Senior Technology Architect

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end security design and architecture reviews for common cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and major SaaS applications.
• Develop and maintain secure-by-design reference architectures, patterns, and guidelines tailored to IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS deployments.
• Perform threat modeling, risk assessments, and gap analyses to align solutions with internal security standards and regulatory requirements.
• Define identity and access control strategies, including SSO, MFA, PKI, and least-privilege models.
• XXgn network and infrastructure security controls including network segmentation, security groups, firewalls, SASE, and IPS/IDS.
• Architect data protection solutions such as encryption key management, Transparent Data Encryption, tokenization, and DLP for cloud and SaaS data.
• Integrate application and infrastructure logs into SIEM platforms such as Client Cloud and Azure Sentinel, and design SOAR playbooks for automated response.
• Collaborate with DevOps and engineering teams to embed security requirements in CI/CD pipelines, leveraging IaC tools.
• Facilitate design workshops, governance gates, and architecture review boards, and document decisions and action items.
• Candidatetor junior architects and security engineers, sharing best practices and driving continuous improvement.

• Experience in security architecture and design with cloud platforms including AWS and Azure.
• Strong client relationship-building skills.

• Proven leadership in technical security architecture for enterprise environments.
• Deep expertise across cloud service providers including AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and SaaS ecosystems.
• Strong background in application architecture, networking, and security operations.
• Proficiency in structured design methodologies and ITIL service management practices.
• Ability to translate complex business requirements into actionable security solutions.
• Experience creating conceptual, logical, and physical process and data models.
• Track record of developing, recommending, and governing security architecture.
• Awareness of emerging technologies, industry trends, and security best practices.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, and interpersonal skills.
• Clear verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present to technical and executive audiences.
• Collaborative team player with a consistent record of meeting deadlines.
• Identity and Access Candidateagement expertise in SSO, MFA, PKI, and identity federation including OAuth/OIDC and SAML.
• Infrastructure and network security experience with subnet design, firewalls, security groups, micro-segmentation, and SASE patterns.
• Data protection expertise in key management systems, TDE, tokenization, DLP, and data classification.
• Application security knowledge in secure SDLC, container and serverless hardening, API gateway policies, and WAF integration.
• Security operations experience including SIEM ingestion pipelines, correlation searches, dashboards, SOAR automation, and EDR tools.
• Experience in Agile environments with backlog management, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
• Experience embedding security requirements and automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience facilitating cross-functional workshops such as threat modeling and design sprints.
• Knowledge of frameworks such as TOGAF, NIST CSF, and CIS Controls for cloud and SaaS solutions.
• Experience with IaC tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation, configuration templates, and logging-agent deployments.
• Public sector or regulated industry experience is a plus.
• Familiarity with mandates and standards such as FIPPA, PHIPA, PCI DSS, AODA, and ISO 27001.

• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, or a related field preferred.