Cybersecurity Architect (Enterprise Solution Architecture)

Cybersecurity Architect (Enterprise Solution Architecture)
Location: Rosemead, CA (Hybrid – 2 days onsite weekly)
Duration: 18–24 Month W2 Contract (Potential for FTE Conversion)

Pay: $130-$147/hour depending on experience

Russell Tobin is supporting a large, enterprise utility and energy organization in their search for a Cybersecurity Architect to join their enterprise security architecture function.

This role is ideal for a senior-level security architect who thrives in a solutioning, advisory, and enterprise architecture environment — partnering across IT, engineering, product, and cybersecurity teams to design scalable, secure technology solutions across hybrid ecosystems.

You’ll act as a technical SME and strategic advisor, translating regulatory and business requirements into repeatable security architectures, standards, and design patterns that enable delivery teams to build securely.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as a trusted Cybersecurity Architecture SME, aligning security solutions to enterprise strategy, risk posture, and business outcomes
• Partner with business, IT, engineering, and cyber stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into architecture guidance and control objectives
• Evaluate solution feasibility and architecture tradeoffs to ensure scalability, practicality, and enterprise alignment
• Develop and maintain enterprise security reference architectures, design patterns, and guardrails across:
  • Identity & Access Management
  • Network Security & Segmentation
  • Endpoint & Workload Protection
  • Application Security
  • Data Protection
  • Logging & Monitoring
  • Secure Remote Access
• Establish and govern security architecture principles (least privilege, defense-in-depth, secure-by-design, segmentation)
• Conduct architecture reviews for new initiatives and major technology changes
• Document security decisions, residual risks, and remediation strategies
• Define measurable and testable security requirements across platforms and services
• Partner with cybersecurity technology teams on roadmap planning and capability maturity
• Influence senior stakeholders and business leaders on secure solution adoption
• Produce architecture artifacts (standards, diagrams, decision records) and mentor engineering teams

Top Skill Sets We’re Targeting

• Solutioning mindset with strong collaboration and architecture tradeoff evaluation
• Enterprise technical architecture leadership (10+ years across IT / InfoSec / Cybersecurity)
• Cloud + Network + Enterprise security architecture coverage

Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in IT, Information Security, and/or Cybersecurity
• U.S. Citizenship required
• Experience designing security architectures for enterprise environments
• Expertise across identity, segmentation, monitoring, and data protection
• Knowledge of security controls implementation:
  • IAM / MFA
  • Encryption
  • Logging & monitoring
  • Vulnerability management
  • Endpoint/workload security
• Experience partnering with engineering teams in iterative delivery models
• Ability to translate security requirements into actionable technical designs
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present to technical and non-technical audiences

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field
• 3+ years of cloud cybersecurity experience
• Experience architecting security for hybrid environments (on-prem + cloud + SaaS)
• Background in DevSecOps / Secure SDLC practices
• Experience with:
  • Zero Trust architecture
  • Identity governance
  • Privileged Access Management (PAM)
  • Conditional access strategies
• SIEM/SOC partnership experience (detections, telemetry, response playbooks)
• Knowledge of security frameworks (NIST, CIS, ISO 27001)
• Experience supporting audits and compliance initiatives
• Proven ability to influence without authority and drive adoption of standards

Role Environment & Team Culture

• Enterprise Solution Architecture function
• Highly collaborative and advisory-focused team
• Strong culture of partnership, feedback, and mentorship
• Works closely with engineering and architecture leaders
• Not a hands-on engineering role — operates as a strategic security advisor

Pride Global offers eligible employee's comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

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