Chief Enterprise Security Architect – Physical & Cyber

EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based bonus

Equity compensation

In-office four days per week

Premium health benefits

Educational reimbursement

Retirement plan with company match

Job summary

EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure seeks an experienced Vice President, Enterprise Security Architect to lead the unified security architecture for physical and cybersecurity across a multi-campus portfolio. You will map, govern, and standardize systems—access control, video, key management, networks, and identities—driving hardening and integration at scale.

You will own inventory, configuration baselines, and compliance mappings to SOC 2, ISO 27001, and NIST, while guiding vendor engagements and

Qualifications

• Extensive security architecture and engineering experience spanning physical and cybersecurity.
• Expertise in enterprise physical security platforms and access control, video, and biometrics.
• Strong knowledge of IT infrastructure, networking, segmentation, servers, and identity management.
• Experience mapping complex architectures, data flows, and as-built documentation at scale.
• Familiarity with convergence of physical/logical security and credential management.
• Understanding of OT/ICS security concepts for critical facilities.
• Experience aligning with NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2 and audits.
• Experience in data center, colocation, or critical infrastructure environments.

Responsibilities

• Own enterprise security architecture spanning physical and cybersecurity across campuses.
• Map, document, and maintain authoritative inventory of security systems and data flows.
• Define configuration standards and hardening baselines for systems and networks.
• Architect network designs, segmentation, remote access, and security-tool integrations.
• Lead convergence initiatives for unified credential management and PACS integration.
• Oversee vulnerability and patch governance with vendor SLAs and SOWs.
• Ensure compliance mapping to NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2 and support audits.
• Evaluate new security technologies with PoCs and roadmaps.
• Collaborate across physical/IT/cybersecurity teams and executives; provide documentation.
• Adhere to security policies and assist with background screenings.

Skills

Security architecture

Physical security systems

Identity and access management

Network segmentation

System hardening

Documentation & governance

Security program leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

CISSP (preferred)

ASIS PSP/CPP desirable

Tools

Genetec Security Center (Synergis/Omnicast)

Traka

Job description

EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure seeks an experienced Vice President, Enterprise Security Architect to lead the unified security architecture for physical and cybersecurity across a multi-campus portfolio. You will map, govern, and standardize systems—access control, video, key management, networks, and identities—driving hardening and integration at scale.

You will own inventory, configuration baselines, and compliance mappings to SOC 2, ISO 27001, and NIST, while guiding vendor engagements and