Senior Security Architecture Specialist
Core
Design and govern security architecture standards and tooling across the firm, translating compliance obligations into operable patterns and managing the design governance toolchain.
Role type
Senior Security Architecture Specialist (VP level)
Builds
Security architecture standards, compliance traceability artifacts, and design governance toolchain integrations
Domain
Financial Services / Cybersecurity
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Security architecture design, SDLC security controls governance, Policy as Code (OPA/Sentinel), Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), Threat modeling, Python/PowerShell scripting, Cross-functional influence
Preferred skills
CISSP/CSSLP certification, Business acumen, Code review capability, Monitoring and data analysis, CI/CD tooling (Jenkins/Gradle/Maven), Public cloud services, Secure SDLC tools (Snyk/Wiz/etc.), Container orchestration (Kubernetes/Docker)
Technologies
OPA, Sentinel, Python, PowerShell, Jenkins, Gradle, Maven, Kubernetes, Docker, GitHub Advanced Security, Snyk, WhiteSource, Sonatype, X-Ray, Wiz
Responsibilities
Steward security architecture standards (ADRs, threat models, trust boundaries), Produce compliance traceability artifacts, Drive cross-team architecture through influence, Operate and evolve the design governance toolchain, Define ADR lifecycles, Build integrations between spec platform and dev tooling
Seniority
Senior, VP level, hands-on IC with strategic influence