Security Architect

Phoenix, Arizona

Insight Global
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Job Description

What you'll do:

The Security domain Architect is accountable for the architecture, design, standards, & frameworks that keep our companys data, people, & systems secure. This challenging role integrates business and technology knowledge to develop the security architecture vision & drive to a future state security architecture that aligns to our security controls and risk posture. This role is a Security Domain Architect role within the Enterprise Architecture organization reporting to an Architecture Leader and requires active engagement with other Domain Architects, Solution Architects, Application Architects, Delivery & Operations teams.

Responsibilities:
  • Develops and maintains a security architecture framework & process that enables the bank to develop and implement security capabilities and solutions that are clearly aligned with business, technology, and current & emerging threat drivers.
  • Author and develop architecture artifacts such as standards, patterns, & architecture designs that can be leveraged in governance processes and align to enterprise security posture.
Tracks developments and changes in the digital business and threat environments to ensure that they're adequately addressed in security strategy plans and architecture artifacts.
  • Translates business and technical requirements into an architectural blueprint to achieve business objectives and documents all solution architecture design and analysis work.
  • Develops perspectives and points of view on buy vs. build offerings from various solution providers to develop differentiated solutions that support business growth plans.
  • Participates in M&A efforts to assess use of security capabilities & develops integration approaches to integrate the acquisition into our security framework(s).
  • Facilitates the evaluation and selection of software product and services, as well as the design of standard and custom software configurations.
  • Monitors the current-state solution portfolio to identify deficiencies through aging of the technologies used by the application, or misalignment with business requirements.
We are a company committed to creating inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment opportunities without regard to race, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship status, disability, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to . The EEOC "Know Your Rights" Poster is available here .

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Skills and Requirements
  • 10+ years of related experience, with 5+ years security architecture efforts and an expert level security specific certification such as CISSP.
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, information-technology, cybersecurity, engineering, system analysis or a related study, or equivalent experience. Masters degree preferred.
  • Minimum of ten years of experience working in an architecture function with knowledge & experience developing reference architectures & patterns and supporting governance functions.
  • Broad understanding of all security domains (e.g. I&AM, Network, End User Compute, Application, Platform, Data etc) with knowledge & experience depth in 1 or 2 of those domains.
  • Experience designing security controls for the deployment of applications and infrastructure in to public cloud services.
  • Deep understanding of strategic and new and emerging technology trends, and the practical application of existing, new and emerging technologies to new and evolving business and operating models.
  • Deep understanding of product management, agile principles and development methodologies and capability of supporting agile and DevOps teams by providing advice and guidance on delivery opportunities.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills and able to develop content for & communicate with Architecture Leader Level stakeholders as well as Engineering & Scrum teams.
  • Ability to build trust and respect as a change agent who can influence and persuade business and IT leaders and development teams.
  • Objective mindset that is able to think enterprise first and remain unbiased toward any specific technology or vendor choice, with decisions made based on data, analysis, & POC results.
  • Ability to work effectively in a team environment and be a team player
  • Experience with Azure, AWS and on-prem platforms.
  • Knowledge and understanding of different modeling languages (e.g. ArchiMate).
  • Experience delivering & operating in the Banking industry.
  • Security Architect Level Certification null
We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion,sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military oruniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, andordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to .

Date Posted: 05 May 2025
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