What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cybersecurity Architect position at Talent Groups?
Title: Cybersecurity Architect
Location: Arlington, TX 76014 / Hybrid
Employment Type: Full-Time, Direct Hire (No C2C or sponsorship available)
Job Description:
Talent Groups is seeking an experienced Cybersecurity Architect to provide strategic security guidance across complex IT and business environments. In this role, you will ensure enterprise architecture and projects align with cybersecurity standards, cloud best practices, and risk management frameworks. This is a hybrid position based in Arlington, TX.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and implement secure enterprise architecture solutions in alignment with cybersecurity and IT standards.
- Evaluate proposed technical solutions for security compliance; recommend improvements or compensating controls as necessary.
- Communicate cybersecurity concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Serve as the cybersecurity architecture lead for an assigned business unit, collaborating with IT, engineering, and business teams.
- Define and deliver cybersecurity technical requirements across multiple simultaneous business and IT projects.
- Stay current on emerging cyber threats, security technologies, regulatory changes, and industry best practices.
Experience & Qualifications:
- 7 years of overall experience, including 2–5 years in a cybersecurity architecture-focused role.
- Strong knowledge of cloud security—AWS is highly preferred; Azure is also acceptable.
- Deep understanding of Zero Trust frameworks, application security, data security, and identity and access management (IAM).
- Skilled in threat modeling, risk assessment, and applying compensating controls in complex environments.
- Prior experience in financial services, insurance, or other highly regulated industries is a plus.
- Familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks and compliance standards, with the ability to implement controls via configuration and design.
- Strong analytical skills to identify gaps and propose effective, risk-based architectural solutions.
Tools & Technologies:
- Cloud Platforms: AWS (primary), Azure
- IAM Tools: Okta, SailPoint, CyberArk
- Firewalls & Network Security: Palo Alto, Checkpoint, Cisco
- WAF & Load Balancers: F5, Akamai
- Virtualization: VMware
- SIEM Platforms: Various accepted
- Additional: Kubernetes (a plus, not required)
Preferred Certifications:
- CISSP – Certified Information Systems Security Professional
- CCSP – Certified Cloud Security Professional
Talent Groups is an equal opportunity employer. We appreciate all applications; however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
Salary : $160,000 - $180,000
