Cyber Security Engineering Architect

Ringside Talent; Cleveland (OH); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Certifications support

Exposure to global security programs

Architecture-level influence

Job summary

Ringside Talent is recruiting a Cyber Security Engineering Architect for a hybrid role based in Cleveland, OH. The senior security professional will shape enterprise-wide security architecture across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments.

The role emphasizes technical leadership in IAM, network security, encryption, and system hardening, with responsibility for risk assessments, threat modeling, and remediation planning to align with business objectives.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and governing enterprise security architecture across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud.
• Expertise in IAM, network security, encryption, and system hardening.
• Experience leading risk assessments, threat modeling, vulnerability management, and penetration testing programs.
• Certifications preferred: CISSP, GIAC, AZ-500, CCSP, CISM.
• Strong leadership and communication skills translating technical risk into business terms.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and govern a resilient security posture across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments.
• Provide technical leadership across security domains including IAM, network/platform security, encryption, logging, and hardening.
• Lead risk assessments, threat modeling, vulnerability management, and penetration testing programs.
• Translate assessment findings into prioritized remediation plans aligned to business risk and impact.
• Deploy and manage cloud-native and enterprise security tools to monitor, detect, and remediate threats.
• Partner with IT and security teams to ensure architecture decisions support security and business objectives.
• Stay current on evolving threats, security architecture trends, and emerging tools/technologies.
• Guide and mentor other security engineers on architecture best practices.

Skills

Enterprise security architecture

Identity and access management

Network security

System hardening

Threat modeling

Risk assessments

Penetration testing

Leadership communication

Job description

We are looking for a Cyber Security Engineering Architect to work for our client. The ideal candidate aligns with the responsibilities and qualifications outlined below.

This is a great opportunity for a senior security professional to shape enterprise-wide security architecture, bringing technical depth and strategic oversight to a complex, global environment, in a hybrid role based in Cleveland, OH.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and govern a resilient security posture across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments
• Provide technical leadership across key security domains, including identity and access management, network and platform security, encryption, logging, and system hardening
• Lead and oversee security risk assessments, threat modeling, vulnerability management, and penetration testing activities
• Translate assessment findings into prioritized remediation plans aligned to business risk and operational impact
• Deploy and manage cloud-native and enterprise security tools to monitor, detect, and remediate threats
• Partner with IT and security teams to ensure architecture decisions support both security and business objectives
• Stay current on evolving threats, security architecture trends, and emerging tools/technologies
• Guide and mentor other security engineers on architecture best practices

Qualifications

• Significant experience designing and governing enterprise security architecture across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud platforms
• Strong expertise across identity and access management, network/platform security, encryption, and system hardening
• Experience leading risk assessments, threat modeling, vulnerability management, and penetration testing programs
• Relevant certifications preferred (e.g., CISSP, GIAC, AZ-500, CCSP, CISM)
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to translate technical risk into business terms

What Our Client Offers

• True architecture-level influence, shaping security strategy rather than just executing tickets
• Exposure to a complex, global security environment spanning on-prem, hybrid, and cloud
• Support for maintaining and pursuing advanced certifications (CISSP, CCSP, CISM, etc.)
• A seat at the table translating technical risk into business-level decisions