Senior Manager, Security Architecture and Strategy

Job Description

Position

Senior Specialist, ITRMS Architecture

Department

IT Risk Management & Security

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Security Architect with a strong background in designing resilient and highly available cloud-hybrid systems. In this role you will be responsible for working with business and technology architects and IT leaders to help drive technology optimization, align teams to overall Security and Compliance Strategy and drive technology and architecture blueprints re-use.

The ideal candidate would be self-driven and able to work with little supervision.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and Implementation Designing robust and scalable cloud-hybrid systems that ensure high availability and resilience in a medium to large organization.
• Oversee PoCs and discovery efforts Help initiating, driving or overseeing PoC and discovery efforts allowing the company to protect against emerging threats and address controls deficiencies
• Defining Security architecture principles, patterns and blueprints Prepare reusable architectural artifacts in the form of design diagrams, IaC or infographics
• Strategic alignment Collaborate with cross-functional teams to influence and define roadmaps and strategies, ensuring alignment with organizational strategy and company's goals.
• Stakeholder Engagement Build and maintain strong interpersonal relationships, leveraging exceptional networking and influencing skills to navigate cross-culturally with a diverse range of stakeholders, both internally and externally.
• Training & educate technical architects on security best practices and broker knowledge sharing within the Security Architecture community

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

Required Experience and qualification

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Employee Status

Regular

Relocation

VISA Sponsorship

Travel Requirements

Flexible Work Arrangements

Hybrid

Shift

Valid Driving License

Hazardous Material(s)

Required Skills

Emerging Technologies, Methods and Tools, Requirements Management, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Solution Architecture, Strategic Planning, System Designs, Technical Advice

Preferred Skills

Job Posting End Date

10 / 15 / 2025

Requisition ID R366278

Skills Required

Network Security, Security Architecture, Endpoint Security, Risk And Compliance, Microservices, Gcp, DevSecOps, Iam, threat modeling , Azure, Aws, Security Operations