Cybersecurity Architect: Zero Trust & SIEM Lead

TEKsystems; Orange (CA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) retirement plan

Life Insurance

Disability insurance

HSA

Transportation benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Paid time off

Job summary

TEKsystems seeks an experienced Cybersecurity Architect to lead design, implementation, and evolution of a large-scale enterprise security program. You will drive security architecture strategy, strengthen cyber defenses, and provide technical leadership across complex infrastructure and security operations.

The role focuses on designing secure remote access with MFA, enforcing least-privilege, and deploying SIEM capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher in a relevant field with 7+ years of experience; or Master’s with 5+ years; or PhD with 4+ years.
• Experience designing and securing large, complex environments.
• Strong leadership and ability to communicate with technical and executive stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise security architectures and operations.
• Lead Zero Trust initiatives, network segmentation, and security modernization.
• Develop security standards, reference architectures, and technical roadmaps.
• Architect and manage NGFW platforms, centralized policy management, and threat prevention services.

Skills

Security architecture

Zero Trust

Incident response

Threat prevention

Vulnerability management

Governance & compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/Info Security/CS/Engineering

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Palo Alto Networks

NGFW

VPN technologies

Job description

TEKsystems seeks an experienced Cybersecurity Architect to lead design, implementation, and evolution of a large-scale enterprise security program. You will drive security architecture strategy, strengthen cyber defenses, and provide technical leadership across complex infrastructure and security operations.

The role focuses on designing secure remote access with MFA, enforcing least-privilege, and deploying SIEM capabilities.