Cloud & DevSecOps Application Security Architect

CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen); Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, and 401k

Job summary

CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen) is seeking an Application Security Architect to join our technology team in Austin, TX. The role bridges application security architecture, engineering, DevOps, and cloud security, leading secure design reviews and defining security controls for CLA’s technology environment.

You will establish a Cloud Security Posture Management practice, govern security controls across CI/CD pipelines, and collaborate with Development, Cloud, Platform, Product, Data, IT, and Risk teams

Qualifications

• Experience leading or supporting secure design reviews for application, cloud, commercial, and hybrid solutions.
• Experience reviewing technical architecture, system interaction, and data-flow diagrams.
• Experience with application security architecture, cloud security, DevOps security, and security engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead and participate in secure design reviews for proprietary, commercial, cloud, and hybrid solutions.
• Document identified risks, required mitigations, risk owners, exceptions, and residual-risk decisions.
• Review system interaction diagrams and data-flow diagrams to map trust and security boundaries.
• Develop reusable security standards, assessment patterns, and architectural guidance.
• Establish Cloud Security Posture Management practices across cloud deployments and CI/CD workflows.
• Provide technical security leadership across Development, Cloud, Platform, Product, Data, IT, EA, and Risk teams.

Skills

Secure design reviews

Cloud security

DevOps security

CI/CD pipelines

GitHub Actions

Infrastructure as code

Threat modeling

Security governance

Communication to stakeholders

Architectural guidance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Azure

GitHub Actions

Black Duck Polaris

Job description

CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen) is seeking an Application Security Architect to join our technology team in Austin, TX. The role bridges application security architecture, engineering, DevOps, and cloud security, leading secure design reviews and defining security controls for CLA’s technology environment.

You will establish a Cloud Security Posture Management practice, govern security controls across CI/CD pipelines, and collaborate with Development, Cloud, Platform, Product, Data, IT, and Risk teams