Senior Security Architect

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Hello,

I hope you''re doing well.

I’m Abhay from Vcentrix Services. I came across your profile and felt it could be a good match for a current opportunity we’re working on.

We have a high-priority opportunity with Hilton.

Role: Senior Security Architect
Type: Contract / Consulting
Location: Hybrid – Dallas, TX / McLean, VA / Memphis, TN
Work Model: Hybrid (2–3x/week onsite)
Sponsorship: Cannot accept candidates who require sponsorship now or in the future

Must Have Skills: Application Development, Security Architecture, Hands-on Engineering, API Security, IAM (OAuth2/OIDC/SAML), Cloud Security (AWS preferred), Secure SDLC/CI-CD

High-Level Summary

• Senior Security Solutions Architect supporting Hilton’s customer-facing platforms (web, mobile, APIs, payments, property systems)
• Focus on embedding security into architecture design across the SDLC
• Heavy collaboration with engineering, product, architecture, and security teams
• Responsible for end-to-end secure designs, reference architectures, and governance reviews
• Highly strategic + hands-on architecture role (not pure security ops)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead secure solution design across APIs, cloud, identity, data flows, and integrations
• Translate business/product requirements → secure architecture patterns
• Develop security reference architectures + reusable patterns
• Conduct architecture reviews + risk identification + mitigation planning
• Create artifacts: diagrams, data flows, security controls, design documentation
• Partner cross-functionally to balance security, scalability, and delivery speed

Core Requirements

• 7+ years in tech (engineering, security, architecture)
• 5+ years hands-on engineering or app delivery experience
• 3+ years solution/enterprise architecture experience
• Strong experience in one or more:

• Application/Product Security
• API Security
• IAM / Customer Identity
• Cloud Security (AWS preferred)
• Cryptography / Data protection

• Deep understanding of:

• OAuth2, OpenID Connect, SAML
• Secure SDLC + CI/CD security
• Encryption, secrets management, logging/monitoring

• Experience supporting enterprise-scale, customer-facing platforms

Nice to Have

• Certifications: CISSP, CCSP, AWS, TOGAF
• Experience in hospitality, ecommerce, payments, travel
• Familiarity with frameworks: PCI, NIST, SOC2, ISO, GDPR

Screening Focus Areas

We will assess candidates on:

• Hands-on engineering vs security architecture depth
• Experience with customer-facing platforms (web/mobile/APIs/payments)
• Real-world secure architecture design examples
• Expertise in OAuth2 / OIDC / API Security / IAM
• Experience in cloud environments (AWS/Azure)
• Ability to influence engineering teams and architecture governance

Please share your updated resume and a good time for a quick conversation.

Looking forward to your response.

Thanks & Regards