SOX, GDPR/CCPA) and ensure security architecture aligns with applicable obligations

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:

• Broad, enterprise-level understanding of IT and security domains, including:
  • Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Application architectures and SDLC
  • Infrastructure and networking
  • Data protection and privacy controls
  • Identity and access management concepts
  • Emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and agentic systems.
• Demonstrated technical expertise in existing security and IT systems and an ability to keep pace with changing security and IT technologies
• Ability to identify and implement opportunities to leverage AI and automation to scale the Security Architecture function, including use cases such as security design analysis, documentation generation, and architectural review support
• Hands-on experience managing security infrastructure such as firewalls, IPSs, WAFs, endpoint protection, SIEM and log management technology
• Strong familiarity with SaaS/PaaS/IaaS and associated security implications
• Strong decision-making capabilities, with a proven ability to weigh the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and identify the most appropriate one
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the specific ability to translate complex technology and information security related concepts into terms that are easily understood by members of other technology teams and lines of business
• Excellent documentation skills, including experience creating and maintaining architectural governance, process, standards, and policy.
• A team-focused mentality with the proven ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders
• Strong work ethic with attention to detail
• Ability to excel in a fast paced and rapidly changing environment while managing multiple priorities

REQUIREMENTS:

• 8+ years of experience cumulatively across IT security, systems, network, infrastructure, or software engineering roles
• GIAC, (ISC)2 , or equivalent certifications a plus

The pay range for this position is $190,000-$220,000/yr USD.