Security Architect - Hybrid

About Us

We’re the world’s leading provider of secure financial messaging services, headquartered in Belgium. We are the way the world moves value – across borders, through cities and overseas. No other organisation can address the scale, precision, pace and trust that this demands, and we’re proud to support the global economy.

We’re unique too. We were established to find a better way for the global financial community to move value – a reliable, safe and secure approach that the community can trust, completely. We’re always striving to be better and are constantly evolving in an ever-changing landscape, without undermining that trust. Five decades on, our vibrant community reflects the complexity and diversity of the financial ecosystem. We innovate diligently, test exhaustively, then implement fast. In a connected and exciting era, our mission has never been more relevant. Swift now has a presence in 200 countries and legal territories to serve a community of more than 12,000 banks and financial institutions.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Security Architect to design, implement, and maintain robust security solutions for Swift's critical financial messaging infrastructure. This role is pivotal in ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of our systems and data in a constantly evolving threat landscape.

What to Expect:

In this role you will:

• Lead the development and governance of secure-by-design architecture across infrastructure, identity, application, and network platforms in hybrid enterprise environments
• Embed Zero Trust principles into enterprise architecture standards, ensuring identity is the primary trust anchor and access decisions are continuously verified
• Establish and maintain reference architectures, high-level designs, reusable blueprints, and security control guardrails that apply consistently across organization
• Define and govern identity and access control strategies, including centralized authentication, MFA, conditional access, least privilege enforcement, and privileged access management
• Architect and advance segmentation strategies, Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), and secure connectivity patterns to prevent lateral movement and reduce attack surface
• Integrate security controls into cloud and on-prem infrastructure platforms, including secure configuration standards, workload protection, secrets management, and runtime enforcement
• Partner with application, DevOps, platform engineering, and infrastructure teams to integrate security controls into CI/CD pipelines, platform deployments, and operational workflows
• Ensure all platforms generate standardized and actionable security telemetry to support monitoring, threat detection, incident response, and continuous compliance validation
• Ensure alignment to enterprise security frameworks, regulatory obligations, and operational resilience requirements, including NIST, CIS, ISO, PCI, and GDPR
• Support technology selection, evaluation, and strategic road mapping to ensure platforms evolve in alignment with Zero Trust, cost-effectiveness, and operational maturity
  
  
  

What will make you successful:

We are seeking professionals with:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in information security, with at least 5-7 years specifically in a security architecture role
• Proven experience as a Security Architect or similar role in a large-scale enterprise environment.
• Expertise in defining architectural blueprints, reference architectures, and principles, with a strong focus on security and scalability
• Understanding of enterprise security architectures, including Identity Credentialing & Access Management (ICAM), network security, and application security
• Proficiency in enterprise architecture frameworks and security best practices
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across diverse teams and stakeholders.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on driving business outcomes through secure, innovative technology solutions.
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree
• Relevant industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or TOGAF
  
  
  

Swift is unable to sponsor an employment authorization for this position now or in the future.

The estimated salary range for a new hire in this position in Virginia is $121,564.00 USD Annual MINIMUM to $225,762.00 USD Annual MAXIMUM. Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. Our compensation packages include a competitive base salary and bonus opportunity for all employee’s contingent on personal and company performance. Our generous benefits program includes medical, dental, vision and life insurance with no premium costs for our employees and their families, and retirement plan plus matching 401k.

What We Offer

We put you in control of career

We give you a competitive package

We help you perform at your best

We help you make a difference

We give you the freedom to be yourself

We give you the freedom to be yourself. We are creating an environment of unique individuals – like you – with different perspectives on the financial industry and the world. A diverse and inclusive environment in which everyone’s voice counts and where you can reach your full potential.

If you believe you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact us to request accommodation.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Swift, we are dedicated to building a workplace where people can bring their full selves and ideas to the team, so if you are excited about this role, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every single qualification.