Cybersecurity Architect

Banner Health Corporate; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 119,000 - 199,000; Full time

Job summary

Banner Health Corporate is seeking a Cybersecurity Architect to define and drive the enterprise security strategy, architecture roadmap, and long-term vision across major technology platforms. You will work with Architecture Review Board to establish standards and reference architectures, balancing business needs with risk management.

The role requires extensive experience in cybersecurity architecture, including zero trust, cloud security, AI security, and data security, preferably in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information security, computer science, or related field.
• Ten+ years in healthcare cybersecurity or enterprise security.
• Experience presenting to executives and balancing security with business needs.
• Ability to mentor junior architects and collaborate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop cybersecurity architecture artifacts, roadmaps, and transition plans.
• Lead enterprise security reviews for new initiatives and architecture decisions.
• Advise executives on security investments and risk and align with business goals.
• Maintain knowledge of regulatory requirements and industry threats; translate to architecture.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, data, AI, and application teams to embed security.
• Ensure adherence to standards for security architecture documentation.

Skills

Cybersecurity architecture

Security strategy

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Healthcare industry experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in information security / related field

Tools

SSCP

HCISPP

CISSP

CISSP-ISSAP

CEH

Job description

Department Name: IT Tech Solution Arch-Corp Work Shift: Day Job Category: Information Technology A rewarding career that fits your life. As an employer of the future, we are proud to offer our team members many career and lifestyle choices including remote work options. If you’re looking to leverage your abilities – you belong at Banner Health. As a Cybersecurity Architect, you will serve as the organization's senior-most individual contributor for cybersecurity architecture, responsible for defining and driving the enterprise security strategy, architecture roadmap, and long-term vision across major technology platforms. As a key member of the Architecture Review Board, you will provide strategic guidance on security architecture decisions, establish security standards and reference architectures, and ensure security is embedded throughout the organization's technology landscape. This role is responsible for shaping the future-state security architecture while balancing business objectives, innovation, and risk management. In close partnership with infrastructure, engineering, cloud, data, AI, and application teams, you will evaluate solution designs, assess security readiness, and provide expert guidance on secure technology implementation. You will lead architectural reviews for new initiatives, identify security risks and mitigation strategies, and influence enterprise-wide technology decisions. The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience in cybersecurity architecture with expertise in areas such as Zero trust, Network security, AI security, Data security, Cloud security, and Enterprise security architecture. This individual will be recognized as a trusted security advisor who can collaborate across technical and business teams while driving a strategic and scalable cybersecurity program. Preferred candidates will have experience with AI, medical devices, and IoT/IoMT/OT security, along with expertise in SASE, SD-WAN, ZTNA, micro-segmentation, and public cloud security (AWS, Azure, or GCP). Cloud security certifications, such as CCSP, are strongly preferred. This is a remote opportunity, Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM. An ideal candidate will reside in the Phoenix or Tucson areas. Within Banner Health Corporate, you will have the opportunity to apply your unique experience and expertise in support of a nationally-recognized healthcare leader. We offer stimulating and rewarding careers in a wide array of disciplines. Whether your background is in Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Managed Care Programs or Public Relations, you'll find many options for contributing to our award-winning patient care.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position is responsible for developing the architectural artifacts, models, patterns, and transition initiatives and activities ensuring strategic initiatives and goals are achievable, operationally efficient, technically sound, and accounted for from a cybersecurity perspective. In addition, ensures that the stakeholder cybersecurity requirements necessary to protect Banner’s mission and business processes are adequately addressed in all aspects of enterprise architecture including reference models, segment and solution architectures, and the resulting systems supporting those missions and business processes. This position has responsibility for one or more areas in cybersecurity, including threat & vulnerability management, security operations, GRC, strategy. Acting as a contributing member of the cybersecurity architecture team and center of excellence in architecture, this role will develop architectural artifacts, roadmaps, and strategy documentation. This role will educate and influence key stakeholders throughout the enterprise, acting as an advocate and steward for our information assets. This position designs solutions to resolve complex and highly complex technical and business issues related to cybersecurity.

CORE FUNCTIONS

1. Analyzes the business and IT environment to detect critical deficiencies and/or redundancies from a cybersecurity risk perspective and recommend solutions for improvement.
2. In collaboration with a team of architects, develops and maintains cybersecurity capability documentation, targets cybersecurity architecture and partners with IT and the Business to develop architectures in support of strategic initiatives, goals, and industry trends.
3. Serves as a credible expert advisor to executives on the appropriateness of current and future technologies based on the highest level of TCO, ROI, strategic value to the business and cybersecurity risk.
4. Maintains in-depth knowledge of business strategies and goals as well as industry trends, regulatory requirements, and cybersecurity threats.
5. Develops and fosters relationships with business stakeholders and information technology management.
6. Advises functional leaders and executives making strategic investments in applications, databases, technologies, systems, services, or processes as a result of architectural development and cybersecurity risk assessment.
7. Ensures consistent adherence to standards for architectural artifact documentation and implementation. Performs all functions according to established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, as well as applicable professional standards. Provides all customers of Banner Health with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating our core and leader behaviors each and every day.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Must possess strong knowledge of business, information security and/or computer science as normally obtained through the completion of a bachelor's degree. Must also possess ten plus years’ experience in a healthcare environment or an equivalent combination of relevant education, technical, business and healthcare experience with one-year experience being in cybersecurity architecture at the enterprise-scale, preferably in healthcare. Experience with the acquisition process, including vendor selection, define requirements, contractual documentation development. Requires independent judgment, critical decision making, excellent analytical skills, with excellent verbal and written communications. Ability to think quickly under difficult or complex conditions and clearly communicate to appropriate staff; ability to balance project workloads with customer support. Requires communication and presentation skills to engage technical and non-technical audiences. Requires ability to communicate and interact across facilities and at various levels. Incumbent will have skills to mentor less experienced team members.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Four plus years technical project experience designing, developing, integrating, and implementing solutions to resolve complex technical and business issues preferred. Relevant technical/professional certification in two or more of the following areas within one year of entering the position Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP), HealthCare Information Security & Privacy Practitioner, (HCISPP), CompTIA Security+, Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) – Engineering (ISSEP), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), SANS GIAC, or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), SABSA Chartered Security Architect – Foundation (SCF), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) – Architecture (ISSAP), TOGAF 9 Foundation.

Estimated Pay Range: $57.38 - $95.64 / hour Banner Health is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted compensation range is a reasonable estimate that extends from the lowest to the highest pay Banner Health in good faith believes it might pay for this particular job, based on the circumstances at the time of posting. This range is based on possible base salaries and does not include the value of our total rewards package. Actual pay determined at offer will be based on years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location, along with a review of current employees in similar roles to ensure pay equity is achieved and maintained.

EEO Statement: EEO/Disabled/Veterans Our organization supports a drug-free work environment.

Banner Health is one of the largest, nonprofit health care systems in the country and the leading nonprofit provider of hospital services in all the communities we serve. Throughout our network of hospitals, primary care health centers, research centers, labs, physician practices and more, our skilled and compassionate professionals use the latest technology to make health care easier, so life can be better. The many locations, career opportunities, and benefits offered at Banner Health help to make the Banner Journey unique and fulfilling for every employee. We are proud to offer a comprehensive benefit package for all benefit-eligible positions.