Cyber Security Architect

Astreya; California, Northern (MO, KY); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 232,000; Full time

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Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

Astreya is seeking a Cyber Security Architect for a remote-based role serving the US with CA focus. You will design and implement cybersecurity architectures, patterns, and roadmaps, evaluating AI-enabled capabilities and automation to strengthen security controls, governance, and incident response.

Collaboration with architects, engineers, and security operations is essential. The role emphasizes cross-domain integration, threat detection, and secure adoption of emerging technologies, with an

Job description

## Cyber Security ArchitectApply: Remote, CA: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: October 30, 2026 (22 days left to apply): R0017805**Job Responsibilities*** Serves as an expert contributor in the development and implementation of cybersecurity architectures, patterns, strategies, and solutions supporting emerging technology and AI-enabled cybersecurity capabilities.* Evaluates opportunities to leverage artificial intelligence, agentic AI, automation, orchestration, analytics, and other emerging technologies to enhance cybersecurity capabilities and operating models.* Develops current-state, transitional, and future-state cybersecurity architectures that integrate capabilities across multiple cybersecurity domains and technology platforms.* Assesses opportunities to improve interoperability and automation across areas including: + Vulnerability and Exposure Management + Configuration and Security Posture Management + Identity and Access Management + Endpoint Protection and Detection + Security Operations + Asset and Technology Inventory + Threat Detection and Response + Security Analytics and Automation* Explores how AI agents and autonomous or semi-autonomous capabilities can securely interact with cybersecurity platforms, enterprise systems, data, and workflows while maintaining appropriate security controls, governance, and human oversight.* Identifies opportunities to reduce fragmented security processes through technology integration, consolidation, automation, and intelligent orchestration.* Evaluates emerging cybersecurity technologies, platforms, tools, and architectural approaches for potential applicability within the enterprise.* Develops reference architectures, architecture patterns, capability models, technical recommendations, and roadmaps supporting future cybersecurity capabilities.* Partners with cybersecurity domain architects, engineering teams, security operations, technology teams, and other stakeholders to evaluate cross-domain architecture requirements and integration opportunities.* Assesses architectural considerations associated with machine identities, AI agents, privileged access, authentication, authorization, data access, trust boundaries, and automated actions.* Evaluates security implications associated with integrating AI capabilities into cybersecurity technologies and operational workflows.* Helps establish architectural principles and guardrails for the responsible and secure adoption of emerging AI-enabled cybersecurity capabilities.* Identifies dependencies, architectural gaps, integration challenges, technical risks, and opportunities associated with future-state cybersecurity architectures.* Develops technical assessments, architecture documentation, recommendations, and executive-level presentations communicating complex concepts to both technical and business stakeholders.* Proactively monitors technology developments and industry trends that may materially change cybersecurity architecture, operating models, or defensive capabilities.* Works effectively in an environment involving emerging technologies, ambiguity, experimentation, and rapidly changing technical capabilities.**Education** Minimum* B.S. degree or equivalent work experience in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Engineering, or another relevant technical field.Desired* M.S., M.B.A., or advanced technical degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Information Systems, or equivalent field.**License/Certification Desired**One or more relevant cybersecurity or technology certifications preferred, such as:* + Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) + Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) + Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) + Cloud or security architecture certifications + Vendor-specific security or AI certifications + Other equivalent cybersecurity, architecture, cloud, or emerging technology certifications**Experience Minimum*** Minimum of 6 years of combined cybersecurity, information technology, architecture, engineering, or related technical experience.* Demonstrated experience designing, evaluating, or implementing enterprise cybersecurity architectures and solutions.* Experience working across multiple cybersecurity technology domains rather than exclusively within a single security discipline.* Experience developing architecture patterns, technical strategies, integration approaches, or future-state technology designs.* Demonstrated ability to evaluate complex technologies and translate technical capabilities into practical enterprise use cases.* Experience working with multidisciplinary technical teams including architects, engineers, cybersecurity operations, developers, infrastructure teams, and technology vendors.**Experience Desired**Experience or demonstrated knowledge in the following areas is highly desirable:* Generative and agentic AI: LLMs, AI agent architectures, and agent-to-system and machine-to-machine interactions* AI security and governance: secure adoption of emerging AI capabilities* Enterprise security architecture: reference architectures, design patterns, and defense-in-depth* Zero Trust architecture: covering network, platform, and identity* Security platform strategy: integration, technology rationalization and consolidation, capability modeling, and roadmapping* Vulnerability and exposure management: attack surface management, asset discovery and inventory, and risk prioritization* Security configuration and posture management: control assessment and configuration baselines* Identity and access management: authentication, authorization, identity governance, and privileged access management* Non-human identity management: machine, workload, and AI agent identities* Security operations and detection: endpoint protection, EDR/XDR, SIEM/SOAR, telemetry and analytics, threat detection and response, and automated orchestration **Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Technical Competencies*** Strong knowledge of cybersecurity architecture, enterprise security technologies, and emerging trends, including how AI and automation are changing architectures and operating models.* Ability to look past individual products and evaluate security as an integrated ecosystem, including the dependencies across identity, endpoints, infrastructure, applications, data, vulnerability management, security operations, and AI.* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work through complex and ambiguous technical problems.* Ability to research and assess emerging technologies on your own, including where no established enterprise patterns exist yet.* Ability to turn emerging concepts into practical architecture patterns, use cases, recommendations, and implementation guidance.* Sound judgment in telling apart promising capabilities from those not yet mature, secure, or ready for enterprise use.* Strong written and verbal communication, including explaining complex security and AI concepts to both technical teams and executives.* Ability to influence technical direction and collaborate across organizational boundaries.* Ability to work well in a fast-moving, collaborative environment where requirements change.* Strong technical curiosity and a willingness to challenge traditional approaches while keeping to sound security, risk, and governance principles.**Salary Range**$153,520.00 - $242,400.00 USD (Salary)* *Please note that the salary information provided herein is base pay only (gross); it does not include other forms of compensation which may or may not apply to this specific position, namely, performance-based bonuses, benefits-related payments, or other general incentives - none of which are guaranteed, may be subject to specific eligibility requirements, and are wholly within the discretion of Astreya to remit.** *Further, the salary information noted above is a range that consists of a minimum and maximum rate of pay for this specific position. Where an applicant or employee is placed on this range will depend and be contingent on objective, documented work-related considerations like education, experience, certifications, licenses, preferred qualifications, among other factors.***Astreya** **offers comprehensive** **b****enefits to all Regular, Full-Time Employees,** **including:*** Medical provided through UHC (PPO, HSA, Surest options) / Medical provided through Kaiser (HMO option only) for California employees only* Dental provided through UHC* Nationwide Vision provided by UHC* Flexible Spending Account for Health & Dependent Care* Pre-Tax Account for Commuter Benefit/Parking & Transit (location-specific)* Continuing Education and Professional Development via various integrated platforms, e.g. Udemy and Coursera* Corporate Wellness Program provided by Goomi Group* Employee Assistance Program* Wellness Days 401k Plan* Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance* Short Term & Long Term Disability* Critical Illness, Critical Hospital, and Voluntary Accident Insurance* Tuition Reimbursement (available 6 months after start date, capped)* Paid Time Off (accrued and prorated, maximum of 120 hours annually)* Paid Holidays* Any other statutory leaves, paid time, or other ancillary benefits required under state and federal law