Cybersecurity Architect

Artifintech; Garland (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Artifintech is seeking a seasoned Cybersecurity Architect to design and govern enterprise security architectures across cloud, data, networks, and apps. You will lead security strategy, architecture reviews, and governance to meet regulatory requirements.

The role requires collaboration with engineering, cloud, DevOps, and risk teams to implement Zero Trust, risk-based controls, and comprehensive threat management. Strong communication is essential.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Cybersecurity/InfoSec with strong security architecture experience.
• Solid understanding of Enterprise Security Architecture and design principles.
• Hands-on Cloud Security with AWS/Azure/GCP.

Responsibilities

• Design and govern enterprise cybersecurity architecture across cloud, infrastructure, apps, networks, and data.
• Define security standards, patterns, principles, and roadmaps.
• Perform architecture reviews for applications, infrastructure, cloud, APIs, and enterprise solutions.
• Identify risks and recommend mitigations and controls.
• Develop and enforce Zero Trust and defense-in-depth strategies.
• Collaborate with engineering, cloud, DevOps, and risk teams.
• Evaluate security technologies and recommend enterprise tools and platforms.
• Support threat modeling, vulnerability management, and security assessments.
• Ensure compliance with policies and regulatory requirements.
• Develop architecture docs, diagrams, standards, and guidelines.

Skills

Security Architecture

Cloud Security

IAM & Zero Trust

Network Security

Application Security

SIEM / SOAR / EDR/XDR

Threat Modeling

Regulatory Frameworks

Documentation & Stakeholder Mgmt

Security Governance

Job description

US Citizen, Green Card, H-1B, OPT-EAD, CPT, Other

Work Authorization: US Citizen, Green Card, OPT-EAD, CPT, H-1B, H4-EAD, Other

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Cybersecurity Architect to design, implement, and govern enterprise security architectures across cloud, infrastructure, applications, networks, and data environments. The ideal candidate will have strong experience developing security strategies, conducting architecture reviews, identifying risks, and implementing security controls aligned with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

Design and develop enterprise cybersecurity architecture, security frameworks, and technical security solutions.

Define security architecture standards, patterns, principles, and technology roadmaps.

Perform security architecture reviews for applications, infrastructure, cloud platforms, APIs, and enterprise solutions.

Identify security risks and recommend appropriate mitigation strategies and security controls.

Design security solutions across network, endpoint, identity, application, data, and cloud environments.

Develop and enforce Zero Trust security architecture and defense-in-depth strategies.

Collaborate with engineering, infrastructure, cloud, application development, DevOps, and risk teams.

Evaluate security technologies and provide recommendations for enterprise security tools and platforms.

Support threat modeling, vulnerability management, penetration testing, and security assessments.

Ensure solutions comply with organizational security policies and applicable regulatory requirements.

Develop architecture documentation, security diagrams, standards, procedures, and technical guidelines.

Provide technical leadership during security incidents and support remediation activities when required.

Review and improve IAM, PAM, encryption, network security, SIEM, DLP, EDR/XDR, and cloud security capabilities.

Stay current with emerging cybersecurity threats, technologies, vulnerabilities, and industry best practices.

Required Skills:

10+ years of experience in Cybersecurity / Information Security, with significant experience in security architecture.

Strong understanding of Enterprise Security Architecture and security design principles.

Hands-on experience with Cloud Security, preferably AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.

Strong knowledge of IAM, SSO, MFA, PAM, RBAC, and Zero Trust.

Experience with network security, firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, WAF, proxies, and secure network architecture.

Knowledge of application security, API security, DevSecOps, and secure SDLC.

Experience with SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR, DLP, vulnerability management, and security monitoring.

Strong understanding of encryption, PKI, certificates, key management, and data protection.

Experience performing threat modeling and security risk assessments.

Knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, and Zero Trust Architecture.

Excellent communication, documentation, analytical, and stakeholder-management skills.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.