Principal Cybersecurity Architect - Mountain View CA (Mandatory 3 days onsite/week)

Role: Principal Cybersecurity Architect

Location: Mountain View CA (Mandatory 3 days onsite/week) Need someone who can be in Bay Area CA

Qualifications and Experience

• Education: Bachelor s or Master s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
• Experience: 10 15 years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, with at least 10 years leading security architecture and engineering functions in complex enterprise environments.
• Certifications: CISSP, CCSP, CISM, or relevant cloud security and architecture certifications preferred.
• Technical Expertise:
  • Proven leadership in hybrid environments (on-premises + AWS Cloud , Google Cloud Platform Cloud).
  • Deep understanding of application, infrastructure, and cloud security architecture.
  • Experience in AI/ML security, automation, continuous controls monitoring, Zero Trust, Identity and Access Management (IAM, PIM, MFA, SSO), and data protection frameworks.
  • Proficiency with enterprise cybersecurity platforms such as Endpoint Protection Platforms (e.g., CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Microsoft Defender), SIEM s (e.g., Splunk, CrowdStrike Next-Gen SIEM, Microsoft Sentinel), and deception technologies.
  • Proficiency with DevSecOps integration, infrastructure-as-code security, and automated compliance tooling.
  • Experience with Cyber Threat Intelligence and Threat Hunting frameworks, processes, and platforms.
  • Good to have knowledge on Genstudio or similar tool (Suitable for summarizing text, analyzing sentiment, and extracting themes from large datasets ), Zoom AI Companion, Google NotebookLM, CodeAssist tools, Enterprise Chat/Collaboration tools like slack, jira, wiki, confluence
• Hands-on familiarity with SIEM, EDR/XDR, DLP, PKI, and vulnerability management solutions.
• Strong understanding of industry standards and frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001, CIS Controls).
• Experience working with global teams and managing cybersecurity initiatives across multiple regions and time zones.