Security Architect
About the Role
You will design and evolve the enterprise security architecture, ensuring scalability and resilience. You will lead vulnerability management, own endpoint protection platform architecture and deployments, and perform threat modeling and security design reviews for new initiatives. You will develop security policies and playbooks, lead incident response and forensic investigations, drive compliance with SOC 2 and ITGC, evaluate and integrate security tools, and monitor SIEM and security logs while building automation for detection and response.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity or equivalent practical experience
- 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity with 3+ years in security architecture or engineering leadership
- Strong understanding of secure system design, cloud architecture, and hybrid environments
- Experience with zero-trust architecture and implementations
- Knowledge of security frameworks including CIS, NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, ISO27001, and SOC 2
- Familiarity with compliance regulations such as SOC 2, ITGC, and HIPAA
- Strong communication and documentation skills including executive reporting
- Industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or OSCP; cloud security certifications are a plus
- Hands-on experience with FortiGate, Cisco firewalls, VPN, and cloud-native security tools
- Deep knowledge of security protocols (IPsec, TLS/SSL), encryption standards, IDS/IPS, and secure network architecture
- Proven experience with SIEM systems
- Experience leading incident response, forensic investigations, and post-mortem analysis
- Scripting experience to automate security workflows is a plus
Responsibilities
- Design and evolve enterprise security architecture
- Lead vulnerability management including scanning prioritization and remediation
- Own endpoint protection platform architecture and deployments
- Lead threat modeling and security design reviews
- Develop and maintain security policies, SOPs, and playbooks
- Own incident response architecture and lead incident response and forensics
- Drive compliance strategy for SOC 2 and ITGC
- Evaluate and integrate security tools and technologies
- Monitor and analyze security logs and SIEM alerts and develop automation
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term disability insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Paid time off