Principal Threat Modeling Architect
Core
Leading the enterprise Threat Modeling program to establish standards, methodologies, and governance for proactively identifying and mitigating security risks across the software development lifecycle, cloud environments, and emerging technologies.
Role type
Principal Threat Modeling Architect (Strategy & Leadership)
Builds
Enterprise threat modeling program, team of threat modelers, security architecture patterns, and automated threat modeling capabilities
Domain
Cybersecurity / Cloud Security / Software Development Lifecycle
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Threat modeling methodologies (STRIDE, MITRE ATT&CK, Kill Chain, attack trees), Application security, Cloud security, Team leadership and mentoring, Risk mitigation strategy, Secure-by-design principles, Security transformation
Preferred skills
Financial services experience, Highly regulated industry experience, Executive presentation skills, Remote team management
Technologies
AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, Microservices, Containers, APIs
Responsibilities
Lead and mature the enterprise Threat Modeling program including methodologies, standards, tooling, governance, and metrics; Build, lead, and mentor a team of threat modelers; Partner with Security Architecture, Application Security, Cloud Security, Engineering, and Development teams; Conduct and oversee threat modeling exercises for critical business applications, cloud-native services, AI solutions, and strategic transformation initiatives; Define actionable risk mitigation strategies and architectural recommendations; Establish security architecture patterns, guidance, and best practices; Drive adoption of automated and scalable threat modeling capabilities
Seniority
Principal, strategy & mentorship
