Cloud Security Architect

Farmers Group Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Medical

Vision

Health Savings and Flexible Spending

Job summary

Farmers is seeking a Cloud Security Architect to serve as the cloud security SME within the Senior Solution Architect role. You will collaborate with cloud platform, application, infrastructure, data, and cybersecurity teams to design secure solutions across AWS, Azure, GCP, SaaS, and hybrid environments.

Responsibilities include translating business and regulatory requirements into implementable security designs, applying Zero Trust, and guiding architecture reviews, threat modeling, and risk

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required. Bachelors degree preferred.
• Foundational-level industry certification required upon hire.
• Architect or senior-level industry certification preferred within 12 months of hire.
• Minimum seven years experience in designing and implementing solutions, including cloud-native, microservices and event-driven architectures required.

Responsibilities

• Design security architectures for cloud-hosted applications, platforms, data services, and infrastructure across AWS, Azure, GCP, SaaS, and hybrid environments.
• Apply Zero Trust principles to solution designs, including identity-centric access, least privilege, workload segmentation, continuous verification, data protection, and security telemetry.
• Provide hands- on security architecture support throughout solution design and delivery, including design reviews, threat modeling, risk analysis, control selection, and remediation guidance.
• Design secure architectures for generative AI, machine learning, AI agents, and other AI-enabled solutions, with particular attention to identity, authorization, enterprise data access, secrets, model integration, agent actions, monitoring and human oversight.
• Work with platform and engineering teams to integrate security controls into cloud services, infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD pipelines, APIs, and application delivery processes.
• Evaluate proposed technologies and designs, document security risks and trade-offs, and recommend practical solutions that balance security, delivery objectives, operational supportability, and cost.
• Support the development and implementation of AI-enabled cybersecurity capabilities, including opportunities to improve security analysis, control validation, vulnerability prioritization, threat detection and risk reporting.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to architects and engineers on cloud security, Zero Trust, and secure AI design practices.

Skills

Zero Trust

Security Architecture

Threat Modeling

Risk Analysis

Cloud-Native

Microservices

Event-Driven

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Bachelor's degree preferred

Foundational-level certification

Architect or senior-level certification preferred

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

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Cloud Security Architect

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We are Farmers - where ambition meets opportunity.

At Farmers, we're not just known for unforgettable jingle - we're a team with a passion for purpose and making a real difference in people's lives. We deliver peace of mind when it matters most. Our results-driven, high-performance culture thrives on creativity, accountability and bold solutions. Here, growth isn't just a goal - it's a way of life for both the organization and every individual on our team. We tackle challenges head-on, learn from every experience and measure our impact on the customers who trust us.

Join an award-winning, equal opportunity employer, where you'll find more than a job - you'll find a supportive community. Enjoy competitive benefits, take part in meaningful volunteer projects, and help shape the future alongside talented colleagues across all backgrounds. At Farmers, helping others is at the heart of what we do.

Farmers believes in a culture of collaboration, creativity, and innovation, which thrives when we have the ability to work flexibly in a virtual setting as well as the opportunity to be together in person. Our hybrid work environment combines the best of both worlds with at least three (3) days in office and up to two (2) days virtual for employees who live within fifty (50) miles of a Farmers corporate office. Applicants beyond fifty (50) miles may still be considered.

Job Summary

The Cloud Security Architect serves as the cloud security subject matter expert within the Senior Solution Architect role. This position works directly with cloud platform, application, infrastructure, data, and cybersecurity teams to design secure solutions across AWS, Azure, GCP, SaaS, and hybrid environments.

The role translates business, technical, risk, and regulatory requirements into implementable cloud security designs. Key areas of focus include Zero Trust architecture, cloud identity and access, workload protection, network security, data protection, security observability, and the secure adoption of artificial intelligence.

Essential Tasks & Leadership Philosophy

• Design security architectures for cloud-hosted applications, platforms, data services, and infrastructure across AWS, Azure, GCP, SaaS, and hybrid environments.
• Apply Zero Trust principles to solution designs, including identity-centric access, least privilege, workload segmentation, continuous verification, data protection, and security telemetry.
• Provide hands- on security architecture support throughout solution design and delivery, including design reviews, threat modeling, risk analysis, control selection, and remediation guidance.
• Design secure architectures for generative AI, machine learning, AI agents, and other AI-enabled solutions, with particular attention to identity, authorization, enterprise data access, secrets, model integration, agent actions, monitoring and human oversight.
• Work with platform and engineering teams to integrate security controls into cloud services, infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD pipelines, APIs, and application delivery processes.
• Evaluate proposed technologies and designs, document security risks and trade-offs, and recommend practical solutions that balance security, delivery objectives, operational supportability, and cost.
• Support the development and implementation of AI-enabled cybersecurity capabilities, including opportunities to improve security analysis, control validation, vulnerability prioritization, threat detection and risk reporting.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to architects and engineers on cloud security, Zero Trust, and secure AI design practices.

First Year Success Factors

Within the first year, the Cloud Security Architect will:

• Establish effective working relationships with cloud platform, application, infrastructure, data, AI and cybersecurity teams and become a trusted security architecture partner for priority initiatives.
• Lead the security architecture and design of assigned cloud and AI solutions, providing clear requirements, documented design decisions, actionable risk guidance and timely support through implementation.
• Develop or improve a focused set of reusable solution designs for recurring cloud security needs, such as cloud identity, workload access, network segmentation, secrets management, data protection, logging and security monitoring.
• Apply Zero Trust principles to priority solution designs and demonstrate how identity, least privilege, segmentation, data protection and continuous monitoring reduce risk within those solutions.
• Support priority enterprise AI initiatives by defining and applying practical security controls for AI identities, enterprise data access, model and application integration, AI agent actions, monitoring and human oversight.
• Identify and help implement at least one practical use of AI or automation that improves a cybersecurity capability or architecture process, such as threat modeling, control analysis, vulnerability prioritization, design review or risk reporting.
• Demonstrate measurable value through secure solution delivery, improved design consistency, earlier identification of architectural risks and actionable guidance that delivery teams can implement.

Education & Career Experience Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent required. Bachelors degree preferred.
• Foundational-level industry certification required upon hire.
• Architect or senior-level industry certification preferred within 12 months of hire.
• Minimum seven years experience in designing and implementing solutions, including cloud-native, microservices and event-driven architectures required.

Additional Qualification

• Ability to influence internal and/or external constituents.
• Ability to communicate trade-offs and risks to both technical and business stakeholders.
• Possesses strong technical aptitude.
• This position requires deep expertise (example cloud-native architectures, zero-trust security, data governance, infrastructure automation).
• Ability to drive multiple projects to successful completion.
• Proven experience leading and delivering the architecture for large-scale, complex solutions spanning multiple teams, systems or Agile Release Trains required.
• Effective leadership skills.
• Demonstrated experience mentoring other architects and driving architectural alignment across multiple programs.

Physical Actions

Job is performed in-person at a Farmers office or virtually at an approved alternative work location. The physical work environment is indoors and climate-controlled with adequate lighting and ventilation. Normal and customary distractions include background noise produced by office equipment and chatter among people, as well as interruptions. Frequently sits for prolonged periods of time, up to a full shift. Occasionally moves about the workplace including, navigating stairs, ramps, and level or uneven surfaces. Occasionally moves, pushes, pulls, lifts, carries, and/or places objects or materials weighing up to 25 pounds without assistance. Frequently uses shoulders, arms, hands, and fingers to manipulate equipment, tools and objects necessary to perform job duties. Frequently performs fine motor tasks such as typing, mousing, or writing, up to a full shift. Rarely performs movements such as bending, stooping, crouching, kneeling, twisting and reaching overhead or below the knees. Possesses clear vision, with or without correction, to visually read and verify information. Relies on depth perception and peripheral vision to navigate the work environment visually by identifying barriers, changes in terrain and locating objects. Possesses adequate hearing, with or without correction, to communicate with co-workers, respond promptly to auditory signals or alarms and discern sounds essential for maintaining safety and productivity in the workplace. Jobs in this category require rare, if any, travel.

Physical Environment

This position operates in an open office working environment which will include normal and customary distractions, noise, and interruptions.

• Farmers offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience, qualifications and location.
  o CA Only: $129,075 - $219,780
  o CO & ME:$121,350 - $189,310
  o HI/IL/MN/VT Only:$121,350 - $202,730
  o MA Only:$121,350 - $202,730
• o MD & VA:$121,350 - $202,730
  o DC/NJ/NY/OH Only: $121,350 - $219,780
  o Albany County, NY/Cleveland, OH: $129,075 - $189,310
  o WA Only: $121,350 - $230,375
• Bonus Opportunity (based on Company and Individual Performance)
• 401(k)
• Medical
• Vision
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts

Farmers will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance or other applicable law. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1033, Farmers is prohibited from employing any individual who has been convicted of any criminal felony involving dishonesty or a breach of trust without prior written consent from the state Department of Insurance.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Farmers is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in any employer/employee relations based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military and veteran's status, or any other basis protected by applicable discrimination laws.