Cybersecurity Architect

Architecture & Solution Design

• Develop enterprise-wide security architectures aligned to NIST standards (e.g., NIST CSF, SP 800-53, SP 800-171, SP 800-207).

• Design scalable, secure solutions that address identified risks and business objectives across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments.

• Translate business and technical requirements into secure solution blueprints.

• Contribute to the development of reference architectures and security patterns.

• Leverage hands on engineering implementation experience to provide prescriptive guidance on best practices and possible pitfalls.

Solution Review & Risk Mitigation

• Lead architecture and security reviews for new technologies, applications, and systems.

• Identify gaps and weaknesses in proposed solutions and advise on appropriate risk mitigation strategies.

• Collaborate with engineering and infrastructure teams to ensure secure deployment of systems and services.

• Provide technical guidance to project and product teams throughout the system development lifecycle.

Governance & Standards

• Develop and maintain security architecture standards, policies, and control frameworks in alignment with NIST and industry best practices.

• Participate in or lead internal security governance boards and architecture review boards.

• Ensure solutions meet internal risk, compliance, and regulatory requirements (e.g., CCPA, NYDFS, PCI DSS).

• Contribute to maturity assessments and continuous improvement efforts for cybersecurity architecture.

Collaboration & Leadership

• Act as a subject matter expert on cybersecurity architecture for stakeholders across IT, engineering, compliance, and risk teams.

• Mentor junior architects and security engineers.

• Communicate complex technical and risk concepts clearly to business leaders and non-technical audiences.

• Stay up to date on emerging threats, technologies, and changes to the NIST ecosystem.

Required Qualifications

• 7–10 years of experience in cybersecurity, with 3 years in a security architecture or similar role.

• Deep working knowledge of NIST frameworks (CSF, SP 800-53, 800-171, 800-207 Zero Trust).

• Demonstrated experience designing and reviewing secure architectures for enterprise systems and cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure).

• Practical experience translating security architecture requirements into implemented controls, technical configurations, and operational procedures.

• Strong understanding of cybersecurity domains including identity and access management (IAM), network security, data protection, and application security.

• Strong understanding of LLMs, AI, and GenAI solutions including agentic AI and MCP hardening.

• Experience validating control effectiveness through testing, monitoring, evidence collection, or audit support.

• Experience working in a regulated environment and aligning technical controls to compliance frameworks. Excellent communication, collaboration, and documentation skills.

Preferred

• Industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, SABSA, or AWS Certified Security.

• Experience with Zero Trust Architecture and modern security models.

• Experience with security automation, control orchestration, policy-as-code, or continuous control monitoring.

• Experience implementing security controls in cloud-native, hybrid, and complex enterprise-scale environments.

• Familiarity with DevSecOps and infrastructure-as-code security.