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Lead Cybersecurity Architect

USA, VA, RichmondFull-time2026-10-12 → 2026-11-11

Core

Establish and evolve enterprise security architecture, patterns, and guardrails to protect the business while enabling speed and innovation across cloud, network, identity, and data domains.

Role type

Senior IC security architect (strategy & design)

Builds

Secure reference architectures, guardrails, and roadmaps for cloud, network, identity, and application platforms

Domain

Healthcare technology / Cybersecurity

Required skills

Security architecture design, risk management, compliance, IAM/PAM, Zero Trust, DevSecOps, policy-as-code, cloud security, encryption/key management, vulnerability management, SIEM/EDR/SOAR, stakeholder leadership, mentoring

Preferred skills

Scripting/automation (Bash, Python, PowerShell), cyber resilience design, offensive/defensive security collaboration, modern application patterns (microservices, serverless)

Technologies

Kubernetes, SIEM, EDR/XDR, SOAR, Google Cloud Platform, Bash, Python, PowerShell

Responsibilities

Own and evolve security architecture reference patterns and guardrails; lead architecture reviews for key initiatives; translate security policy into engineering requirements; define target-state security architecture and roadmaps; embed security in delivery through DevSecOps; mentor and coach architects and engineers

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities