Security Architect

Job#: 3038505

Job Description:

Security Architect

Location: Maryland Heights, Missouri (Remote)

Role Overview

An Embedded Security Architect is sought to partner with the Solution Architecture organization and business-aligned technology teams. This role operates as a trusted advisor, embedded within delivery teams to influence architectural decisions and ensure security is designed into modern SaaS, cloud-native, and hybrid solutions. The Embedded Security Architect balances cybersecurity depth with pragmatic solution architecture thinking to enable business outcomes while reducing risk.

Key Responsibilities

• Embed with solution architecture teams, acting as the primary security architecture advisor throughout the ideation, design, delivery, and evolution of solutions.
• Collaborate with solution architects, product owners, and engineering teams to ensure security requirements are understood and implemented early in the design process.
• Advocate for a security-by-design approach in cloud and digital transformation initiatives.
• Partner, review, and co-design architecture to ensure security controls are embedded into designs and patterns, supporting scalability, reliability, and compliance.
• Contribute to security patterns, guidelines, and reusable artifacts to support secure-by-design practices across teams.
• Provide guidance on technology selection and operational processes for running systems in a cloud environment.
• Participate in proof-of-concept efforts for new SaaS and IaaS applications to advocate for and translate security requirements.

Required Qualifications

Experience: Minimum 8 years of experience in cybersecurity, including time spent influencing or designing security within complex solution architectures. Experience advising on security architecture for on-premises as well as SaaS, PaaS, and cloud-native solutions, including API integrations and third-party platforms.

Skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to challenge designs constructively and build alignment across technical and non-technical stakeholders. Must be able to present effectively to multiple audiences. Ability to translate security requirements into actionable guidance. Experience developing and applying cloud security policies and procedures. Familiarity with security frameworks and standards (e.g., NIST, CIS, ISO 27001).

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience and subject matter expertise with Microsoft Azure.
• Experience securing SaaS platforms and integrations, including identity federation, API security, data protection, and vendor trust models.
• Practical understanding of cloud-native and SaaS security tooling (CASB, CSPM, CIEM, identity platforms).
• Working knowledge across infrastructure and application domains, including networking, storage, operating systems, identity and access management (IAM), privileged access management (PAM), single sign-on (SSO), encryption standards, and vendor engagement.
• Technology background in the financial sector.
• Experience promoting secure-by-design principles in agile or DevOps environments.
• Understanding of various regulatory requirements and laws such as Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and New York Codes Rules and Regulations (NYCRR).
• Microsoft Architect certifications, ISC2 certifications, SANs.

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