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Manager, Cyber Architecture

Los Angeles, CA - University Park Campus, USRemoteFull-time$205k2026-10-27 → 2026-11-10
Remote

Core

Lead the university's overall security architecture, ensuring IT system integrity, compliance, and alignment with architectural principles while managing specialized security teams.

Role type

Manager, Cyber Architecture

Builds

Enterprise-wide security frameworks, security policies, and operational security strategies for a research university.

Domain

Higher Education / Cybersecurity

Required skills

Security architecture design, network security technologies, cybersecurity best practices, application security frameworks, Operational Technology (OT) architecture, data center technologies (virtualization, containerization, cloud, DR), SDLC/IDLC integration, team management, process improvement.

Preferred skills

University environment experience, existing university security architecture familiarity, Cyber certifications (CISSP, GIAC, CISM), 10+ years experience.

Technologies

Virtualization, containerization, cloud computing, disaster recovery, OT systems.

Responsibilities

Manage assessments and recommend enterprise/local security solutions; lead strategic development of security architecture; direct specialized teams to implement security strategies; participate in staff management (hiring, coaching, performance reviews); provide expert technical insights on security matters; maintain forward-looking perspective on security trends; ensure architecture evolves with legal/regulatory/tech changes.

Seniority

Manager, hands-on leadership